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India's crude steel output slips 65% to 3.13 MT in Apr: World Steel report

China, which had for the first time in many months reported a 1.7 per cent fall in its output in March at 78.97 MT, has started showing growth in production, the data showed

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Germany estimated 3 MT of crude steel production in April 2020, down 10.7 per cent from April 2019. Italy's production was down by 30.7 per cent at 1.35 MT

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 24 2020 | 4:59 PM IST

India's crude steel output declined over 65 per cent to 3.13 million tonnes (MT) during April, according to the World Steel Association.

The government imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic which has impacted production, demand and supply of steel in India.

The country had produced 9.02 MT of crude steel during the same month a year ago, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in a report.

India had posted a 14 per cent decline in steel output at 8.65 MT in March as compared with 10.04 MT in March 2019.

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