India Steel Market Watch
December 23: India’s pig iron production decreased 1.5% in November 2015 to 786,000 tons from 798,000 tons in October 2015, latest provisional steel ministry data showed.
In November 2014, pig iron production was at 835,000 tons. This shows pig iron production fell 5.9% year-on-year.
In April-November, 2015, pig iron production rose 0.7% to 6.41 million tons, up from 6.36 million tons in the same period last year.
Steel production data based on latest provisional steel ministry data (in '000 tons) (provisional) |
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Particulars |
Nov-15 |
Oct-15 |
Nov-14 |
Apr-Nov 2015-16 |
Apr-Nov 2014-15 |
Crude steel production |
7286 |
7378 |
7157 |
59734 |
59009 |
Finished steel production |
7058 |
7827 |
7707 |
60422 |
61258 |
Steel consumption |
5906 |
7101 |
5396 |
52154 |
49608 |
Steel Import |
766 |
1181 |
821 |
7448 |
5539 |
Steel Export |
242 |
255 |
405 |
2521 |
3663 |
Pig iron production |
786 |
798 |
835 |
6412 |
6365 |
Sponge iron production |
1389 |
1494 |
1684 |
12256 |
13864 |
Source: Steel Ministry