India’s pig iron production increased 1.2% in July 2016 to 791,000 tons from 782,000 tons in June 2016, latest provisional steel ministry data showed.
In July 2015, pig iron production was at 798,000 tons. This shows pig iron production fell 0.9% year-on-year.
In April-July, 2016-17, pig iron production fell 1.9% to 3.14 million tons, down from 3.20 million tons in the same period last year.