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Article: Global steel production grew 8.8% in 2004.(IISI)(Raw steel production data of China, Japan, and Turkey)(Brief Article)
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- Metal Center News
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- February 1, 2005
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World crude steel production totaled 1.05 billion metric tons during 2004, an 8.8 percent increase over 2003 global production, according to the International Iron and Steel Institute, Brussels, Belgium. Sixty-two countries report their monthly and annual output through IISI.
China was by far the largest producer last year, with 272.5 million metric tons, which was 23.2 percent more than it produced during 2003. China accounted for 25.8 percent of all crude steel produced last year.
Japan was the second largest steelmaker, ...