India’s steel production grew by 5.3 per cent in April outpacing the world’s average growth of 1.7 per cent, World Steel Association (WSA) said. India produced 7.015 million tonne steel in April, compared with 6.659 mt in the same month last year.

Cumulative production grew by 2.5 per cent in the first four months of this year to 27.766 mt, from 27.080 mt the year-ago period, WSA data showed. Global steel output stood at 136.62 mt in April compared with 134.34 mt in the same month last year. PTI

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