10th July, 2002
Ministry of Steel  


BACKGROUNDER


PRODUCTION OF IRON & STEEL

(In Million tonnes)

PIG IRON

Sector

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02 (Prov.)

Primary Producers

1.71

1.35

1.23

0.97

1.02

Secondary Producers

1.69

1.65

1.95

2.43

2.93

Gr. Total

3.40

3.00

3.18

3.40

3.95

% Var.

2.88

-11.77

6.10

6.92

16.18

SPONGE IRON

Sector

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02 (Prov.)

Secondary Producers

5.32

5.16

5.32

5.48

5.36

Gr. Total

5.32

5.16

5.32

5.48

5.36

% Var.

5.34

-3.01

3.10

3.01

-2.19

CRUDE STEEL

Sector

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02 (Prov.)

Primary Producers

16.56

15.80

16.29

17.26

17.76

Secondary Producers

8.14

7.53

9.37

9.63

10.20

Gr. Total

24.70

23.33

25.66

26.89

27.96

% Var.

4.27

-5.54

9.99

4.80

3.98

FINISHED STEEL

 

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02 (Prov.)

Non-Flat

4.51

4.07

4.43

4.93

5.46

Main producers

Flat

5.93

5.84

6.85

7.56

7.56

Total

10.44

9.91

11.28

12.49

13.02

Secondary

Non-Flat

7.05

7.30

7.30

7.56

7.35

Producers

Flat

5.88

6.61

8.59

9.22

10.24

Total

12.93

13.91

15.89

16.78

17.59

Gr. Total

23.37

23.82

27.17

29.27

30.61

% Variation

2.86

1.92

14.06

7.73

4.58

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