7th August, 2002
Ministry of Steel  


STEEL PRODUCTION ROUND UP


BACKGROUNDER

APRIL-MAY, 2001-2002 & 2002- 2003

‘000 Tonnes

ITEM/PERIOD

PRODUCER TYPE

TOTAL

MAIN PRODUCERS

SECONDARY MAJORS

OTHER PRODUCERS

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

PIG IRON

APRIL-MAY: 01-02

122.70

X

441.00

563.70

APRIL-MAY : 02-03

205.00

X

532.00

737.00

Percentage change (%)

67.07

X

20.63

30.74

SPONGE IRON

APRIL-JAN : 00-01

X

374.60

658.60

1032.20

APRIL-JAN : 01-02

X

376.00

519.10

895.10

Percentage change (%)

X

0.37

-21.18

-13.28

CRUDE STEEL

APRIL-JAN : 00-01

2810.9

495.00

1155.00

4460.00

APRIL-JAN : 01-02

2877.40

505.00

1177.00

4559.40

Percentage change (%)

2.37

2.02

1.90

2.23

FINISHED STEEL

APRIL-JAN : 00-01

2012.30

736.00

2207.00

4955.30

APRIL-JAN : 01-02

2130.80

785.00

2358.00

5273.60

Percentage change (%)

5.89

6.66

6.84

6.42

Provisional