Belarus issues Jan 2008 production results

According to the data released by Belarus' Statistics and Analysis Ministry, in the first month of 2008, the country registered a 10.5 percent increase in its crude steel production, a 6.9 percent increase in its finished steel products output and an 8.9 percent rise in its steel pipe output year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 213,000, 269,900 and 11,500.