Belarus issues Jan-Nov 2008 production results

According to the data released by Belarus' Statistics and Analysis Ministry, in the first eleven months of 2008 the country registered an 8.3 percent increase in its crude steel production, a 7.6 percent increase in its finished steel products output and an 1.3 percent rise in its steel pipe output year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 2.43 million, 2.27 million and 133,800.