Germany's crude steel output up in January

Germany’s crude steel output up in January

Provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office show that Germany's crude steel production reached 3.96 million tons in January 2005, up 1.5% compared to the same period of last year. Pig iron production in the same period rose 2.2% to 2.65 million tons. In January, crude steel and pig iron production rose 3.92% and 10.6% respectively when compared with December 2004.