4 million tons of crude steel produced in Germany

4 million tons of crude steel produced in Germany

According to the provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office, 2.55 million tons of pig iron and 4 million tons of crude steel were produced in Germany in November 2004. These figures showed a rise of 1.6% and 2.5% respectively, compared to the same period of last year. When compared with the previous month's figures, crude steel and pig iron production were up by 3.7% and 7% respectively. In the first eleven months of the year, crude steel production reached 42.78 million tons with a rise of 3.6% from a year earlier while pig iron production was recorded as 27.47 million tons, up by 1.9%.