According to the World Steel Association, according to the reports of 63 countries a 2.2 percent growth of 152.6 million tonnes last month is seen, but in fact it was a 3.72 percent drop from July.
In the meantime, China’s output rose 3.2 percent in August, with 86.4 million tonnes.
India’s production grew 17.4 percent at 11.9 million tonnes, and Japanese steel production fell 2.9 percent year-on-year at 7.1 million tonnes.