India's crude steel output grows 2% to 8.5 MT in September

India's crude steel production rose 2.1 per cent to reach 8.520 million tonnes (MT) in September 2018, global steel body worldsteel said in a report. The country had produced 8.345 MT steel during the same month last year, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said. According to the report, India's steel output during January-September 2018 was 6.1 per cent higher at 79.660 MT, as against 75.048 MT during the corresponding period of 2017. Japan has reported a 2.4 per cent contraction in output at 8.418 MT in September 2018, compared to 8.626 MT during the same month last year.