{"id":7932,"date":"2020-02-06T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T10:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=7932"},"modified":"2020-02-06T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T10:11:38","slug":"india-becomes-second-largest-steel-producer-of-crude-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-becomes-second-largest-steel-producer-of-crude-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"India becomes second largest steel producer of Crude Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As per World Steel Association data, India became the second\nlargest steel producer of crude steel after China in 2018 and 2019, by\nreplacing Japan. India\u2019s crude steel production in 2019 was 111.2MT where in 2018\nwas at 109.3 MT, an increase of 7.7 per cent from 101.5 MT in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current\nAffairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steel being a deregulated sector, the Government does not\nset any annual targets for steel production. Decision on quantity of steel\nproduction is taken by individual companies based on commercial considerations\nand market requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per World Steel Association data, India became the second largest steel producer of crude steel after China in 2018 and 2019, by replacing Japan. India\u2019s crude steel production in 2019 was 111.2MT where in 2018 was at 109.3 MT, an increase of 7.7 per cent from 101.5 MT in 2017. 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