DATE:
20/05/2009
According to the data released by Belarus' National Statistical Committee in the first four months of 2009 the country registered a 1.9% increase in its crude steel production, a 5.7% rise in its finished steel product output but a 48.3% decrease in its steel pipe output year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 906,000, 864,300 and 30,800.
During the period in question, Belarus' output of wire rod went down by 6.8 percent to 27,900 tonnes while its steel cord production decreased by 2.9% to 31,000 tonnes both compared with January to April 2008.
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