Global crude steel production in October this year increased by 0.4 percent year on year to 151.2 million mt, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). In the January-October period this year, global crude steel production went down by 1.6 year on year to 1.55 billion mt. In October, crude steel output in Asia amounted to 110.3 million mt, up 0.9 percent, with China’s output at 81.9 million mt, up 2.9 perce...