India is the world's second largest producer of rough steel

In March 26th, the latest data from the World Steel Association showed that India has become the world's second largest producer of coarse steel, with 8 million 430 thousand tons of crude steel in February 2018 and 8 million 300 thousand tons in Japan.
In the first 2 months of 2018, the crude steel output in India was 17 million 462 thousand tons, up 2.9% compared to the same period last year, and the crude steel output in Japan was 17 million 321 thousand tons, down 0.1% compared with the same period last year.