India's crude steel output grows 46.9% to 9.2 mn tonnes in May: worldsteel SECTIONS Last Updated: Jun 27, 2021, 12:49 PM IST Share Synopsis "The production of the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 174.4 MT in May 2021, a 16.5 per cent increase compared to May 2020," the global industry body said in its latest report. Agencies China remained the global leader in the production of steel in May, registering 6.6 percent year-on-year growth in output at 99.5 MT during the month. India registered a 46.9 per cent year-on-year growth in its crude steel output at 9.2 million tonnes (MT) in May, according to worldsteel data. The country had produced 5.8 MT steel in the same month a year ago.