Summary
People used even more steel, 56 million tonnes, which is 7.9% more 🏗️
India bought more steel from other countries, especially China, but still sold some abroad 🌍
New rules are helping make steel making cleaner and safer 🌱
Key Points
5 points1
Steel made in India went up by 4.7 percent.
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Steel used in India went up by 7.9 percent.
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Imports of steel rose a lot, but India still sent some steel to other places.
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Alloy steel (a special strong kind) grew a lot, while stainless steel made a little less.
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The government added rules to protect the earth while making steel.
New Words to Learn
12 wordssteel
a strong metal used to build things like bridges and buildings
production
how much of something is made
consumption
how much of something is used
import
bringing things from other countries
export
sending things to other countries
alloy
metal mixed with other metals to make it stronger
stainless
a kind of steel that does not rust easily
galvanised
coated with a thin layer of metal to stop rust
certificate
a paper that says something meets a rule
mineral
natural material from the earth used to make metal
mining
digging up minerals from the ground
digitalisation
using computers and technology for work
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