JSW Steel output down

JSW Steel has reported a one per cent fall in crude steel production at 3.25 million tonnes (mt) in the September quarter, against 3.3 mt in the same period last year. The lower output was due to the shutdown of a blast furnace at its Vijayanagar works for maintenance, the company said in a statement, adding that it is expected to be re-commissioned in early December. This apart, its Salem plant was shut down for two weeks due to a Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board order.