India, Nov. 11 -- JSW Steel on Wednesday said its consolidated crude steel production increased by 19 per cent to 25.73 lakh tonnes (LT) in October.

The company's crude steel output was 21.68 LT in the year-ago period.

The production from the company's Indian operations rose 19 per cent to 24.86 lakh tonnes during the month, as against 20.85 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, JSW Steel said in a regulatory filing.

JSW Steel USA-Ohio produced 0.87 lakh tonnes in October, up 5 per cent from 0.83 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period.

"The capacity utilisation for Indian operations for the month of October 2026 was at 92 per cent," the filing said.

JSW Steel is the flagship business of the diversified, 55 billion-dollar JSW Group.

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