CAIRO Egypt's largest steelmaker Ezz Steel has cut output at its plants by about 20 per cent for flat steel since the start of 2009, the company's managing director said yesterday. Its total output was expected to drop about 12.5 per cent to 4.5 million to 4.6 million tonnes this year from 5.2 million tonnes in 2008, Ahmad Ezz told Reuters. "We are marginally cutting down our production this year to meet the fall in demand," he said.
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