Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam’s leading steel producer, produced more than 670,000 tonnes of crude steel in January, its highest output to date and representing an annual growth of 67 percent. The conglomerate said the fourth blast furnace at its Hoa Phat Dung Quat iron and steel production complex came into operation in the opening month of the year, officially raising its total This created favourable conditions for the firm to boost its manufacturing of hot-rolled coil (HRC), for which it has set a target of 2.7 million tonnes this year. Hoa Phat’s finished construction steel output, meanwhile, grew 6 percent