Ifølge ovennævnte undersøgelse skulle der også ske en mærkbar forøgelse af produktionsmulighederne for råstål i perioden frem til 1980; ifølge de prognoser, som forelå den 1. januar 1977, for ventedes disse produktionsmuligheder at stige fra 198 mio t i 1976 til ca. 214 mio t i 1980.
The survey of 1 January 1977 had again predicted a significant increase in crude steel production potential over the period up to 1980; according to the estimates put forward on 1 January 1977, the latter was expected to rise from 198 million tonnes in 1976 to around 214 million tonnes in 1980.