Daily crude steel output at CISA key mills dips in late Jun

SHANGHAI, Jul 11 (SMM) – Average daily output of crude steel at key mills across China during June 21-30 stood at 1.96 million mt, down 1.79% or 35,600 mt from the level during June 11-20, according to data from the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).

For the same period, average daily output of pig iron slipped 2.23% or 40,200 mt to 1.76 million mt while that of steel products increased 6.51% or 121,600 mt to 1.99 million mt.

Key mills across the country produced 19.55 million mt of crude steel, 17.63 million mt of pig iron and 19.91 million mt of steel products in the last 10 days of June.