Auto production, sales extend weak performance in Sep

Primary lead output in China expanded significantly last month, as some large smelters recovered from maintenance and small and medium-sized smelters reopened after the spread of the coronavirus in the country came under control. China’s output of primary lead increased 11.94% from February to 240,000 mt in March, to produce a year-over-year decline of 7.03%. Output in the first three months of 2020 was 6.13% lower than the same period the year before.

Daily output of crude steel across China Iron and Steel Association member mills averaged 1.92 million mt during Feb 1-10

Output stood at 63.73 million mt in Nov, up 16.1% from Nov 2017, but down 5.9% month on month

China produced 18.57 million mt of rebar in Nov, down 2.9% from Oct but up 10.14% from Nov 2017

Output of copper cathode came in at 768,000 mt in Nov, up 4.3% month on month and 7.6% year on year

Domestic output of tin ingot is likely to stand at 160,000 mt this year, down 3-4% from 2017, expects SMM senior analyst Wu Xiaofeng

China’s daily average crude steel output hit a fresh record high in June amid widespread environmental probes

Scheduled output of rebar across 31 producers is expected to increase 0.9% from Jun, and stand at close to 7 million mt

Hot-rolled steel production across 25 major Chinese steel mills in Jul is expected to increase by 7% in Jul, SMM survey showed

While overall profits dipped in Jun, hot-rolled steel profits at mills that used blast furnaces stood above 1,100 yuan/mt from end-Apr