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Home / Metal News / Nov pig iron output up 16.1% YoY: NBS

Nov pig iron output up 16.1% YoY: NBS

Dec 19, 2018 11:28

Source:SMM

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

SHANGHAI, Dec 19 (SMM) – China's output of pig iron stood at 63.73 million mt in November, up 16.1% from November 2017, but down 5.9% month on month, showed National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data released on Monday December 17.

This increased overall production in January-November by 7.9% from the same period last year, to 707.85 million mt.

Daily output of molten iron changed little in September to November, standing at 2.21 million mt in September, 2.19 million mt in October, and 2.12 million mt in November, the data showed.

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