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China stainless steel output dips 0.83% in Feb 

iconMar 14, 2019 14:02
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CNY maintenance at a large producer in the south affected output of #300 series

SHANGHAI, Mar 14 (SMM) – China produced some 1.98 million mt of stainless steel in February, down 0.83% on the month and down 8.88% on the year, as CNY maintenance at a large producer in the south affected output of #300 series, an SMM survey found. 

In February, output of #300 series stainless steel shrank 1.19% from January, to stand at 956,000 mt, showed SMM data. Repair on production lines of hot-rolled stainless steel in the south also lowered output. 

Output of the #400 series decreased 5.1% month on month and came in at 403,800 mt in February. Production of #200 series also dropped 2.78%, to 616,700 mt during the same period. 

For March, output of stainless steel is likely to rebound to 2.33 million mt as higher profits of #300 series drive producers in the south to accelerate operation. 

SMM expects output of #300 series products to jump 25% on the month, to nearly 1.2 million mt in March. Production of #200 series will rise 17.99% to 735,000 mt, while output of #400 stainless steel may dip 0.33% to 402,500 mt. 

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