CISA: the average daily output of 2.1307 million tons of crude steel in key iron and steel enterprises in the first ten days of July decreased by 0.53% month-on-month.

Published: Jul 22, 2020 09:42
Source: China Iron and Steel Association

SMM News: in the first ten days of July 2020, iron and steel enterprises produced a total of 21.3071 million tons of crude steel, 19.1726 million tons of pig iron, 19.8003 million tons of steel and 3.2454 million tons of coke. The average daily output of this ten-day period was 2.1307 million tons of crude steel, down 0.53% from the previous month, up 5.81% from the same period last year; pig iron was 1.9173 million tons, up 0.11% from the previous month and 7.61% over the same period last year; and steel was 1.98 million tons, down 7.20% from the previous month and up 5.61% from the same period last year.

This month, key statistics focus on the cumulative average daily output of crude steel of 2.1307 million tons in iron and steel enterprises, up 0.04% from the previous month and 5.81% over the same period last year; pig iron 1.9173 million tons, up 0.86% from the previous month and 7.61% over the same period last year; and 1.98 million tons of steel, down 3.96% from the previous month and up 5.61% from the same period last year.

According to the output estimates of key statistics of iron and steel enterprises, the country produced a total of 29.7645 million tons of crude steel this decade, with a daily output of 2.9765 million tons of crude steel, a decrease of 0.29 percent from the previous month, an increase of 4.74 percent over the same period last year, and 25.1421 million tons of pig iron. The daily output of pig iron was 2.5142 million tons, down 0.01% from the previous month, an increase of 9.36% over the same period last year. Steel production was 36.1915 million tons, with daily output of 3.6192 million tons, down 2.92 percent from the previous month and an increase of 5.33 percent over the same period last year. The cumulative average Nissan this month was 1.95% lower than the previous year for crude steel, 4.74% higher than the same period last year, 1.19% higher than the previous year for pig iron, 9.36% higher than the same period last year, and 4.52% lower than the previous year and 5.33% higher than the same period last year.

This decade, the key statistics are that the steel inventory of iron and steel enterprises is 13.6159 million tons, an increase of 400 tons, or 0.005 percent, over the previous ten days, and an increase of 4.0834 million tons, or 42.84 percent, over the beginning of the year.

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CISA: the average daily output of 2.1307 million tons of crude steel in key iron and steel enterprises in the first ten days of July decreased by 0.53% month-on-month. - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)