China Crude Steel Production Rose In H1 2023

Published: Jul 25, 2023 13:23 (GMT+8)

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CISA: From January to June, the national cumulative production of crude steel was 536 million mt with a year-on-year increase of 1.3%

According to the China Iron and Steel Association news, in June 2023, the national production of crude steel was 91.111 million mt with year-on-year growth of 0.40%. From January to June, the national cumulative production of crude steel was 536 million mt with a year-on-year increase of 1.30%. In June 2023, the key steel enterprises produced 73.044 million mt of crude steel, a year-on-year increase of 3.88%. From January to June, the cumulative production of key crude steel producers was 427 million mt, a cumulative increase of 3.64%.

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