China's Daily Output of Crude Steel Hit a Record High at 3.09 Million mt in March

SHANGHAI, Apr 26 (SMM) - According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's average daily output of crude steel hit a record high at 3.09 million mt in March. The average daily output of pig iron was 2.52 million mt and the average daily output of finished steel was 4.1 million mt.

The output of crude steel, pig iron and finished steel stood at 95.73 million mt, 78.07 million mt and 127.25 million mt respectively in March, up 6.9%, 7.3% and 8.1% on the year.

The average daily output of crude steel, pig iron and steel stood at 261.56 million mt, 219.83 million mt and 332.59 million mt respectively in January-March, up 6.1%, 7.6% and 5.8% on the year, respectively.