[CISA: Daily Crude Steel Production at Key Steel Enterprises Reached 2.2693 Million mt in March]
In March 2026, China produced 87.04 million mt of crude steel, down 6.3% YoY, with daily production at 2.8077 million mt/day; produced 73.28 million mt of pig iron, down 3.3% YoY, with daily production at 2.3639 million mt/day; produced 130.98 million mt of steel products, down 2.3% YoY, with daily production at 4.2252 million mt/day. From January to March, China's cumulative crude steel production totaled 248 million mt, down 4.6% YoY, with cumulative daily production at 2.7506 million mt; pig iron production totaled 211 million mt, down 2.9% YoY, with cumulative daily production at 2.3442 million mt; steel products production totaled 351 million mt, down 1.7% YoY, with cumulative daily production at 3.9049 million mt.