Chinese daily crude steel output up by 3% during early May
Steel News | 2013-05-21 08:16:03
As per the data released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the country's average daily crude steel output during the initial ten days of May was up by 3%
By Paul Ploumis
BEIJING (Scrap Monster) : As per the data released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the country’s average daily crude steel output during the initial ten days of May was up by 3% in comparison with the output during the preceding 10 days.
The average crude steel output during the period from May 1 to 10 is 2.193 million tonnes. This is 3% higher than the average daily crude steel output of 2.129 million tonnes during late April.
The Chinese mills have managed to keep the daily crude steel production above 2 million tonnes since mid February. The 3% rise during the week beginning May is the highest increase recorded over the preceding 10 days since the early February rise of 4.4%.
The table below summarizes the change in daily crude steel output.
Period | Daily output (million tonnes) | % Change |
May 1-10 | 2.193 | +3.0 |
Apr 21-30 | 2.129 | +0.6 |
Apr 11-20 | 2.116 | -0.4 |
Apr 1-10 | 2.124 | +2.5 |
Mar 21-31 | 2.072 | +0.4 |
Mar 11-20 | 2.064 | -1.0 |
Mar 1-10 | 2.085 | 2.5 |
Feb 21-28 | 2.034 | 1.4 |
Feb 11-20 | 2.006 | 0.9 |
Feb 1-10 | 1.989 | 4.4 |
Jan 21-31 | 1.906 | -0.4 |
Jan 11-20 | 1.914 | -1.5 |
Jan 1-10 | 1.944 | 2.3 |
