Chinese daily crude steel output up by 3% during early May

Steel News  |  2013-05-21 08:16:03   |   By Paul Ploumis

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%

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.

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