China results for December: crude production up 5% and exports up 17%

Chinese crude steel production rose 5% from 47.3 million metric tonnes in November to 49.4 million tonnes in December. This brings total 2009 crude steel production to 568 million tonnes compared to 498 million tonnes in 2008.

Finished steel exports continued to climb, rising 17% in December to 3.3 million tonnes. This can be compared to exports of 3.2 million tonnes in December 2008 and 4.8 million tonnes in December 2007. Net finished steel exports grew from 1.6 million tonnes to 1.9 million tonnes.

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