China crude steel production 74.0M tonnes in July

by Jessica Wagner on August 26, 2017

in Data

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 74.0 million metric tonnes in July, 10.3% higher than in July 2016. Chinese crude output for the first seven months of 2017 was 5.1% higher than in the same period last year.

Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in July were 6.0 million tonnes, 34.8% lower than in July 2016. Chinese net finished steel exports over the first seven months of 2017 were 33.0% lower than in the first seven months of 2016.

China monthly crude steel production
January 2006 to July 2017, thousand metric tonnes

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