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China results for November: crude production down 9% and exports up 5%

December 15, 2009

Chinese crude steel production dropped 9% from 51.8 million metric tonnes in October to 47.3 million tonnes in November. This is still 34% higher than November 2008 crude steel production.
Finished steel exports rose 5% to 2.85 million tonnes, continuing the climb started in June 2009 when exports were 1.43 million tonnes. November 2009 [...]

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China results for September: crude production down 3% and exports up 19%

October 25, 2009

Chinese crude steel production fell 3% from 52.3 million metric tonnes in August to 50.7 million tonnes in September. This is 28% higher than September 2008 crude production.
Finished steel exports continued to climb, rising by 19% to 2.47 million tonnes. In comparison, September 2008 finished steel exports were 6.7 million tonnes. Net [...]

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China results for August: crude production up 3% and exports up 15%

October 1, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 3% from 50.7 million metric tonnes in July to 52.3 million tonnes in August. This is 23% higher than August 2008 production.
Finished steel exports continued the climb started in June by increasing 15% in August to 2.08 million tonnes. In comparison, last year’s August exports were [...]

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China results for July: crude production up 3% and net exports turn positive

August 17, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 3% from 49.43 million metric tonnes in June to 50.68 million tonnes in July. This is 13% higher than July 2008 production.
Net finished steel exports became positive after three negative months due to a 27% rise in finished exports to 1.81 million tonnes and a lower rise [...]

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China results for June: crude production up 6% and consumption 17% higher than 2008

August 11, 2009

Chinese crude steel production climbed 6% from 46.46 million metric tonnes in May to 49.43 million tonnes in June. This is 5% higher than June 2008 production. Net finished steel exports remained marginally negative. After declining every month since December 2008, finished steel exports rose 6% to 1.43 million tonnes.
Apparent [...]

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China results for May: crude production up 7% and apparent consumption highest ever

June 16, 2009

Chinese crude steel production climbed 7% from 43.4 million metric tonnes in April to 46.5 million tonnes in May. Net finished steel exports remained negative as finished exports declined from 1.41 million tonnes to 1.35 million tonnes and finished imports grew from 1.62 million tonnes to 1.65 million tonnes.
As a result, apparent [...]

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China results for Feb: crude production down 2%, finished steel exports down 16%

April 6, 2009

After a 10% climb between December and January, crude steel production in China declined 2% to 40.42 million metric tonnes in February.  As a result of a 27% growth in finished steel imports to 1.09 million tonnes and a 16% drop in finished steel exports to 1.56 million tonnes, net finished steel exports reached a low [...]

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China results for Jan: crude production up 10%, exports down 40%

March 13, 2009

Chinese crude steel production grew 10% between December and January to reach 41.5 million metric tonnes. Exports declined to 1.91 million tonnes in January, a full 40% decrease on December, and apparent domestic consumption was 37.8 million tonnes compared to 33.1 million tonnes in December.
 

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