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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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China results for Nov: crude production down 2%, exports down 36%

January 6, 2009

November crude steel production in China declined 2% to reach 35.19 million metric tonnes while finished steel production remained flat at 42.30 million tonnes.  Finished steel exports dropped 36% from October to 2.95 million tonnes and apparent domestic consumption reached a high of 40.37 million tonnes.  

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China results for Oct: crude production down 9%, finished up 19%

December 8, 2008

Crude steel production in China dropped 9% between September and October, falling to 35.9 million metric tonnes. However, finished steel production increased 19% in October to 42.9 million tonnes from 36.0 million tonnes in September. This is the highest Chinese monthly finished production level ever recorded, bringing it above the peak June 2008 level of […]

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China results for Sept: crude production drops 7%

November 5, 2008

Crude steel production in China dropped 7% between August and September, falling to 39.61 million metric tonnes. This is the lowest crude production level since the June peak of 46.94mt. Net exports dropped from 6.35mt to 5.39mt in September due to a 1mt decline in exports.  

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Where to go to dig up the facts about iron ore

September 25, 2008

There has been a lot of news lately about how the largest iron ore producers want to change the traditional yearly contract negotiations with their biggest customers.  If you are trying to follow what’s going on and you need some background on the iron ore market and history, you can get some answers online through […]

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