China’s medium plate output increases by 3.1 percent in May

Wednesday, 24 June 2015 10:23:53 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

In May this year, China's outputs of medium plate, heavy plate and ultra-heavy plate amounted to 4.056 million mt, 2.209 million mt and 657,000 mt, increasing by 3.1 percent, 1.7 percent and 11.9 percent year on year, respectively, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

In the January-May period of the year, China's outputs of medium plate, heavy plate and ultra-heavy plate totaled 16.971 million mt, 10.705 million mt and 3.211 million mt, decreasing by 0.7 percent, up 2.7 percent, and rising by 18.2 percent year on year, respectively.


Similar articles

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 13, 2024

28 Mar | Flats and Slab

Mexican steel plate consumption decreases 4.1 percent in January

28 Mar | Steel News

US ITC votes to maintain AD order on clad steel plate imports from Japan

28 Mar | Steel News

Turkey’s plate prices fall amid lower HRC prices, weaker demand

27 Mar | Flats and Slab

Japanese crude steel output down 3.8 percent in February from January

27 Mar | Steel News

US plate spot market prices steady after last week’s drop

26 Mar | Flats and Slab

Ex-China steel plate prices down slightly despite stronger local market

25 Mar | Flats and Slab

Stocks of main finished steel products in China down 0.6 percent in mid-March

25 Mar | Steel News

US cut-length plate imports up 46.9 percent in January

21 Mar | Steel News

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 12, 2024

21 Mar | Flats and Slab