Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel) has announced that in 2012 it plans to achieve a total
pig iron output of 5.88 million mt, while at the same time it is targeting comprehensive coke consumption of 505 kg per metric ton of
pig iron produced.
In 2011, Chongqing Steel produced 5.57 million mt of
pig iron, constituting a record annual
pig iron output volume for the company. In addition, in the given year Chongqing Steel idled two blast furnaces at its old plant and commissioned its blast furnace No. 3 at its new location.