In the first nine months of the current year, the value of China's Hebei Province's finished steel (excluded mechanical and electrical products) exports totaled $4.44 billion, up by 12.8 percent or by $500 million year on year, as announced by the Hebei Metallurgical Industry Association on October 18.
During the period from January to September this year, Hebei Province's iron ore import volume amounted to 75.84 million mt, up 16 percent year on year, in value to $10 billion, up by 14 percent year on year.