Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Zhongtian Iron and Steel Co., Ltd (Zhongtian Steel) has announced that it produced 5.13 million mt of pig iron, 5.125 million mt of crude steel and 5.0395 million mt of finished steel in the first half of the current year. In addition, for the given period the company expects to register an operating revenue of RMB 54.7 billion ($8.04 billion), up 12.55 percent year on year, and a gross profit of RMB 750 million ($110.3 million).