On October 8, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker
Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) announced that in September this year its outputs of
pig iron,
crude steel and finished steel amounted to 779,000 mt, 828,600 mt and 792,100 mt, down by 6.65 percent, 6.66 percent and 7.86 percent respectively, all on month-on-month basis.