China’s crude steel output down 2.2 percent in January-November In November this year, China’s pig iron, crude steel and finished steel outputs amounted to 53.67 million mt, 63.32 million mt and 93.96 million mt, down 0.8 percent, decreasing by 1.6 percent and rising by 2.0 percent year on year, respectively, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
In the January-November period of the current year, China’s pig iron, crude steel and finished steel outputs totaled 638.46 million mt, 738.38 million mt and 1.02812 billion mt, down 3.1 percent, decreasing by 2.2 percent and rising by 1.0 percent year on year, respectively.