In November, China exported 9.72 million mt of finished steel, up 94.6 percent year on year, according to monthly import and export data issued by the Chinese customs authorities. In the January-November period of the current year, China exported 83.61 million mt of finished steel, up 46.8 percent year on year.
In particular, in November China's export volumes of steel bars, angles/channels, and wire rod amounted to 3.89 million mt, 0.38 million mt and 0.17 million mt, up 181.9 percent, 10.7 percent and 14.5 percent, respectively, year on year. In the January-November period this year, China's export volumes of steel bars, angles/channels, and wire rod amounted to 27.09 million mt, 4.27 million mt and 1.96 million mt, up 73.6 percent, 9.8 percent and 16.1 percent year on year, respectively.