China's steel sheet/plate exports totaled 50.46 million mt in the January-September period this year, down 7.4 percent year on year, 0.5 percentage points slower than the pace of the decline recorded in the first eight months this year, according to the Chinese customs authorities.
In September alone, China's steel sheet/plate exports amounted to 6.2 million mt, down 3.1 percent year on year and increasing by 3.3 percent month on month.