China's steel sheet/plate exports totaled 44.26 million mt in the January-August period this year, down 7.9 percent year on year, 2.0 percentage points slower than the pace of the decline recorded in the first seven months this year, according to the Chinese customs authorities.
In August alone, China's steel sheet/plate exports amounted to 6.0 million mt, down 6.6 percent year on year and decreasing by 0.3 percent month on month.