The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in late August (August 21-31) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled 1.917 million mt, up 0.33 percent compared to mid-August (August 11-20).
According to the CISA's previous figures, in mid-August this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.9102 million mt, down 0.56 percent compared to early August (August 1-10).
Meanwhile, as of August 31, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 11.933 million mt, down 3.3 percent compared to August 20.