The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in mid-March (March 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled 1.7872 million mt, up 3.19 percent compared to early March (March 1-10).
According to the CISA's previous figures, in early March (March 1-10) the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.732 million mt, down 7.81 percent compared to late February (February 21-28).
Meanwhile, as of March 20, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 14.792 million mt, up 0.75 percent compared to March 10.