The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in late December (December 21-31) last year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled 1.7817 million mt, up 3.55 percent compared to mid-December (December 11-20).
According to the CISA's previous figures, in mid-December the average aggregate daily crude steel output of the large and medium-sized Chinese steel enterprises had totaled 1.7181 million mt, decreasing by 1.45 percent compared to early December (December 1-10).
Meanwhile, as of December 30, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 11.9272 million mt, down 3.98 percent compared to December 20.