The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in late April (April 21-30) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled 2.202 million mt, down 1.2 percent compared to mid-April (April 11-20) this year.
In mid-April, the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China had totaled 2.229 million mt, up 1.5 percent compared to early April (April 1-10) this year.
Inventory levels of the large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China decreased in the given period. As of April 30, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 15.29 million mt, decreasing by 8.5 percent compared to April 20.