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 2.0476 million mt, down 0.51 percent compared to early March (March 1-10) this year.
In early March, the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 2.058 million mt, down 3.38 percent compared to late February (February 21-29) this year.
Inventory levels of the large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China increased slightly. As of March 20, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 19.5337 million mt, increasing by 9,700 mt or 0.05 percent compared to March 10.