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 1.9023 million mt, up 0.95 percent compared to early March (March 1-10).
According to the CISA's previous figures, in early March the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.8843 million mt, down 3.91 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 13.8525 million mt, down 4.72 percent compared to March 10.