Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in July this year its carbon steel sales volume declined by 3.5 percent month on month to 906,454 metric tons, accounting for 73 percent of domestic sales, while in the first seven months of this year its carbon steel sales volume amounted to 6.44 million mt, up 16.3 percent year on year, accounting for 70 percent of domestic sales.
In July, CSC's operating revenues amounted to NTD 35.01 billion ($1.14 billion), up by five percent compared to June. In the given month, the company’s operating income totaled NTD 3.17 billion ($103.63 million), falling by one percent compared to the previous month.