Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in March this year its carbon steel sales volume increased by 20.6 percent to 1.01 million metric tons compared to February, accounting for 69 percent of domestic sales. During the first quarter of the current year, the company's carbon steel sales volume amounted to 2.7 million mt, accounting for 67 percent of domestic sales.
In March, CSC's operating revenues amounted to NTD 31.96 billion ($1.06 billion), up by 23.5 percent month on month. In the given month, the company’s operating income totaled NTD 2.16 billion ($71.77 million), rising slightly by 0.7 percent compared to the previous month.