Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in March this year its carbon steel sales volume increased by 25 percent to 961,314 metric tons compared to February, accounting for 71 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 70 percent of domestic sales.
In March, CSC's operating revenues amounted to NTD 33.9 billion ($1.14 billion), up by 27 percent month on month. In the given month, the company’s operating income totaled NTD 1.91 billion ($64.7 million), rising by 17 percent compared to the previous month.