Details of China's flat steel output in 2006

Product Name

Output in 2006 (mt)

Output in 2005 (mt)

Y-O-Y increase (%)

Extremely heavy plate

3,247,100

2,425,500

33.9

Heavy Plate

13,109,700

10,799,700

21.4

Medium Plate

23,871,400

19,237,500

24.1

HR sheet

5,572,100

3,019,900

84.5

CR sheet

13,145,700

8,588,400

53.1

Medium and wide steel strip

45,148,300

37,261,800

21.2

HR thin and wide steel strip

17,481,300

11,240,700

55.5

CR thin and wide steel strip

12,904,100

8,661,700

49

HR narrow steel strip

36,407,900

29,010,500

25.5

CR narrow steel strip

4,612,400

3,805,200

21.2

Galvanized sheet/coil

13,984,500

9,736,000

43.6

Color coated sheet/coil

2,265,200

1,833,900

23.5

Electric steel sheet/coil

3,295,200

2,606,600

26.4