As reported by the Hebei Metallurgical Industry Association, in the first nine months of the current year the steel product output value of China's Hebei Province reached RMB 20.4 billion ($3.06 billion), up 0.95 percent year on year.
After reaching a peak of 14.38 million mt in April, the province's monthly production of crude steel has gradually declined since then. In September, the province's crude steel output fell to 8.37 million mt, down 34.75 percent year on year.