China’s steel production rise in January-February due to the end of pandemic restrictions

China’s crude steel, hot metal and finished steel production all increased in the first two months of 2023 from the same period a year earlier, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday March 15.

A year ago, crude steel output took a significant tumble, but things have turned around.
Hot metal output: 144.26 million tonnes, up by 7.3% from a year earlier

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Jessica Zong

March 15, 2023

06:22 GMT

Shanghai