May 2, 2014
China crude steel production was 70.3 million metric tonnes in March, 6.0% higher than in March 2013 and the highest monthly output ever recorded. China’s year-to-March crude production was 4.9% higher in 2014 than it was in 2013. In addition, production rose 13% compared to February 2014 but due to the shorter month of February, […]
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March 25, 2014
China crude steel production was 62.1 million metric tonnes in February, 0.4% higher than in February 2013. In addition, January production figures for China were revised from 61.6 million tonnes (as reported in my earlier post) to 68.7 million tonnes, which brings the January-to-February 2014 output change to -9.7%. However, due to the shorter month […]
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