August 23, 2012
China crude steel production was 61.7 million metric tonnes in July, 4.0% higher than in the same month last year and a monthly production record. Year-to-date Chinese crude production was 417.9 million tonnes, 1.4% higher than year-to-July 2011 output. Comparing consecutive month, July’s production was 1.5 million tonnes higher than June’s, but the average daily […]
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August 22, 2012
Worldsteel published July’s global crude steel production on August 21st. World crude production was 129.7 million tonnes, 1.8% higher than in July 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. But the theme of continuing global drift is maintained. Average daily production declined by 1.6% between June and July. China’s production rose from 60.2 million tonnes in […]
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