Member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) produced 536 million tonnes of crude steel over January-August this year, dropping by 3.5% on year, according to the association's latest release published on September 17.

Crude steel production among China's top 10 steelmaking provinces and autonomous regions totaled 4.68 million tonnes over January-August, posting a faster on-year fall of 3% as against the decrease of 2.7% for the first seven months, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistic

Offers for Indian hot-rolled coil (HRC) to Vietnam – the largest market for Indian hot coils in Asia – have become extremely scarce as surging prices at home have prompted Indian mills to prioritize domestic sales and those to more profitable markets such as Europe, Mysteel Global has learned.