WEEKLY: China's HRC output continues to rise

Source: Mysteel Nov 04, 2025 14:05

China's hot-rolled coil (HRC) production among the 37 Chinese steelmakers regularly surveyed by Mysteel rose slightly further during October 23-29, higher by 0.34% to register 3.24 million tonnes, the results of Mysteel’s latest survey showed.

During the latest survey week, the HRC rolling capacity utilization rate among these sampled mills ticked up by 0.28 percentage point on week to stand at 82.66%, while the operational rate stayed unchanged for the second week at 79.69%, the survey results indicated. Domestic steel mills kept steady operations at their rolling lines primarily because many mills could still enjoy profit margins on HRC sales. Besides, the positive macro news