WEEKLY: China's rebar output falls to year-low level

Rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills continued to decline over December 4-10, falling by a notable 5.6% or 105,300 tonnes on week to 1.79 million tonnes -- almost the lowest level recorded in 2025, according to Mysteel's latest weekly survey.

Findings from another Mysteel survey echoed the production drop. The rebar rolling capacity utilization rate among the sampled mills averaged 39.2% during the same period, down 2.3 percentage points on week, while the average operational rate eased by 0.3 percentage points to 37.1%. Some steel mills in Central China's Hubei,