WEEKLY: China EAF mills' output rises to 10-m high

Steel production among Chinese electric-arc-furnace (EAF) steelmakers increased for the fourth straight week during March 20-26, with more mini-mills resuming operations in the past week, according to Mysteel survey.

During the latest survey period, the average capacity utilization rate among the 94 independent EAF steelmakers under Mysteel's tracking increased by 2.3 percentage points on week to reach 58.9%, the highest level since last May, while the average operational rate also rose 1.9 percentage points on week to notch