NBS: China's ROM iron ore output falls 9% YoY in H1

China's run-of-mine (ROM) iron ore production during the first half of this year totalled some 508.6 million tonnes, lower by a marked 9.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

By region, ROM ore output in North China's Hebei province, the country's top iron ore-producing hub, slumped by 22.6% on year to 224.1 million tonnes during January-June, while ROM ore production in Northeast China's Liaoning province also recorded a drop – albeit much smaller – of 2.1% on year,