NBS: China's Jan-Jul pig iron production eases 1.3% YoY

China's pig iron production during January-July this year totalled 505.8 million tonnes, lower by 1.3% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday morning.

The reduction in pig iron output was slower than the 3.1% decline in China's crude steel production during the same period, Mysteel Global noted. During July alone, the country's pig iron output decreased by 1.4% on year to 70.8 million tonnes, the NBS data showed. On a per-day basis, output