CISA: Members' daily crude steel output dips in mid-Dec

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) retreated slightly during December 11-20, lower by 1.3% or 24,000 tonnes/day from early-December to average 1.85 million t/d, according to the latest release from the association on December 24.

Moreover, the average also posted a 6.7% decline compared to the same ten-day period last December, but the drop narrowed from the 7.7% on-year slide recorded in the first ten days of this month, according to the same release. Among the six regions that the association monitors, member mills in