CISA: Members' daily crude steel output drops further in late-Dec

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) averaged 1.64 million tonnes/day during December 21-31, declining by a significant 11% or by 202,000 t/d from the previous ten-day period, according to the latest release from the association on January 7.

Similarly, the average was also lower by 12.3% compared with the corresponding period last year, the same release revealed. All six regions that CISA monitors logged reduced production during the late December period from the level in mid-December, with East China contributing the most to the overall output drop by