CISA: Members' daily crude steel output edges down in mid-Jan

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) averaged some 1.98 million tonnes/day during January 11-20, slipping by a minimal 0.9% or by 18,000 t/d from last eleven days of 2025, according to the latest release from the association on January 23.

Following the small decline, the average for the period had decreased by a larger 4.5% from the 3.3% decline in the corresponding period last year, the data in the same release showed. Based on the crude steel output among its member mills, CISA estimated that China's crude steel output over