CISA: Members' daily crude steel output drops in late March

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) declined mildly during March 21-31 to average 2.03 million tonnes/day, down by 1.7% or 35,000 t/d from the previous ten-day period, according to the latest release from the association on April 3.

The production level showed a larger on-year decline of 6.2% compared to the same eleven days last year, CISA indicated in the release. Based on its member' performance, the association estimated that daily crude steel output among both member mills and non-member mills in China averaged 2.59 million t/d during