NBS: Crude steel output in key China hubs falls 4% YoY in Jan-Apr

Crude steel production among China's top 10 steelmaking provinces and autonomous regions declined by 3.6% on year to 241.52 million tonnes during the first four months of this year, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published on May 21.

The decline was smaller than the 4.1% fall in China's total crude steel output during January-April which totaled 331.1 million tonnes, as Mysteel Global reported. Output in the top 10 regions accounted for 72.9% of the country's total crude steel production in the past four months, Mysteel calculated based on the NBS data. Over January-April, nine of