Taiwan CSC's carbon steel sales fall 1% YoY in H1

The total volume of carbon steel products sold by China Steel Corp (CSC), Taiwan's top integrated steel producer, during the first half of this year eased by 1% or 38,212 tonnes to reach 3.74 million tonnes, according to the company's latest release on its website.

For June alone, the Kaohsiung-based mill reported its carbon steel sales volume at 535,325 tonnes, lower for a second month but by a sharper 138,236 tonnes or 20.5% from May, the release showed. Although CSC's carbon steel sales declined on-month in June, its pre-tax profit improved compared with the previous