CISA: Members' crude steel output drops by 3.4% YoY over Jan-Jul

Crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) totaled 473 million tonnes over the first seven months of this year, dropping by 3.4% on year, according to the association's latest release published on August 19.

During July alone, the CISA member mills produced 64.8 million tonnes of crude steel, dropping by 2.9% on year and by a larger 5% on month, the same CISA release indicated. Many domestic blast furnace (BF) and electric-arc-furnace (EAF) producers opted for production cuts or maintenance shutdowns in July, as