China's daily crude steel output rises sharply in early April

Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) raised their steel and hot-metal output rates in early April from the preceding 11 days, while the pace of decline for their finished steel inventories slowed down, according to data released on Friday April 17

April 1-10 output
Crude steel: 1.95 million tonnes per day, up by 6.5%

Finished steel: 1.82 million tpd, down by...

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