China's finished steel inventories down 11.3% in late Oct

Finished steel inventories at member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) fell by 11.26% in late October from the middle of the month, according to data released on Wednesday November 4.

October 21-31 output
Crude steel: 2.16 million tonnes per day, down 0.77%

Finished steel: 2.14 million tpd, up...

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