IN FIGURES: China's finished steel output rises 23% in Q1

China's crude steel, hot metal and finished steel production all rose sharply year on year in March and the first quarter of 2021, according to data released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday April 16.

March production
Crude steel: 94.02 million tonnes, up by 19.1% from March 2020
Hot metal: 74.75 million tonnes, up by 8.9% year on year

Finished steel: 119.87 million tonnes, up by 20.9% year on...

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