The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in early April (April 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled 2.197 million mt, up 3.4 percent compared to late March (March 21-31) this year.
In late March, the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China had totaled 2.125 million mt, down 1.9 compared to mid-March (March 11-20) this year.
Inventory levels of the large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China increased in the given period. As of April 10, the finished steel inventories of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to 16.04 million mt, increasing by 5.3 percent compared to March 31.