China's steel output fell 0.8 percent in April

China's crude steel production totaled 68.91 million tonnes in April 2015, down 0.8 percent from the previous month and 0.1 percent year on year.

Pig iron production in April this year was 59.49 million tons, down 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 3.3 percent on an annualized basis.