Crude steel production in China fell in December 2022

According to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China, in December last year, China's steel and iron production was approximately 77.9 million tons and 69 million tons, down 4.5% and 1.5% from the previous year. month. as well as a fall of 9.8% and 4.6% year on year, respectively.

In 2022, China's crude steel production was about 1,000 million tons, down 2.1% from the previous year; pig iron production amounted to about 863.8 million tons, which is 0.8% less than a year earlier.