China's steel output in July a record high

China's crude steel, hot metal and finished steel output hit a record high in July, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday August 14.

July output
Crude steel: 93.36 million tonnes, up by 9.1% from a year earlier, up by 1.9% from June
Hot metal: 78.18 million tonnes, up 8.8% year on year, up by 2% month on month

Finished steel: 116.89 million tonnes, up...

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