[Ferro-alloys.com] According to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Statistics Express, from January to May, the iron and steel enterprises above designated size in Xinjiang produced 4,850,100 tons of pig iron, an increase of 26.9% compared with the same period last year (hereinafter referred to as "year-on-year"); the output of crude steel was 5,496,100 tons, an increase of 29.8%; The output of steel (including repetitive materials) was 6,204,500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 35.1%.

From January to May, Xinjiang’s investment in fixed assets increased by 29.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate fell 3.2 percentage points from January-April; investment in real estate development increased by 76.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate fell 11.5% from January to April. Affected by investment and the sharp fluctuations in market prices in mid-to-late May, the sales of construction steel in Xinjiang in May decreased by 116,700 tons compared with April.

According to statistics from Xinjiang Iron and Steel Association, the output of construction steel in Xinjiang from January to May was 3.5575 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 50.66%; from January to May, the sales of construction steel in Xinjiang region was 2.753 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 36.98%. 

• [Editor:zhaozihao]