Steel output and inventory in Mid-April.

In the week ending on April 18, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,277,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 57.0 percent.

China produced 78.975 million tons of crude steel and 3 million tons of ferroalloys in March.

China produced 78.975 million tons of crude steel and 3 million tons of ferroalloys in March.

China produced 78.98 million tonnes in March, down 1.7 percent year on year, as mills cut back production due to relatively high stockpiles and weak profits amid the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to government data.

Output of raw coal in China fell 0.5 percent year on year to 830 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2020, official data showed.

China's imports of bulk commodities including iron ore, crude oil and coal, as well as essential agricultural products.

In the week ending on April 11, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,256,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 56.1 percent.