Category: HRC
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China: Industrial capacity utilisation falls to 6-year low in Q2CY’26 amid sectoral divergence
Capacity utilisation of coal mining, washing sector hits lowest level since 2017 Equipment manufacturing, electronics industries record higher utilisation In Q2CY’26, China’s overall industrial capacity utilisation rate declined to 73%, its lowest level since Q2CY’20, primarily weighed down by weakness in coal mining and petrochemical-related industries. This decline occurred despite improving utilisation trends in emerging…