Category: HRC
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China records stronger-than-expected industrial growth in Jan-Mar’26 but steel production lags
Crude steel output falls 5% y-o-y on weak demand, pollution curbs Steel exports decline 10% as new licensing system takes effect Infrastructure investment grows 9%, manufacturing rises slower at 4% Morning Brief: China’s industrial economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1CY’26), with value-added industrial output rising 6.1% y-o-y, up 1.1 percentage points…