China's steel production fell below a billion tons in 2025, its lowest level in seven years.
Output was 960.81 million tons, down 4.4% from 2024, according to the country's National Statistics Office.
Overall, steel production fell 10.3% in December from the same month the previous year to 68.18 million tons. This is the minimum volume in two years.
The decrease was 2.4% compared to November. A decrease in production in monthly comparison was recorded for the seventh month in a row.
Experts attribute this to the protracted crisis in the real estate market, which led to a significant weakening of demand for metal products.
Pig iron production in the country in 2025 decreased by 3% - to 836 million tons, reports the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In particular, in December production amounted to 60.7 million tons, which is 9.9% lower than in the same month of the year
