China's steel industry is navigating a complex landscape in early 2026, with the domestic market anticipated to exhibit a **fluctuating yet generally firm trend** throughout January.
21 (Xinhua) -- Eight individuals previously reported missing after a steel plant explosion in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region last week have been confirmed dead, raising the death toll to 10, authorities announced on Wednesday.
China's steel industry faced significant challenges in 2025, with official data revealing a sharp decline in production to 961 million tons, marking a 4.4% drop from the previous year and the lowest level since 2019.
China’s new steel export rules and high iron ore inventories are likely to reshape global bulk shipping patterns, Intermodal’s weekly market report highlights ... A Guinea-to-China flow is structurally ...
In December of last year, the value-added industrial output of the ferrous metal smelting and rolling sector in China rose by 0.7 percent year on year. In 2025, China's overall ...
Looking back at 2025, the overall operation of China's steel industry remained stable ... However, domestic demand in China was slow, and construction steel is also restricted by winter weather, leaving multiple uncertainties for the future market.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster). China’s steel exports surged to a record monthly high in December, driven by front-loading as exporters rushed shipments ahead of Beijing’s planned export licence requirement from 2026.