From January to August 2025, China's steel output reached 982.17 million tons, marking a 5.5% year-on-year increase.

According to data from China's National Bureau of Statistics, in August 2025, China's crude steel output reached 77.37 million tons, marking a 0.7% year-on-year decrease. The national average daily crude steel output in August was 2.496 million tons, down 2.8% month-on-month. From January to August, China's crude steel output totaled 671.81 million tons, reflecting a 2.8% year-on-year decline.

In August 2025, China's pig iron output reached 69.79 million tons, a 1.0% increase year-on-year. The average daily pig iron output in August was 2.251 million tons, a 1.4% decrease month-on-month. From January to August, China's pig iron output totaled 579.07 million tons, a 1.1% decrease year-on-year.

In August 2025, China's steel product output reached 122.77 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. The average daily steel production in August was 3.96 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%. From January to August, China's steel product output totaled 982.17 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%.