
China’s BF capacity use touches 11-month low
The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate among Chinese steel producers slid to hit an 11-month low of 82.75% during December 22-28

The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate among Chinese steel producers slid to hit an 11-month low of 82.75% during December 22-28

High production costs caused Chinese blast-furnace steel mills to continue losing money on finished steel sales in November

The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate among 247 Chinese steel producers over December 1-7 dropped for the sixth consecutive week

The blast furnace capacity utilization rate slipped for the fifth straight week to reach 87.63% over November 24-30

The blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization rate among Chinese steel producers slipped for the fifth straight week

21 blast furnaces were put into operation in 2023, with a total capacity of 33.04 mmt.