China Iron and Steel Association releases steel production report for major enterprises in late April

```htmlAccording to Golden Ten Data on May 9, data from the China Iron and Steel Association shows that in late April 2026, key steel enterprises produced a total of 20.36 million tons of crude steel, with an average daily output of 2.036 million tons, down 3.6% from the previous period; pig iron output was 18.5 million tons, with an average daily output of 1.85 million tons, down 2.5% month-on-month; and steel products output was 21.55 million tons, with an average daily output of 2.155 million tons, up 7.0% month-on-month. Based on these estimates, the nationwide average daily output of crude steel during this period was 2.73 million tons, down 2.3% month-on-month; pig iron 2.33 million tons, down 2.4% month-on-month; and steel products 4.28 million tons, up 3.0% month-on-month.```