[Ferro-Alloys.com] The steel industry was affected by the virus in the first quarter of 2020, and the growth rate of production declined significantly. China's output of pig iron and crude steel was 199 million tons and 234 million tons respectively, up by 2.4% and 1.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was down by  6.9% and 8.7% respectively compared with the same period of last year; in particular, the steel output was 267 million tons, down by 1.6% year-on-year, and it was up by 10.8% in the same period of last year.

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