China exported 4.977 million tons of steel in April 2022, an increase of 32000 tons over the previous month, a year-on-year decrease of 37.6%.

The output jumped 14.8 percent year-on-year to 396 million tons last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

In March, the production of raw coal was 395.79 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%.

In March, the national coke output was 40.17 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%.

Tangshan's crude steel output was 130 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year decrease of 9%.

Analysis said that the demand in April may be lower than expected, restraining the rise of steel prices.

From January to December 2021, Japan imported 19426.89 tons of rare earth ferroalloy, up 75.14% from 11092.38 tons in the same period last year.

Over the past two years, Iran's steel industry has been developing, and has maintained tenth of the top steel producers in the world.