In late April, the social inventory of 5 varieties of steel in 20 cities was 16.24 million tons.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 1,750,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March 2020.

In the week ending on April 25, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,250,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 55.8 percent.

In Mid-April, the social inventories of 5 varieties of steel products in 20 cities were 17.17 million tons.

The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in March 2020, a decrease of 6.0% compared to March 2019.

Steel output and inventory in Mid-April.

In the week ending on April 18, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,277,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 57.0 percent.

China produced 78.975 million tons of crude steel and 3 million tons of ferroalloys in March.