In April this year, China's aggregate metallurgical coke and ferroalloy outputs were up 4.9% and 12.2% YoY as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission. Meanwhile, the country exported 5.55 million tonne of finished steel and imported 1.26 million tonne of finished steel in the given month, up 270,000 tonne and 30,000 tonne month on month. China exported 280,000 tonne of coke in April, up 180,000 tonne month on month.
In the January to April period this year, China's aggregate coke and ferroalloy outputs amounted to 153.98 million tonne and 11.05 million tonne, up 7.9% and 19.7% respectively, both year on year.
Meanwhile, the country exported 19.98 million tonne of finished steel and imported 4.49 million tonne of finished steel in the given period, up 19% and down 0.9% YoY. China exported 560,000 tonne of coke in January-April, up 92.6% YoY.
In the first four months of this year, the country imported 253.6 million tonne of iron ore, up 3.9% year on year. Meanwhile, it imported 190,000 tonne of semi finished steel, up by 47% YoY.