According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in March 2023, China's steel bar output was 23.284 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.1%; the cumulative output from January to March was 57.160 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%.
In March, China's output of medium-thick and wide steel strips was 17.355 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%; the cumulative output from January to March was 49.144 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%.
In March, China's wire rod (wire rod) output was 13.533 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%; the cumulative output from January to March was 3520.7 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%.
In March, China's iron ore raw ore output was 86.403 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.8%; the cumulative output from January to March was 243.267 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%.

On December 7th, the "2022 Steel China·Shandong Hot-rolled Plate Industry Chain Summit Forum" sponsored by Shanghai Ganglian E-Commerce Co., Ltd. and co-organized by Rizhao Iron and Steel Holding Group Co., Ltd. The scene was full of guests and friends.

Alcoa (Alcoa) stated in its first quarter report released on April 19 that the company's Kwinana alumina plant in Australia will continue to maintain a state of reduced production.
The Kwinana alumina plant has been built with a production capacity of 2.19 million tons per year. In January 2023, production will be reduced due to the shortage of natural gas supply. According to the data in the company's quarterly report, the production reduction involves a production capacity of 438,000 tons per year. Alcoa said that due to the extension of the mine approval process, the company decided that the alumina refinery would continue to operate at reduced capacity. Alcoa will begin mining lower-grade bauxite from existing approved mines in April 2023 due to the extension of the annual mining plan approval process for the Huntly bauxite mine that feeds the Kwinana and Pinjarra refineries