China continues to produce more steel than the rest of the world, combined

Reuters China yet again produced more crude steel than the rest of the world combined in September, according to new data from the World Steel Association released on Thursday. Chinese output has now outpaced that in all other nations in six of the past seven months. Approximately 132.9 million tonnes of crude steel was produced during the month, with China accounting for 68.2 million tonnes of that total. World Steel reports that Chinese output was up 3.9% on the levels of a year earlier, helpi...