OREANDA-NEWS. April 27, 2012. China crude steel output rose by 3.9 percent year-on-year to 61.58 million tons in March, hitting the second-highest level in history. Much of the growth was from small producers whose production rates were higher than their bigger rivals.

Many big mills have begun expanding business opportunities through production shift from nearly unprofitable ordinary steel to high value-added products.

A commodity grade producer in Wuhan has improved its performance by producing high quality steel. One Shenzhen-based producer has managed to break into the Hong Kong market with newly-developed high strength large gauge rebar.