1-8月中国粗钢产量67181万吨 同比下降2.8%

Core Insights - In August 2025, China's crude steel production reached 77.37 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.7%, while pig iron production was 69.79 million tons, an increase of 1.0%, and steel products production was 122.77 million tons, an increase of 9.7% [1] - From January to August 2025, crude steel production totaled 671.81 million tons, down 2.8% year-on-year, pig iron production was 579.07 million tons, down 1.1%, and steel products production was 982.17 million tons, up 5.5% [1] - In August, the value added of the mining industry grew by 5.1%, manufacturing by 5.7%, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water by 2.4% [1] Industry Performance - Among 41 major industries, 31 reported year-on-year growth in value added in August [2] - The coal mining and washing industry grew by 5.1%, oil and gas extraction by 4.7%, and the food processing industry by 4.7% [2] - The black metal smelting and rolling industry increased by 7.3%, while non-metallic mineral products grew by 0.5% [2] Product Output - In August, among 623 industrial products, 319 saw year-on-year output growth [2] - Steel production was 12.277 million tons, up 9.7%, while cement production was 14.802 million tons, down 6.2% [5] - The production of ten non-ferrous metals reached 698,000 tons, an increase of 3.8%, and ethylene production was 314,000 tons, up 10.4% [5] Economic Type Analysis - In August, state-controlled enterprises' value added grew by 4.7%, joint-stock enterprises by 6.0%, foreign and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan-invested enterprises by 2.3%, and private enterprises by 4.6% [3] - High-tech manufacturing saw a significant increase of 9.3% in value added [3]