中钢协：12月上旬重点统计钢铁企业日产粗钢186.9万吨 环比增长2.8%

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article highlights the production and inventory trends in the Chinese steel industry for early December 2025, indicating mixed performance across different regions and products [1][2][3] Group 2 - In early December 2025, key steel enterprises produced 18.69 million tons of crude steel, with an average daily output of 1.869 million tons, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 2.8% [1] - The production of pig iron reached 17.14 million tons, with an average daily output of 1.714 million tons, showing a month-on-month decrease of 3.4% [1] - Steel production totaled 18.29 million tons, with an average daily output of 1.829 million tons, indicating a month-on-month decline of 12.1% [1] - Nationally, the estimated daily production of crude steel was 2.28 million tons, up 5.3% month-on-month, while pig iron production was 2.09 million tons, up 0.2%, and steel production was 3.87 million tons, down 5.4% [1] Group 3 - Regionally, among the six major areas, crude steel daily output decreased in Northeast, Southwest, and Central South regions, while other regions experienced varying degrees of increase [2] - The inventory report for early December 2025 indicated that steel inventory for key enterprises was 14.75 million tons, an increase of 470,000 tons or 3.3% from the previous period [2] - Compared to the beginning of the year, inventory rose by 2.38 million tons, a growth of 19.2%, while it decreased by 740,000 tons or 4.8% from the same period last month [2] - Year-on-year, inventory increased by 570,000 tons, or 4.0%, and compared to two years ago, it rose by 650,000 tons, or 4.6% [2]