Adjusted year-to-date production through March 6, 2021 was 16,112,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.6 percent.

In January and February 2021, Jiuquan Iron and steel Hongxing Stainless Steel Branch comprehensively carried out the "double ten million" production capacity tackling and benchmarking work.

According to the American Steel Association (AISI), the fourth week of February (as at 27 February 2021), the US crude steel production is estimated at 1.749 million short tons (1.5867 million tons), 7% lower than 1.88 million tons in the same period last year...

Late February 2021, the key steel enterprises produced 18.5562 million tons of crude steel, 16.3941 million tons of pig iron, 19.1418 million tons of steel products.

In January 2021, the output of crude steel in 64 countries included in the World Iron and Steel Association was 162.9 million tons, an increase of 4.8 % over the same period last year.

According to the Latin American Iron and Steel Association (Al acero), Latin American crude steel production reached 55.6 million tons in 2020, down 8.4% from the same period last year.

The Philippine government data show that despite the New Crown epidemic led to some projects to reduce production, the Philippines' nickel production in 2020 still achieved a 3% year-on-year increase.

Economic Value News of Brazil reported on February 22, according to figures released by the Brazilian Steel Industry Association (IABR) on Monday, Brazilian steel production in 2020 was 30.97 million tons, down 4.9% from a year earlier.