The world's largest steel producer manufactured 79.09 million metric tons of the ferrous metal last month, down 3.7%from 82.11 million tons in September, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

China's bulk commodity imports expanded in the first nine months of 2023, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

China's iron ore imports remained firm in September, marking the third-highest volumes so far this year, although it fell from the near three-year high in August.

World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 152.6 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2023, a 2.2% increase compared to August 2022.

Over January-August, China's exports of semi-finished and finished steel increased by 30.6% on the year to 60.977 million mt.

World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 152.6 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2023, a 2.2% increase compared to August 2022.

China's raw coal output rose 2 percent year on year to 380 million tonnes in August, official data showed.

During the period, China imported a total of 669 million tons of iron ore, up 6.9 percent from the same period last year, according to the data.