Ordos has the highest power generation, the power generation in this area accounts for more than 50% of the whole region.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,339,000 net tons (NT) of steel in February 2022.

In the week ending on March 19, 2022, US domestic raw steel production was 1,742,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 80.2 percent.

The growth rate was 3.1 percentage points higher than that of December 2021, the bureau said.

The daily output marked an increase of 4.61 percent from that recorded in early March, according to the China Iron and Steel Association.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 142.7 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2022, a 5.7% decrease compared to February 2021.

China crude steel output in Jan-Feb, 2022.

China raw iron ore output in Jan-Feb, 2022.