On October 11, the China Iron and Steel Industry Association released a quarterly report on the steel production of key enterprises in late September 2026. In late September 2026, according to key statistics, steel companies produced a total of 1.881 million tons of crude steel, with an average daily output of 1.881 million tons, a decrease of 2.1%; pig iron of 17.53 million tons, with an average daily output of 1.753 million tons, a decrease of 1.0% month-on-month; 20.56 million tons of steel, with an average daily output of 2,056 million tons, an increase of 10.9% month-on-month. According to this estimate, the country's daily crude steel production this season was 2.35 million tons, down 2.1% from month to month, 2.12 million tons of iron per day, down 1.0% month on month, and 3.92 million tons of steel per day, up 4.9% month on month.

On October 11, the China Iron and Steel Industry Association released a quarterly report on the steel production of key enterprises in late September 2026. In late September 2026, according to key statistics, steel companies produced a total of 1.881 million tons of crude steel, with an average daily output of 1.881 million tons, a decrease of 2.1%; pig iron of 17.53 million tons, with an average daily output of 1.753 million tons, a decrease of 1.0% month-on-month; 20.56 million tons of steel, with an average daily output of 2,056 million tons, an increase of 10.9% month-on-month. According to this estimate, the country's daily crude steel production this season was 2.35 million tons, down 2.1% from month to month, 2.12 million tons of iron per day, down 1.0% month on month, and 3.92 million tons of steel per day, up 4.9% month on month.