According to statistics, the production of crude stainless steel from China’s 32 stainless steel plants totaled around 2.71 million tons in July, up by 7.68% compared to the previous month and 2.00% from the same month a year ago.

Among them, the production of 200 series was 868,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of 2.42% and a year-on-year decrease of 14.86%; that of 300 series was roughly 1.39 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 12.04% and a year-on-year increase of 12.69%; that of 400 series was about 453,000 tons, a month-on-month hike of 5.47% and a year-on-year rise of 11.85%.