China Hebei Nov steel output drops 13 pct on month

摘要

Steel output in China's biggest producing province of Hebei fell 13 percent on a daily basis in November from a month earlier as mills suspended operations during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing, official data showed on Monday. Big declines in Hebei steel output were expected this month, with dozens of mills asked to suspend operations completely during Nov. 7-12 as global heads of state arrived in Beijing for the APEC session.