[China Iron and Steel Association: China produced 73.59 million tons of crude steel in September A year-on-year increase of 0.1%] October 21, according to data from the China Iron and Steel Association, in September 2026, the country produced 73.59 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year increase of 0.1%, with a daily output of 2.453 million tons, and environmental protection. A month-on-month increase of 1.9%; the production of pig iron was 65.34 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%; the daily output was 2.178 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 0.2%; the steel production was 118.17 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3. 8%, with a daily output of 3.939 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 6.4%; from January to September, the country produced a total of 725 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%, with a cumulative daily output of 2.6548 million tons; production 628 million tons of iron were produced, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%, with a cumulative daily production of 2.302 million tons; 1.067 billion tons of steel were produced, a year-on-year decrease of 2.0%, with a cumulative daily production of 3.9088 million tons.