China Steel Output Rises, Adding to Concern Over Global Glut
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China’s steel output climbed in August from a month earlier, shrugging off government-ordered shutdowns and increasing concerns that excess production in the world’s biggest supplier is swelling a global glut.
Output of crude steel rose 1.7 percent to 66.94 million metric tons, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday. While production was up from July, it fell