According to the data released by CISA recently, in December of 2011, Chinese overall silicon steel production amounted to 0.495 million t, rising by 62 thousand t month over month. Meanwhile, in the entire 2011, Chinese silicon steel output reached 6.197 million t, swelling by 8.9% year over year.
On the other hand, from Jan-Dec of 2011, Chinese coal imports jumped by 11% year-on-year to 182.4 million t. At the same time, Japanese coal imports totaled 175.2 million t, down 5.1% year over year. Therefore, China has surpassed Japan and become the biggest coal importer in world