China's crudes steel production reached 660 million tons in the first 11 months of this year, rising by 2.9% year on year, according to statistics released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Accordingly, it's predicted that the country's crude steel output in 2012 would exceed the production of 680 million tons last year.
In November alone, China's crude steel production surged by 13.7% year on year