According to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China, China’s iron ore production totaled around 86.9 million tons in April, increasing by nearly 6.3% compared to the previous month and also up by 11.7% from the same month a year ago. The imports during the period were around 98.6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.98%.

In the first four months of this year, China’s iron ore production amounted to approximately 322.7 million tons, hiking by 18.6% from the same period a year earlier. The imports had a year-on-year increase of 6.7% to roughly 382 million tons.