MPI: China's steel demand expected to be 874 million tons in 2020
2019-12-12 17:05:02 [Print]
On December 12, China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute (MPI) released the forecast of China's steel demand in 2020
. According to the operation analysis of downstream industries of steel, China's steel demand in 2020 is expected to be about 874 million tons, with a slight decrease year on year . Steel consumption in the construction sector will be 475 million tons, down by 0 . 6% YOY; that in machinery industry will basically maintain the current level, with the annual volume of 142 million tons; that in automotive sector will be about 48 . 2 million tons, down by 3 . 6% YOY; and that in energy sector will be 34 . 5 million tons, up by 1 . 5% YOY.