China's stainless steel crude steel production from January to September 2025 was 30.4618 million tons, an increase of 1.3869 million tons compared with the same period in 2024, an increase of 4.77%

From January to September 2025, China's stainless steel exports totaled approximately 3.7827 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 87,800 tons, or 2.4%.

From January to July 2025, China's stainless steel exports totaled about 2.9163 million tons, an increase of 141,000 tons year-on-year, an increase of 5.1%.

The cumulative export volume from January to June was about 393,800 tons, an increase of 60,000 tons year-on-year, an increase of 18%.

From January to June 2025, the cumulative domestic stainless steel export volume was about 2.5001 million tons, an increase of 135,300 tons year-on-year, an increase of 5.7%.

In the first half of 2025, the crude steel output of large-scale stainless steel manufacturers in China was 20.47 million tons, an increase of 1.04 million tons year-on-year, an increase of 5.36%.

The cumulative export volume was 2.11 million tons, an increase of 10.36% over the same period last year, and the cumulative net export was 1.3921 million tons from January to May.

China's Steel and Iron Production and Import-Export in Q1

From January to February 2025, China's cumulative net exports of seamless pipes reached 850,700 tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.20%

From January to February 2025, China's cumulative net stainless steel exports were approximately 433,400 tons, an increase of 213,500 tons year-on-year, with a growth rate of 97.1%.