Total emissions in China’s steel industry in January-July 2024 increased by 4.3% compared to the same period in 2023. This was reported by the China Steel Association (CISA).

Sulphur dioxide emissions per ton of steel amounted to 0.18 kg/t (-13.4% y/y), particulate matter – 0.20 kg/t (-9.2% y/y), nitrogen oxide – 0.34 kg/t (-9.9% y/y).

The total volume of water used by metallurgical enterprises in January-July increased by 1.7% y/y – to 65.16 billion cubic meters. In particular, new water intake decreased by 3.3% y/y, while reuse increased by 1.8% y/y. The water reuse rate amounted to 98.3%, up 0.09ppt y/y.

In January-July, Chinese steelmakers produced 57.48 million tons of steel slag, down 2.2% y/y. Blast furnace slag production decreased by 0.3% y/y – to 154.34 million tons. The utilization rate of steelmaking slag was 99.01% (+0.02 percentage points y/y), and that of blast furnace slag was 99.29%.

Blast furnace gas production amounted to 618.06 billion cubic meters, down 4.6% y/y, BOF gas production amounted to 54.18 billion cubic meters (-0.3% y/y), and coke oven gas production amounted to 35.8 billion cubic meters (-1.7% y/y). The blast furnace gas utilization rate was 98.83%, up 0.28 percentage points compared to January-July 2023, BOF gas utilization rate was 98.27% (-0.16 percentage points y/y), and coke oven gas utilization rate was 98.67% (+0.29 percentage points y/y).