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Members of the China Iron & Steel Assn (Cisa), which are mainly medium-sized and large steelmakers, recorded a profit of 22.656 billion yuan ($3.68 billion) in January-October, compared with 14.043 billion yuan ($2.28) over the same period a year ago.
This was disclosed by Li Xinchuang, Cisa’s deputy secretary-general, at a conference on Saturday December 6.
The steep fall in iron ore prices contributed to the improved profitability, he said.
Metal Bulletin’s index for 62% Fe seaborne iron ore averaged at $102.05 per tonne cfr China during January-October of this year, down nearly 25% from an average price of $135.85 over the same period of last year.
