Chinese equities edge down at midday with renamed steelmaker＇s tumble

Crude steel production in China, the world＇s largest steel maker, rose 14 percent to a record last year, further complicating this year＇s iron ore negotiations. Steel output rose to 568 million tons in 2009 from 500 million tons in 2008, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on January 21.     

Steelmaker eyes ore stake

China＇s apparent consumption of crude steel is likely to reach 596 million tons this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.6 percent, according to a steel association official.     

Steelmaker eyes ore stake

China＇s apparent consumption of crude steel is likely to reach 596 million tons this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.6 percent, according to a steel association official.     

Nation＇s Grain Output to Top 490 mln Tons in 2006

China＇s grain output would increase for the third consecutive year to more than 490 million tons in 2006, according to the State Grain and Oil Information Center.     

World Steel Association：China＇s steel use to go down 5%

China＇s apparent steel use, predicted to see a five percent decline in 2009, will lead the recovery for the whole world with a total steel use decline of 14.9 percent, the World Steel Association said here on April 27. The World Steel Association （Worldsteel）, which represents 180 steel producers, national and regional steel industry, forecasted that worldwide apparent steel use is expected to decline by 14.9 percent to 1,018.6 million metric tons （mmt） in 2009 after declining by 1.4 percent to 1,197 mmt in 2008.     

World Steel Association：china＇s steel use to go down 5%

China＇s apparent steel use, predicted to see a five percent decline in 2009, will lead the recovery for the whole world with a total steel use decline of 14,9 percent, the World Steel Association said here on April 27. The World Steel Association （Worldsteel）, which represents 180 steel producers, national and regional steel industry, forecasted that worldwide ap- parent steel use is expected to decline by 14.9 percent to 1,018.6 million metric tons （mmt） in 2009 after declining by 1.4 percent to 1,197 mmt in 2008.     

China Records Month-on-Month Decline in Steel Exports

China exported 5.94 million tons of rolled steel in July, a growth of 66% over the same month of last year,but a decline of 420,000 tons or 6.6% from the previous month. Zhou Xizeng,an analyst with CITIC Securities, said the month-on-month drop indicated that the government's efforts to     

China＇s grain output to top 500 min tonnes in 2009

China＇s grain output is expected to top 500 million tonaes for the third consecutive year in 2009, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture （MOA） on December 2t. The country＇s planting area was expected to increase 34 million mu （2.27 million hectares） this year, the biggest rise since 2006, which was a major contributor to this year＇s grain production growth, said Ye Zhenqin, director with the Planting Industry Management Department of the MOA, at a press conference.     

Expecting A Brighter Future？

China＇s shipbuilders faced with great difficulties China＇s fledgling shipbuilding industry is set for more hard times as industry insiders have indicated that the global shipbuild- ing industry is unlikely to recover in the near future. New ship- building orders received by China in the first quarter of this year fell 98.3 percent year-on-year to 0.19 million deadweight tons （dwt）, according to Clarkson Research Service. In the first quarter, new orders have fallen by 97 percent to 1.33 million dwt worldwide.     

Analysis of Energy Consumption in Beijing

1. Present characteristics of Beijing＇s energy consumption
1.1 The slowing of the growth in total energy consumption
In 2008. Beijing＇s total energy consumption reached 63.437 million tons of standard coal, an increase of 586.6 thousand tons compared with the previous year. The increasing range was 1%, dropping 5.45% compared with the previous year, as shown in Figure 1.