According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China's crude steel production in the month of the year was 86.88 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.4%; from January to the month of the year, China's crude steel production was 764.85 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1%.

From the provincial-level data, Hebei ranks first with a production of 1.2 million tons from January to February; Jiangsu follows with 1.1 million tons; Shandong ranks third with 1.0 million tons.