[China's crude steel output in March increased by 6.9% year on year] the World Iron and Steel Association released the crude steel output of various countries in March 2023 on its official Wechat account this afternoon. China's crude steel output was 95.73 million tons, an increase of 6.9% over the same period last year; India's crude steel output was 11.4 million tons, up 2.7% from the same period last year; and Japan's crude steel output was 7.5 million tons, down 5.9% from the same period last year. Us crude steel production was 6.7 million tons, down 2.1 per cent from a year earlier, while Russian crude steel production is estimated to be 6.6 million tons, up 0.4 per cent from a year earlier. (financial Associated Press reporter Xing Qixin)