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China's output of refractories' downstream industries in Jan-Feb 2026

2026-03-24

Mar. 24, 2026 - In January and February 2026, China's economy got off to a good start, with overall market demand remaining stable with a slight increase, and new quality productive forces growing and expanding further. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size across the country increased by 6.3% year-on-year, 1.1 percentage points faster than that in December of the previous year. 


There were ups and downs among the production of downstream industries of refractory materials. Among them, the output of pig iron, crude steel, flat glass and lead has decreased year-on-year, while the output of cement, ten kinds of non-ferrous metals, ferroalloys, coke, etc. has increased year-on-year. The specific output of refractory materials-consuming industries in Jan-Feb 2026 is listed as follows:


Industry

Output in Jan-Feb, 2026

(Million Ton)

YoY Growth Rate (%)

Pig iron

137.704 -2.7

Crude steel

160.335 -3.6

Cement

178.273 6.8

Flat glass

145.610 (mln weight case)

-3.5

Ferroalloy

6.317 8.1

Alumina

15.180 0.2

Electrolytic aluminum

7.534 3.0

Electrolytic copper

2.473 9.0

Lead

1.150 -1.0

Zinc

1.198 5.4

Ten non-ferrous metals

13.421 3.9

Coke

82.546 1.1