China's steel output reached 1.446 billion tonnes in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.1 percent, thanks to the continuous optimization of production structure, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Data also showed that in 2025, China's production of crude steel dropped by 4.4 percent year on year to 961 million tonnes.
"China's cumulative increase in steel production has exceeded 100 million tonnes driven by construction of major national projects and the industrial sector, particularly emerging and future industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing," said Zhang Longqiang, director at China Metallurgical Information and Standardization Institute.
Additionally, China has built the world's cleanest steel production system, with over 80 percent of its production capacity having completed transformation to achieve ultra-low emissions. It has also established an EPD Programme for Steel Industry chain to reveal and share product environmental performance information globally.
Optimized production structure drives China's steel output growth in 2025
China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday.
Noting China has always regarded Uruguay as a trustworthy friend and partner, Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said China is willing to work with Uruguay to follow the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries and promote China-Uruguay cooperation to achieve more results and better benefit the two peoples.
He said the NPC is willing to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with the Uruguayan General Assembly on legislation, supervision and governance experience, and provide a favorable legal environment for deepening practical cooperation.
On the basis of mutual respect, the relations between Uruguay and China have developed healthily and steadily, Orsi said.
He expressed the hope that the two sides will deepen cooperation in such fields as economy and trade, investment, environment and culture, strengthen friendly exchanges between legislative bodies, learn from each other's legislative experience, and continuously promote the development of bilateral relations.
China's top legislator meets Uruguayan president in Beijing
