A leap of over 300% in China's semi -made steel export

China’s export of semi -made steel has increased by more than four times this year, to be added to the unprecedented quantities of this mineral despite trading procedures. Semi -made steel is a mediator product that is used before the launch of use in various sectors such as cars, constructions and consumer goods. These products, including steel bars, usually form a small percentage of total exports, but internal pressure and limiting other countries for traditional products flow to change this trend. According to Chinese customs data, semi -made steel exports jumped 320% during the first seven months of 2025 to score 7.4 million tonnes, powered by increasing costs to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. In July alone, exported quantities exceeded 1.5 million tonnes, equivalent to about 14% of total Chinese steel exports abroad. This year’s wealth of Chinese steel exports violated the wealth of Chinese steel exports of expectations, as it still reached high levels despite the escalation of protectionism in global markets. China’s total exports reached a record level in the second quarter, which helped support the local market, suffering from the effects of chronic weakness in the property sector. Also read: The Chinese real estate crisis is pushing the price of iron again, Jinshan Shih, an analyst at Horizon Insights, said: “Unless compulsory restrictions are imposed on the production that limits the local offer; we expect the export of steel rods, given the great competitive advantage that China has prices.” This flexibility reflects the ability of Chinese traders to find new markets despite commercial obstacles. On the other hand, exports of the hot steel pools dropped by about 13% during the first seven months of the year, after undergoing investigations related to commercial landfills from Vietnam and South Korea and a number of other major destinations. Some of the votes were raised in the Chinese steel sector, which is asked to reduce the export of steel bars. In July, the Chinese Iron and Steel Association suggested that it impose restrictions on these exports, on the pretext that it wasted local treatment energy, as the metal rolls abroad, and that iron ore prices remain high. This year, Indonesia has the list of importers above -on the purchase of 1.14 million tonnes of semi -made steel, followed by the Philippines with a little less than one million tonnes, then Turkey, Italy and Saudi Arabia.