China's annual crude steel production declined in 2021 for the first time in six years, retreating from a record high in 2020, as the world's largest steel producer steps up efforts to achieve its carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals.
The country's crude steel output reached 1.03 billion tonnes in 2021, falling 3% from the previous year, showed data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, the first . . .
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