Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed China produced 258.8 million tons of pig iron in the first half of this year, up 5.6 percent year-on-year; 266.58 million tons of crude steel, up 1.2 percent; and 316.48 million tons of steel products, up 5.7 percent. In June, China produced 48.93 million tons of pig iron, 49.39 million tons of crude steel and 62.14 million tons of steel products, all setting the new records. The average daily output stood at 1.65 million tons in June.