Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Co. (Hebei Steel) has announced an operating revenue of RMB 37.911 billion ($5.68 billion) for the first half of the current year, down 10.65 percent year on year, with a net profit of RMB 409 million ($61.23 million), up 14.57 percent year on year.
In the given period, Hebei Steel produced 14.4929 million mt of pig iron, 14.1242 million mt of crude steel and 13.72 million mt of finished steel.