Chapter One: Production of Steel in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone

1.1 The Output of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Increase Rate Hitting Record Low in 26 Years

1.2 Steel Giants in China Further Cutting Production in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and Global Output of Steel Delivering Negative Growth

1.3 Output of Steel Plates and Strips Increasing Slightly from Last Year, but Reducing Obviously in the 4^th Quarter of 2008

1.4 M&A Among Steel Companies being in Greater Scale, while Industrial Concentration Having Increased

1.5 Output Increasing Fast in Hubei, Anhui and Hebei Provinces, but Reducing in Liaoning, Shanghai, and Shanxi Provinces

Chapter Two: Import and Export of Steel Products in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone

2.1 The Export of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Export Reducing by more than 10 Per Cent Year-on-Year

2.2 The Mix of Steel Products Exported by China Having Become more Reasonable, and Shares of Steel Plates, Pipes and Strips Having Greatly Increased

2.3 China's Export of Steel to S Korea, the U.S. and Middle East Having Increased, while that to the EU and Vietnam Reduced

Chapter Three: Fixed Assets Investment in China's Steel Industry in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone

3.1 Fixed Assets Investment in Steel Industry Having Increased Rapidly, while it in Mining Kept Increasing Fast

3.2 Investment in Steel Industry Increased Sharply in Hebei, Liaoning and Hubei, the Top Three in China

3.3 Proportion of Bank Loans Reduced in the Investment in the First Half of 2008, while Increased in the Second Half

Chapter Four: Consumption of Steel and Conditions in Raw Materials Market in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone

4.1 The Consumption of Crude Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Increase Rate Hitting Record Low in 8 Years

4.2 Prices in China's Steel Market Falling after Going up, and Fell Sharply in the 4^th Quarter of 2008

4.3 International Steel Prices Collapsed in the 4th Quarter of 2008, while the Gap Obviously Shrank between China's Steel Prices and the World's

4.4 Prices of and Ocean Freight for Raw Materials Showed Great Volatility, Falling after Going up

Chapter Five: Financial Conditions of China's Medium- and Large-Sized Metallurgy Companies in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone

5.1 China's Steel Industry Made Great Losses in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Export Reducing by more than 40 Per Cent Year-on-Year

5.2 Asset-Liability Ratio Increased in China's Still Industry, and Cost Increased too

Chapter Six: Operation of Companies with Production Capacity of Over 5 Million Tons Annually in China, 2008

6.1 Companies Cut Their Production Significantly in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and the Output of more than Half of Them Reduced Year-on-Year

6.2 The Effectiveness of China's Steel Companies Reduced Sharply in the 4^th Quarter of 2008, and 70% of Them Made Losses

Chapter Seven: Developing Trend of China's Steel Industry, 2009

7.1 Global Demand for Steel Reduced Sharply, and both Supply and Demand are Weak

7.2 Growth of China's Economy Moderated Slowly, while Consumption of Steel would Achieve Low Growth

7.3 China's Output of Steel was Expected to be about 500 Million Tons, while the Industrial Concentration would Increase Future

7.4 China's Export of Steel would Reduce Sharply, while Import Keep Stable

7.5 Steel Prices are Stable in China, and Steel Industry is Expected to Stop Making Loss