By the end of 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will openly solicit opinions on the "Guidance on Promoting High-quality Development of Iron and Steel Industry (Draft)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7572 yuan per ton on January 19.

Indian metals trading company MMTC cut off about 12 months of manganese exports due to domestic supply constraints and is preparing to issue the first tender for manganese exports this year.

According to figures released by the Brazilian Steel Association, Brazilian steel mills increased production in December.

Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, expects shipments of the steel-making metal to reach up to 340 million tonnes in 2021.

On January 15, the Shanxi headquarters of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was opened in Taiyuan.

China's steel production in December 2020

Elshinebal, a 50-year-old farmer in Tacheng, a city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, used to burn coal for heating and cooking in his suburban bungalow and describes his coal-laden life back then as "dusty".