The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5566 yuan per ton on July 22.

Chinese-Australian coal firm Yancoal expects to produce 38mn t of saleable coal in 2020.

European coal imports inched up from April's three-decade low, but were still sharply down on the year in May.

Japan's iron ore imports fell further in June, as domestic steel mills maintained output cuts under pressure from lower manufacturing sector demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sections prices have fallen as low as £430-440/t delivered, according to buy-side sources, despite rises in scrap and iron ore.

China's steel demand expected to recover soon as floods recede: sources

BHP expects 2020-2021 copper production to fall 5-14% as pandemic weighs

China set to boost fuel exports to clear high inventory as floods hit demand