German imports will be 16-30pc down on the year in 2020, according to importers' association VDKI.

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

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

Nickel price trend on July 21st

LME nickel price trend on July 20th

In June, the production of raw coal was 330 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5600 yuan per ton on July 21.

In June 2020, China's coke output was 40.17 million tons.