In the week ending on July 18, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,306,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 58.3 percent.

Trade unions in the UK suggest they will not allow the end of blast furnace steel production.

Italian steel producers' association, Italian crude steel production fell by 7.9 percent year on year in June this year to 1.916 million tonnes.

Nickel price trend on July 22nd

LME nickel price trend on July 21st

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

The electricity consumption of the manufacturing industry was 1666 billion kwh, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%.

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