The November output represented 6.1-percent growth from the same period in 2019, according to the NBS.

In 2020, crude steel output rose by 5.2 percent year on year to exceed 1.05 billion tonnes, according to the association.

A total of 104 coal mines in Shanxi have applied for increasing their production capacity this year.

The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8306 yuan per ton on December 16.

Steel exports jumped 31.3 percent from a year earlier to 53.02 million tonnes during the period.

Dinson, a subsidiary of China's Tsingshan Holding Group Company Limited, is the constructor of the iron and steel plant, which is scheduled for commissioning next year.

Silicomanganese futures close at 7872 on December 16, a decrease of 1.35%

La Nina’s threat extends beyond farming to iron and coal fields