China-Australia economic and trade relations now have scope for improvement, so the two countries should strengthen their cooperation, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

US steelmaker Nucor kept its plate prices flat last week in its latest price announcement for the products.

Integrated steelmaker US Steel today has joined two of its competitors with increasing its flat steel prices by $100/short ton (st).

Shipments from the four largest iron ore producers in Western Australia's (WA) Pilbara rebounded in the week to 18 February from a two-year low the previous week.

In Gansu's Wuwei city, a 500,000 mu (33,333 hectares) photovoltaic power base is under construction, with a total installed capacity of 15 million kilowatts.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,186,000 net tons (NT) of steel in December 2022.

India remained a net importer of steel for the fourth consecutive month in January, with exports climbing to a seven-month high on increasing international demand.

Australian resources firm BHP and Japanese trading house Mitsubishi plan to sell the 12mn t/yr Blackwater and 2.5mn t/yr Daunia mines from their BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture in Queensland.