China's Tianjin port saw iron ore imports rise 13.6 percent year-on-year to around 37.86 million tons in the first half of this year, according to Tianjin Customs.

Blast Furnace 5 reached the end of its useful life and was idled, decision on its further use pending.

China's benchmark power coal price dropped slightly during the past week.

Jindal Steel & Power Limited has posted a robust set of numbers during the quarter led by higher volumes.

Zhanjiang saw a resumption of growth in its economy in the first half of this year after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The No 8 BF was temporarily idled in mid-March amid lower demand resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and related automotive production stoppages.

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.

US coking coal prices held mostly steady at the end of this week, with European demand muted for the third quarter.