On a quarterly basis, steel demand would be a washout in the first quarter of this fiscal, given the pan-India lockdown that would hurt construction.

ferro-alloys.com:The Price of iron ore enhanced

ferro-alloys.com:The demand for Indian steel predictable to reduce by 7.7%

Business Recorder reported that Pakistan’s All Iron Steel Merchants Association has called for tax relief measures to safeguard the interests of the business community in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Construction on a 8.4-kilometer-long coal-transmission pipeline was recently completed in Jincheng Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jincheng city, Shanxi province, enabling the conveyance of more than 1,000 metric tons of coal per hour.

The cargo throughput of Yantai port in East China's Shandong province reached 79 million tons in the first quarter of 2020.

North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region announced Wednesday it plans to implement 890 major infrastructure projects this year, with an investment of about 130 billion yuan (about $18.41 billion).

Some 90 tons of medical equipment and medical supplies will be flown to Australia on three charter flights by China Eastern, according to Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.