According to figures released by the Brazilian Steel Association, Brazilian steel mills increased production in December.

Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, expects shipments of the steel-making metal to reach up to 340 million tonnes in 2021.

On January 15, the Shanxi headquarters of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was opened in Taiyuan.

China's steel production in December 2020

Key environmental indicators in Shanghai, such as air and water quality, had improved greatly during the period of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

The new guideline is part of efforts to align governance of climate change with environmental conservation.

Aslan pointed out that the industry could not accomplish most of the planned activities and projects last year due to the pandemic.

Elshinebal, a 50-year-old farmer in Tacheng, a city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, used to burn coal for heating and cooking in his suburban bungalow and describes his coal-laden life back then as "dusty".