From January to December, China produced 1053 million tons of crude steel, with a year-on-year growth of 5.16%.

China's coal imports bounced back in December as domestic demand for the fuel surged during the harsh early winter.

China has sent a strong signal that it will ramp up efforts to curb carbon emissions with a vow to include climate impact in the nation's environmental impact assessment.

In 2020, China's steel exports totaled 53.671 million tons, down 16.5% YoY.

China's iron ore imports increased by 9.5% in 2020 in comparison with 2019, China Customs data shows.

China produced 770.7 thousand tons of premiary magnesium in 2020.

In Jan-Nov, 2020, China exported a total of 353.1 thousand tons of magnesium products.

In the week ending on January 9, 2021, US domestic raw steel production was 1,709,000 net tons.