Crude steel production in Arab countries is expected to increase this year to around 29 million metric tons.

China has full confidence in ensuring adequate energy supply.

China is boosting efforts to ensure the energy supply for hospitals in Wuhan to fight against the novel coronavirus.

East China's Yantai port unloaded 317,000 tons of iron ores in 26 hours after a large-scale ship from Brazil berthed in the port on Feb 18.

Steel major Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd is banking on its smart manufacturing and logistics strengths to sustain production even as the novel coronavirus outbreak forces several companies to suspend production.

China's steel industry, which has been facing a rough time due to rising inventories and falling product prices due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, is expected to recover rapidly during the second quarter of this year, experts said.

China has full confidence to guarantee the energy supply and ensure that work resumes smoothly, the country's top economic regulator said on Sunday.

China has made considerable progress in speeding up coal production and resumption of work to contain the novel coronavirus pneumonia.