China also added a net 1.2GW of nuclear capacity to 49.9GW, 12.1GW of hydro to 370.2GW and 55.6GW of thermal capacity to 1,245GW.

China's steel sector registered output expansion last year, industrial data showed.

The output of steel reached 4.82 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 57.4%.

U.S. steel imports increase by 8.9% in December 2020

China's raw coal output expanded by 0.9 percent year on year in 2020.

Japan's crude steel production increased 3.6% month-on-month in December last year

ArcelorMittal Ukrainian subsidiary Krivoy Rog's crude steel production declines in 2020

US steel industry capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent last week.