Iron-ore prices in Asia pushed higher on Monday as strengthening global steel demand buoyed sentiment, and as Chinese steel mills continued to ramp up output despite the government's scrutiny of their compliance with stricter anti-pollution rules.

Fujian Juwei stainless steel pipe project environmental assessment plan is under approval

China's industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 24.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, as the country's industrial production rebounded steadily, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday.

We (at the NRDC) find that a minimum of 50 percent net GHG reductions target by 2030, below 2005 levels is technologically feasible, affordable and achievable－adding to the tally of recent studies reaching the same conclusion.

These projects will bring "rigorous risks and challenges" to the environment, it said.

Hot dipped galvanized sheet and strip, down 7 percent, hot rolled sheet, down 9 percent and cold rolled sheet, down 10 percent.

This was a 32.6% increase from the 2,052,000 permit tons recorded in February and a 43.2% increase from the February final imports total of 1,900,000.

Although China saw rapid development of the solid waste management and recycling sectors, it still faces great challenges, Song said.