The global steel industry is being impacted as our customers are hit by shutdowns.

The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in March 2020, a decrease of 6.0% compared to March 2019.

The steel industry was affected by the virus in the first quarter of 2020.

In March, Ningxia's industrial power generation was 15.25 billion kwh, an increase of 10.7% year on year.

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) ramped up iron ore production and dispatch to 29.26 million tonne (mt) and 29.43 mt in 2019-20.

"More closures would be necessary, as demand shows little sign of recovery," said one US mining firm.

Indian state-run steel maker RINL has shut down two blast furnaces at its Visakhapatnam plant.

The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA)’s member enterprises suffered a strong reduction in production and business in the first quarter of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.