Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, expects shipments of the steel-making metal to reach up to 340 million tonnes in 2021.

On January 15, the Shanxi headquarters of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was opened in Taiyuan.

China's steel production in December 2020

Local officials and business executives say following guidelines of the Fifth Plenary Session will lead to high-quality growth.

In December, 2020, China produced 91.2521 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year increase of 7.75%

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

Key environmental indicators in Shanghai, such as air and water quality, had improved greatly during the period of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

The new guideline is part of efforts to align governance of climate change with environmental conservation.