Xibao Group and Inner Mongolia Beikong Guanghan Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. formally signed a contract

At present, China's crude stainless steel output ranks first in the world, accounting for more than half of the global market, according to the forum.

The country is also expected to remain the world's largest primary energy consumer despite slowing demand growth.

China's top economic planner has approved a coal mine construction project in the city of Yulin, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region saw its railway freight volume top 45.8 million tons in the third quarter of 2020.

China's car sales rose in September for a fifth straight month to their highest level this year.

China's economy expanded by almost 5pc in the third quarter, continuing the country's recovery from its Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5918 yuan per ton on October 20.