Anglo American is expecting a production impact of 2-3 million tonnes at its Kumba iron ore operations in 2020, following a decision to operate with around half of its workforce during a 21-day lockdown in South Africa that started this week.

India’s JSW Steel expects a significant reduction in its capacity utilization rates during the country’s 21-day lockdown following its move to suspend or scale down operations across various locations, it said on Thursday March 26.

Nationwide lockdowns and restrictions on activity to contain the Covid-19 pandemic could reduce the supply of iron ore in the seaborne market by around 18 million tonnes this year, according to mining company Vale.

Indian domestic steel demand is likely to see a sharp dive in the first quarter of the coming fiscal due to stalled factories and production cutbacks across major user industries like auto and construction.

Chongqing Iron & Steel (Group) saw a decrease of 48.22% on profit.

United States Steel Corporation announced a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus COVID-19 and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.

The unit's BF No 2 has been idle since July 2019, due to market conditions. The Tubarão complex's total capacity amounts to about 7.5 million tonne per year.

Financial Express reported that Steel Authority of India has proposed to expand its capacity to 49.6 million tonnes per annum in its Vision 2030 programme.