Iranian media IRNA reported that Iran has defined 16 development projects in the steel sector which are aimed to boost the country’s output of steel products by 19 million tonnes in a course of five years.

Dutch newpaper Telegraaf reported that despite announced layoffs, employment at Tata Steel Nederland in IJmuiden will be guaranteed until October 2021.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]：Last week India’s aluminium industry called upon New Delhi to cut basic customs duties on aluminium fluoride and other raw materials necessary for aluminium production, as such duties make it all but impossible for domestic producers to co...

Tata Steel Oct-Dec sales volume rises 17 pct in India, subdued in Europe, South East Asia.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]：Until the end of Dec 2019, The inventories of Iron Ore imported was 127 million tons, the volume up 3.13 million tons with an increase 2.53%, in Nov 2019, The volume of iron ore imported was 90.65 million tons and up 5.05%YoY，in the first ...

[FAerro-lloys.com] Coal（HS27011900）imported in the first 11month in 2019, the toatl lagest volume from Indonesia and Russia, the volume from Indonesia was 31876613.96 tons and the volume from Russia was 3121969.443 tons. the volume from Mongolia was 177144.3...

Eco-friendly coal-fired plant powers houses, wins hearts in Pakistan.

Indian steel industry has welcomed Indian Government’s decision to promulgate an ordinance to open up coal mining in the country to non coal companies.