January-October imports rose by 73.9pc from a year earlier to 17.71mn.

Iranian steel producers exported 2.358 million tons of steel ingots and products during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), IRNA reported.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) imports down 63.82% year on year in September, 2020.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) imports down 45.83% year on year in Jan-Sep, 2020.

In September 2020, Japan imported 27693.078 tons of ferrosilicon, an increase of 125.55% over the previous month.

From January to September 2020, Japan imported 250201.03 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%).

Ukraine’s manganese ore imports declined by 7.5% in September,imports fell by 55.7% in the first nine months of 2020

China's steel sector registered output expansion in September as the country's economic recovery maintains momentum, industrial data showed.