According to the information released by the all China Metallurgical Association, the proportion of private iron and steel enterprises in the country's crude steel output continues to increase, from 62% in 2019 to 63.21%, with a total output of 66569 million t...

The output of ferrochrome and stainless steel dropped in 2020.

The increase took overall shipments for the last year to 407mn, slightly higher than a government-set target for the year of 400mn t.

The carbon intensity of the UK power sector reached its highest level in over a year in January.

Brazilian mining firm Vale said it expects to achieve iron ore production capacity of 350mn t/yr this year, up by 8.7pc from a year earlier.

Baowu produced 96mn t of steel in 2019 to overtake Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, which produced 89.8mn t, as the world's largest steelmaker.

"[Rail operator] Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is cancelling many trains," said one supplier.

"[Rail operator] Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is cancelling many trains," said one supplier.