Many Chinese companies are leveraging their strengths in smart manufacturing to keep production going amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, thus contributing to the fight against the epidemic.

The most active construction steel rebar contract for May delivery was up 22 yuan (about 3.1 U.S. dollars) to close at 3,483 yuan a tonne.

China's crude steel output registered steady growth in the first two months of 2020, industry data showed.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] ASX-listed Mineral Resources has struck an asset sales agreement with fellow listed Resources Development Group (RDG) to divest of its noncore manganese assets in Western Australia.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Mining company Assore, which has been listed on the JSE since 1950, has announced a transaction that will result in the minorities in the company being bought out and the company delisting from the exchange.

Crude steel production up by 3.7% YoY from January to February.

Raw ore volume of iron ore in Hebei up by 3.8% YoY rom January to February.

ferro-alloys.com:Manganese Ore Prices 23 March 2020