China exported 7.811 million tons of steel in the first two month of 2020, down by 2.886 million tons (27%) vs. the same period in 2019.

CITIC Pacific Special Steel posts 50-percent rise in profit in 2019.

State-owned SAIL has supplied special grade steel plates produced at its Bhilai unit for the country's first human space mission programme -- Gaganyaan, a company official has said.

China's coal-rich province of Shanxi has seen more than 500 coal mines resume production in February, which ensured energy supply amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

The novel coronavirus epidemic will boost the expansion of the 5G network in the country, as the central authorities recently called for accelerated construction of the 5G network.

Steel giant China Baowu Steel Group announced Wednesday that it surpassed the Luxembourg-headquartered ArcelorMittal to become the world's largest producer of crude steel in 2019.

China's steel sector slowed down in February as market demand weakened amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a report from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) showed.

Ferrosilicon futures 2005 contract close at 5606 on Monday March 9.