Authorities in Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, are stepping up efforts to help businesses resume production after the prolonged shutdown for the Lunar New Year holiday.

"In the third quarter, I think you'll see a meaningful rebound aided by measures taken by the central bank," he told China Daily.

Latin America saw its production of crude steel in December fall by 12% compared to the same month of 2018.

Ferrosilicon futures 2005 contract close at 5784 on Thursday February 20.

Nickel price trend on February 20th

The Telegraph reported that British Steel bidder Jingye is set to axe 400 jobs at the embattled firm's Scunthorpe plant as it closes in on a takeover.

Colombia looks to recover $181.5m in alleged unpaid royalties from South32

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