In 2020, crude steel output rose by 5.2 percent year on year to exceed 1.05 billion tonnes, according to the association.

A total of 104 coal mines in Shanxi have applied for increasing their production capacity this year.

The November output represented 6.1-percent growth from the same period in 2019, according to the NBS.

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The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8238 yuan per ton on December 15.