China imported 4.76mn t of coking coal in May, down by 23pc from 6.21mn t in April and down by 19pc from a year earlier.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 1,792,000 net tons (NT) of steel in May 2020.

The American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Board of Directors formally elected John Brett.

Miner BHP and China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steel producer, have completed a first iron ore trade on MineHub.

The European Commission has published the result of its second investigation reviewing the safeguard measures put in place by the European Union on imports of steel products.

Adjusted year-to-date production through June 27, 2020 was 39,165,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 67.0 percent.

China's steel sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points from May to 49.3 in June.

Amid an accelerated push for green development, China on Monday decided to cap its annual energy consumption at five billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent this year.