In 2020 Qinghai ferroalloys output decrease 7.7% YoY.

Hebei Crude Steel Production increased in 2020.

Ordos City Ferrosilicon Production up 19.3% in 2020.

Ferroalloys Production in Ordos City up 15.8% in 2020.

China imported 3.57mn t of coking coal last month, down by 4pc from 3.72mn t in November.

The country produced 30.14mn t of crude stainless steel in 2020, up by 2.51pc from 2019.

China also added a net 1.2GW of nuclear capacity to 49.9GW, 12.1GW of hydro to 370.2GW and 55.6GW of thermal capacity to 1,245GW.

China's steel sector registered output expansion last year, industrial data showed.