For the month of November, 2019, steel production was 1856.9 thousand tons in Hunan Province.

Adjusted year-to-date production through January 11, 2020 was 3,008,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 82.1 percent.

China imported 1.069 billion tons of iron ore.

AISI: Steel Imports Down 17% Year-to-Date through November.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 1,541,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November 2019.

China's imports of coking coal saw steady growth in November, according to data from General Administration of Customs.

Korea imported 18858 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in November.

Japan imported 30157.42 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in November.