U.S. steel imports increase by 8.9% in December 2020

China's coal imports bounced back in December as domestic demand for the fuel surged during the harsh early winter.

China has sent a strong signal that it will ramp up efforts to curb carbon emissions with a vow to include climate impact in the nation's environmental impact assessment.

The latest data from the customs administration show, China imported 96.746 million tons of iron ore sand and its concentrate (iron ore, the same below) in December 2020, a monthly decrease of 1.404 million tons, a decline of 1.4%; imports reached $11.743 bill...

In 2020, China's steel exports totaled 53.671 million tons, down 16.5% YoY.

China's iron ore imports increased by 9.5% in 2020 in comparison with 2019, China Customs data shows.

India's mjunction service platform preliminary statistics show that India's coal imports from April to November 2020 were 137.16 million tons, down 17% from 165.35 million tons in the same period last year.

In November 2020, Japan imported 21435.911 tons of ferrosilicon (containing by weight more than 55% of silicon).