Australia's coal industry is reviewing plans for expansion and sustaining capital expenditure as they attempt to conserve cash amid fears that coal prices will return to a long period of historical lows below those seen in 2015-16.

The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in March 2020, a decrease of 6.0% compared to March 2019.

The global steel industry is being impacted as our customers are hit by shutdowns.

China's power output increased in the first half of April as many industries resumed operations.

The steel industry was affected by the virus in the first quarter of 2020.

In March, Ningxia's industrial power generation was 15.25 billion kwh, an increase of 10.7% year on year.

"More closures would be necessary, as demand shows little sign of recovery," said one US mining firm.

Indonesia’s manufacturing industry kept positive growth at 10.11 percent in the first quarter of 2020 amid the pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.