In the week ending on August 15, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,377,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 61.5 percent.

Hebei Crude Steel Production up 19% YoY in July.

Japan's steel export volume was 2.429 million tons in June, down 16.7% year-on-year and 3.1% month on month.

China's crude steel production up 9.07% YoY in July 2020.

Japan's iron ore import down 32.1% YoY in June.

Kazakhstan ferroalloys output saw an increase of 1.7% YoY in Jan-Jun.

The major markets supplying steel and iron to Vietnam in the period included China, Japan and South Korea, according to the Vietnam Steel Association on Thursday.

The sharp decline, said the Mongolian Customs General Administration, is largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.