The operating rate and output are still relatively stable and the demand side is relatively weak.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,978 yuan per ton on March 26.

Africa’s extractive industry can support the continent’s resilience and sustainable growth during and beyond the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Australia's Sundance Resources said on Thursday it had referred its dispute with Congo Republic over the Nabeba iron ore project to arbitration in London, where it is seeking $8.76-billion in damages.

South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the country’s updated draft Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in response to climate change, which will be released for public consultation next week.

China's raw coal output rose 25 percent year-on-year to 620 million tons in the first two months of 2021, official data showed.

The output of pig iron rose 4.3 percent from a year earlier to 887.52 million tons.

The guideline also asked the steel industry to reduce pollutants and energy consumption by more than 20 percent and 5 percent by 2025, respectively.