German imports will be 16-30pc down on the year in 2020, according to importers' association VDKI.

Sections prices have fallen as low as £430-440/t delivered, according to buy-side sources, despite rises in scrap and iron ore.

European coal imports inched up from April's three-decade low, but were still sharply down on the year in May.

Trade unions in the UK suggest they will not allow the end of blast furnace steel production.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5566 yuan per ton on July 22.

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