China's logistics prosperity index hit 53.6 percent in April, up 2.1 percentage points from the previous month.

Ferrosilicon tender notice of May, 2020 (05/08/2020).

In late April, 2020, key steel mills produced 20.1204 million tons of crude steel, 18.3798 million tons of pig iron, 20.4203 million tons of steel products and 3.2526 million tons of coke.

Iron ore futures opened higher Friday in daytime trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

Iron ore futures closed higher on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

China's benchmark power coal price dropped slightly during the past week.

Tehran has imposed new limits on exports of Iranian steel, requiring exporters to secure export permission from the ministry of industry, mine and trade.

Japan's manufacturing sector is beginning a slow return to normal after Tokyo today eased Covid-19 restrictions in parts of the country.