Miner Rio Tinto has trimmed its 2020 iron ore shipments guidance from the Pilbara area of Western Australia by between 6 million mt and 9 million mt.

More than a third of Chinese steel mills are considering cutting steel production due to rising inventories.

There may be some shortages of containers as Chinese export numbers have taken a tumble during this crisis.

Ferrosilicon futures 2005 contract close at 5730 on Tuesday February 18.

The administration said it will supervise resumption of energy production as part of the effort to control and prevent further spread of the new strain of the coronavirus.

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is more than the holding position.

In a difficult economic environment, thyssenkrupp’s sales were virtually stable at EUR 9.7 billion in the first three months of the current fiscal year 2019/2020.

JFE Steel announced its decision to idle part of its steel plate manufacturing operations in Japan on account of falling steel demand and faltering global economic growth situation.