The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5674 yuan per ton on September 8.

UK car sales drop in August after July rebound.

Nickel price trend on September 7th

Global steel production also registered a fall during the month under review, the data showed.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5700 yuan per ton on September 7.

Japan's coking coal imports rose in July on the back of a recovery in steel output, mainly from auto manufacturing demand.

US coal exports fell from year-earlier levels in July as a drop in thermal coal shipments outweighed an increase in metallurgical volumes.

Baosteel expects China's vehicle production to drop 6% year on year to 24.2 million units in 2020, improving from a 11.8% year-on-year drop in January-July.