The 2210 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8072 yuan per ton on September 19.

During the period, Hebei's trade with countries along the Belt and Road increased 22.4 percent to 122.44 billion yuan.

Rio Tinto and Baowu said on Wednesday that they will set up a JV to develop the Western Range iron ore mine project in Pilbara.

ERG has long considered ESG a priority in the group's operations and rolled out such a strategy in 2021.

Most of the capital goods monitored by the Chinese government posted lower prices in early September compared with late August this year, official data showed Wednesday.

This week, the ferrosilicon Futures fluctuated downward, and the spot price rose by a small margin of around 100 yuan per ton.

The 2210 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7916 yuan per ton on September 16.

The three projects being constructed are with a combined production capacity of 6.2 million tons worth around 35 billion riyals, he added.