Miner BHP and China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steel producer, have completed a first iron ore trade on MineHub.

Adjusted year-to-date production through June 27, 2020 was 39,165,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 67.0 percent.

The European Commission has published the result of its second investigation reviewing the safeguard measures put in place by the European Union on imports of steel products.

China imported 4.76mn t of coking coal in May, down by 23pc from 6.21mn t in April and down by 19pc from a year earlier.

The American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Board of Directors formally elected John Brett.

China's steel sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points from May to 49.3 in June.

Israel will cut its coal use for electricity generation by 17 percent by the end of this year, according to a statement released by the state's Ministry of Energy on Wednesday.

Amid an accelerated push for green development, China on Monday decided to cap its annual energy consumption at five billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent this year.