Japan’s crude steel output for the year to March 2020 was 98.43 million tonnes, down 4.3% from a year earlier.

He also said the company’s biggest customers were in the construction sector, which has been less hit by the pandemic than the auto industry.

Lleading UK based structural steel group Severfield plc announced its results for the 12 month period ended 31 March 2020.

In the first five months, coal imports rose by 16.8 percent to hit 149 million tonnes.

The construction of a major bridge over the Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region completed closure on Saturday.

The company kept prices unchanged for all of its steel products in June for a second consecutive month.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining, through a video-conference from New Delhi, said an official statement.

United States Steel Corporation has provided second quarter 2020 guidance and an update on its latest liquidity requirements for the remainder of the year.