China manganese ore imports in Jan-Oct 2021 by country/region.

China ferrosilicon (>55%) exports up 102.92% YoY in October 2021.

China ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports up 9.23% YoY in October 2021.

The October output represented 5.5-percent growth from the same period in 2019, the NBS said.

In October, China's crude steel output was 71.58 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23.3%.

JSW's average capacity utilisation rose to 95pc during October compared with 89pc a year earlier and the highest since March this year when it was 96pc.

China's largest steelmakers scaled back production in late October to the lowest since March 2018, after slightly increasing output from lows in late September.

Its major markets included the US, European and Southeast Asian nations.