The 2303 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8492 yuan per ton on January 12.

The figure includes 30 million tons of crude oil and more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Daqing Oilfield.

In the first 11 months of last year, the country's iron ore imports dipped 2.1 percent year-on-year to around 1.02 billion metric tons, he said.

Increase of clean energy seen as key to achieving nation's carbon goals.

Average monthly output of coal produced by the company has been around 50 million tons during the past 15 months, he added.

A trade delegation, composed of over 30 representatives from foreign trade enterprises and government in northeast China's Jilin Province, has recently departed for Russia to expand business opportunities there.

The NEA also vowed to actively develop nuclear power in a safe and orderly manner. The goal is to increase the installed capacity of nuclear power by 2.89 million kW.

The first freight train was on its way to Poland, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Monday.