China's power output increased in the first half of April as many industries resumed operations.

The steel industry was affected by the virus in the first quarter of 2020.

In March, Ningxia's industrial power generation was 15.25 billion kwh, an increase of 10.7% year on year.

The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA)’s member enterprises suffered a strong reduction in production and business in the first quarter of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indian state-run steel maker RINL has shut down two blast furnaces at its Visakhapatnam plant.

Indonesia’s manufacturing industry kept positive growth at 10.11 percent in the first quarter of 2020 amid the pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"More closures would be necessary, as demand shows little sign of recovery," said one US mining firm.

Those products enjoyed high export revenues in 2019.