The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,532,652 net tons.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 1,300,000 net tons (NT) of steel in August 2020.

China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week..

China's imports of major commodities including crude oil, iron ore and soybean climbed in the first eight months of the year.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5898 yuan per ton on October 12.

Nickel price trend on October 12th

China logged a record daily output of crude steel in August as the country's economic recovery consolidates, industry data showed.

For the period, the major providers included China, India, Japan and South Korea, according to the Vietnam Steel Association.