Trade unions in the UK suggest they will not allow the end of blast furnace steel production.

Zhanjiang saw a resumption of growth in its economy in the first half of this year after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

US coking coal prices held mostly steady at the end of this week, with European demand muted for the third quarter.

Sections prices have fallen as low as £430-440/t delivered, according to buy-side sources, despite rises in scrap and iron ore.

Japan's iron ore imports fell further in June, as domestic steel mills maintained output cuts under pressure from lower manufacturing sector demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trade unions in the UK suggest they will not allow the end of blast furnace steel production.

Chinese-Australian coal firm Yancoal expects to produce 38mn t of saleable coal in 2020.

Australian mining giant BHP has recorded its largest quarterly output of iron ore ever from the company's Western Australian (WA) operations, due to strong demand from Chinese steel mills.