North China's Hebei province saw its foreign trade grow 3.9 percent year-on-year to 562.9 billion yuan ($82.61 billion) in 2022, according to local customs.

Industrial power consumption up 1.6% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

China's steel industry is expected to see roughly balanced supply and demand in 2023, thanks to the steady recovery of the Chinese economy, according to a senior official of China's top steel industry association.

India remained a net importer of steel for the fourth consecutive month in January, with exports climbing to a seven-month high on increasing international demand.

Australian resources firm BHP and Japanese trading house Mitsubishi plan to sell the 12mn t/yr Blackwater and 2.5mn t/yr Daunia mines from their BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture in Queensland.

Power generation up 12.3% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

In the week ending on February 18, 2023, domestic raw steel production was 1,654,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 74.0 percent.

Australian resources firm BHP and Japanese trading house Mitsubishi plan to sell the 12mn t/yr Blackwater and 2.5mn t/yr Daunia mines from their BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture in Queensland.