Although Brazilian miner Vale is focusing on cost control in response to the global economic slowdown, it also advances key projects.

Steelmaker Ternium, controlled by Italian-Argentine group Techint, saw its Q3 net income fall by more than 80% year-on-year to US$220mn.

Coal made up the bulk of that cargo — about 1.1 billion tons — up 17 percent year-on-year.

The official said that the government will encourage central SOEs to conduct strategic cooperation in various ways.

China's raw coal output posted stable expansion in September, official data showed.

The province also saw a growth in the import of agricultural products, iron ore, mechanical and electronic products, and sawn timber.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy security.

Coal made up the bulk of that cargo — about 1.1 billion tons — up 17 percent year-on-year.