The world's biggest project using solar and wind power to produce hydrogen started construction in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday.

China-Australia economic and trade relations now have scope for improvement, so the two countries should strengthen their cooperation, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Now, nearly 90 pairs of heavy-haul trains make round trips along the Daqin Railway every day, said the China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd.

Shipments from the four largest iron ore producers in Western Australia's (WA) Pilbara rebounded in the week to 18 February from a two-year low the previous week.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,186,000 net tons (NT) of steel in December 2022.

US steelmaker Nucor has raised its flat rolled steel prices by $100/short ton (st) and set a minimum target price of $1,000/st for hot rolled coil (HRC) products.

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.

This was a 9.8% increase from the 2,262,000 permit tons recorded in December and a 12.7% increase from the December final imports total of 2,203,000.