Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, expects shipments of the steel-making metal to reach up to 340 million tonnes in 2021.

From January to December, China produced 1053 million tons of crude steel, with a year-on-year growth of 5.16%.

In December, 2020, China produced 91.2521 million tons of crude steel, a year-on-year increase of 7.75%

The new guideline is part of efforts to align governance of climate change with environmental conservation.

Key environmental indicators in Shanghai, such as air and water quality, had improved greatly during the period of the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

Elshinebal, a 50-year-old farmer in Tacheng, a city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, used to burn coal for heating and cooking in his suburban bungalow and describes his coal-laden life back then as "dusty".

Authorities also said they will enhance efforts to clean up the environment.

Aslan pointed out that the industry could not accomplish most of the planned activities and projects last year due to the pandemic.