Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

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

US exports to China totalled 439,924t in February, more than trebling compared with a year earlier.

World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 142.4 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2023, a 1.0% decrease compared to February 2022.

China's raw coal output posted a stable expansion in the first two months of this year, official data shows.

Production of Steel in India

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.

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.