The decision to bring the capacities back is connected to the relining of a BF at ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium, the company said.

Thermal coal prices for South Korea edged higher this week.

The price of coal fluctuated slightly from August 31 to September 6.

Steel prices rose slightly from August 31 to September 6.

UK car sales drop in August after July rebound.

Poland's demand for coal is expected to fall by about 7 million tons next year, affected by falling electricity demand and rising coal and electricity costs, Artur Sobon, the Deputy Minister of State Assets of Poland said on September 4.

The settlements for BF-grade pellet premiums are nearly flat with the previous quarter and lower by around $3/dmt for DR-grade pellets.

Japan's coking coal imports rose in July on the back of a recovery in steel output, mainly from auto manufacturing demand.