The European Commission has published the result of its second investigation reviewing the safeguard measures put in place by the European Union on imports of steel products.

Miner BHP and China Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steel producer, have completed a first iron ore trade on MineHub.

China's steel sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points from May to 49.3 in June.

Amid an accelerated push for green development, China on Monday decided to cap its annual energy consumption at five billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent this year.

The profit growth of Chinese industrial firms was positive for the first time this year as economic order further normalized from the COVID-19 epidemic in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday.

Israel will cut its coal use for electricity generation by 17 percent by the end of this year, according to a statement released by the state's Ministry of Energy on Wednesday.

The recent production cuts announced by Australian coking coal producers point to even greater cost pressures that their US counterparts are facing.

The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) has asked its members to cut output by 40mn-50mn t during June-December to prevent a freefall in prices.