The global steel industry is being impacted as our customers are hit by shutdowns.

China's power output increased in the first half of April as many industries resumed operations.

The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in March 2020, a decrease of 6.0% compared to March 2019.

The steel industry was affected by the virus in the first quarter of 2020.

In March, Ningxia's industrial power generation was 15.25 billion kwh, an increase of 10.7% year on year.

Indonesia’s manufacturing industry kept positive growth at 10.11 percent in the first quarter of 2020 amid the pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"More closures would be necessary, as demand shows little sign of recovery," said one US mining firm.

Those products enjoyed high export revenues in 2019.