According to statistics, UK’s iron ore imports during the first five months reached 4.672 million tons, down by 3.3% or 158,000 tons on the prior comparable period.

Japan imported 10.47 million tons of iron ore in June, a decrease of 2.7% compared to the same month of last year, according to statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

Recently, the POSCO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Quan Wujun (Kwon Oh Joon) said that its India Orissa steel project no progress was made, therefore, will be temporarily stopped.

According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, the country’s iron ore exports totaled 23.65 million tons in May, decreasing by 0.76% from the same month a year ago.

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. and China Coal Energy Co., Ltd., the nation's leading coal producers, on Tuesday dismissed reports of a merger.

Many loss-making Chinese steel mills could finally be ready to shut their doors this year, with the government expected to offer more incentives for stricken enterprises to close as the economy slows and a war on smog intensifies.

Weakening energy consumption amid an economic slowdown means that China must urgently resolve internal imbalances in supply and demand, said a

Cutting energy intensity was listed as one of the major development goals in the annual government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.