The company, also known as China Energy, has signed with 40 companies from 18 countries and regions for contracts worth $2.5 billion (17.9 billion yuan) during the fifth CIIE.

Glencore's metals output showed mixed progress on the year in the third quarter of 2022.

India's producer Vedanta Resources plans to complete the building of its new 60,000t/yr ferro-chrome plant.

Indian private-sector producer JSW Steel has signed an initial deal with US-based finance technology firm Smartex to explore low-emissions steel production.

Australian-Japanese joint venture BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is facing potential strikes at its coking coal mines in Queensland, as members of Australian unions vote in favour of taking protected industrial action.

UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto expects to come in at the bottom of its 320mn-335mn t guidance for 2022.

Australian resources firm BHP has kept its iron ore production guidance for the 2022-23 fiscal year to 30 June unchanged with sustained output.

The federal government also has a renewable energy target of 82pc by 2030, up from around a third currently.