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China petcoke capacity utilization rate might fall 4.76 percentage points to a five-year low 60.78% in April, with output forecast at 2.28 million tonnes or so, down 9.23% month-on-month and a widening year-on-year decline.
India, the world's fourth-largest iron ore producer after Australia, Brazil and China, has been exporting less over the past few years while importing more to fuel its rapid steel production expansion, Indian government data show.
The European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on a new framework to restrict steel imports into the region, following months of negotiations after the European Commission first tabled the proposal in October 2025, according to the Council's latest announcement released
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