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China's H1 iron ore imports down 1.6% on year

China's iron ore imports for the first half of 2018 reversed down 1.6% on year to 530.7 million tonnes, according to the latest statistics released by the country's General Administration of Customs on July 13, which was steeper than the 0.1% decline for the first quarter but within market

Tangshan's July steel curbing details stay mysterious

Details for Tangshan government's curbing on the capacities of sintering and blast furnaces among the local steel mills including the timeline and actual cuts remain a mystery despite the widespread market speculation, and the commencement date seems to be later on July 20 than the speculated July 1

Tangshan curbing sintering, coking and BFs for blue sky

The Tangshan government in North China's Hebei province has requested all its steel mills to curtail their coking, sintering and blast furnace capacities over July 10-31 tentatively to improve the air quality as Hebei province posted worsened air pollution in the past couple of months, local steel m

China to implement 3-y work plan to fight air pollution

A three-year work plan to fight atmospheric pollution unveiled by China's State Council in a meeting Wednesday could have wide-ranging implications for the country's steel industry in the tougher measures promised to prevent the installation of new capacity in existing steel-producing and steel-cons

China's May iron ore imports up 13.5%, coal unchanged

China's iron ore imports increased by 11.2 million tonnes or 13.5% on month to 94.1 million tonnes in May, according to the latest release by the country's General Administration of Customs on June 8.

Hebei to cut 12 mln t/y of coal capacity by September

North China's Hebei province has introduced a detailed plan to eliminate 12.2 million tonnes/year of "excess" coal capacity by September, according to a recent notice released by the Hebei Development and Reform Commission.

FEATURE: China's major ports to switch to rail by 2019

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment is requesting Chinese major ports to transport cargoes including coke, coking coal, iron ore and steel via rail instead of by truck no later than 2019 as part of the efforts for higher efficiency and lower pollution, Mysteel understands from market sources

China mulling tougher caps on emissions, capacity

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment is working on a draft plan which if fully implemented, will oblige the country's steelmakers to invest even more heavily in modern and environmentally friendly facilities, Mysteel learned from market sources Wednesday. A key focus - just after many Chinese

China's Shanxi to erase 22 mln t/y coal capacity in 2018

Shanxi, China's top coal production base, has pledged to close down another 35 local coal mines with a total 22.4 million tonnes/year coal capacity in 2018 in its cooperation with Beijing's continuing supply-side reform, according to a local media post on Tuesday.

Alliance Steel starts trials on No.2 coke oven

Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd, a China-invested steel enterprise in Kuantan on Peninsular Malaysia, put one of its two coke ovens in trial operation from May 8, a company Wechat post has showed.