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China's coke sector is set to undergo a structural shift in the following five years guided by the country's 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP), with development focus turning to high added value, enhanced capacity concentration and stricter environmental compliance. This redirection could also lead to chang

Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC), the country's largest producer and exporter of washed coking coal, reported strong sales growth in this year's first quarter, driven by robust demand from neighboring China.

Brazilian mining company Vale produced 69.7 million tonnes of iron ore during the first quarter of this year, marking a 3% increase from the same period last year, according to the miner's latest quarterly report released on April 16.

Production among Chinese blast furnace (BF) steelmakers continued to expand during April 10-16, though the increase slowed down compared with previous weeks, Mysteel's survey showed.

Indonesia implemented a new Mineral Benchmark Price (Harga Patokan Mineral, or HPM) pricing formula for nickel ore on April 15. The policy, part of Jakarta's long-term strategy to control nickel supply, raise prices, and boost state revenue from the mineral sector, is set to fundamentally reshape th

Inventories of imported iron ore stockpiled at China's 47 major ports under Mysteel's regular tracking declined by 2.28 million tonnes or 1.3% on week to 174.65 million tonnes as of April 16, nearing a three-month low, according to the latest survey results. Nonetheless, the portside stocks remained

Inventories of the five major carbon steel products held by the Chinese steel mills sampled in Mysteel's regular survey declined over April 10-16 to 4.71 million tonnes, slipping for the fifth consecutive week by 1.8% on week.

Retail stocks of the five major finished steel items stored in the commercial warehouses across China regularly checked by Mysteel eased for the fifth week in a row during April 10-16, the results of Mysteel's latest weekly survey show.

The European Union (EU) has reached a provisional agreement to tighten its steel import regime from mid-2026, reducing tariff-free quotas and raising out-of-quota duties as it moves to replace its current safeguard system, as Mysteel Global reported (https://www.mysteel.net/news/5119944-update-eu-st

China Steel Corp (CSC), Taiwan's largest steel mill and headquartered in South Taiwan's Kaohsiung, has decided to raise the list prices of its major steel items for local sales in May to partly offset its higher production costs and to reflect firming steel prices in global markets, according to the