China's steel sector registered output expansion in the first 10 months of this year, industrial data showed.

China's raw coal output rose 0.1 percent year on year to 3.13 billion tonnes in the first 10 months of 2020, official data showed.

In October, the largest finished steel import permit applications for offshore countries were for South Korea.

In September 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,662,904 net tons.

Adjusted year-to-date production through November 14, 2020 was 68,959,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 66.9 percent.

Hebei steel production increase 7.7% YoY in Jan-Sep.

Hebei crude steel production increase 2.7% YoY in Jan-Sep.

China's steel exports in October rose by 5.2pc from September to 4.04mn t as Chinese mills shifted supplies to overseas markets with falling domestic prices.