According to local media reports, Ottawa has said that any takeover bid for Teck would go through a rigorous approvals process.

The Asian country exported 31.7 million tons of coal last year.

Data from the General Administration of Customs showed that the country imported a total of 383.64 million tons of coal from January to October this year, a year-on-year increase of 66.8 percent.

Most rail cars that Rio Tinto uses at its mines in Western Australia are from China's CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock, a CRRC subsidiary in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, he said.

In the world's first national supply chain expo, a Chinese steel mill moved the model of its smart workshop into the exhibition hall themed digital tech.

Electrification will play a key role in China's decarbonization, especially in sectors such as steel, building and transportation, experts said.

Indonesia has moved a step closer to the early retirement of the privately owned Cirebon-1 coal-fired power station, a milestone deal that could shutter the plant nearly seven years early and create a blueprint for others to follow.

Creamer Media editor Terence Creamer discusses ArcelorMittal South Africa's announcement that it may cut about 3 500 jobs as it plans to wind down its long-products business