In August 2020, Japan imported 435.6 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%).

From January to August 2020, Japan imported 7423.599 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%).

Chinese import volume of ferronickel increased, and the import volume of nickel ore decreased in August

In August, domestic import volume of stainless-steel decreased, and the export volume increased

In July 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,035,596 net tons.

Japan's coking coal imports rose in July on the back of a recovery in steel output, mainly from auto manufacturing demand.

US coal exports fell from year-earlier levels in July as a drop in thermal coal shipments outweighed an increase in metallurgical volumes.

Vietnam spent more than 5.6 billion U.S. dollars importing over 9.7 million tons of steel and iron in the first eight months of this year.