No. 2 iron-ore miner Vale said the outlook for China’s steel-intensive property sector is “more encouraging” despite uncertainties, and reiterated its long-term view of the global steel market remains intact.

Vale Base Metals has committed nearly $9-billion for investment in Indonesia, including for its development of high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plants for nickel, chief executive Deshnee Naidoo said on Thursday.

Wind and solar resources are unlimited given by nature, but equipment components generating the resources have their lifespan.

Over 19 percent of installed power grid capacity in Shanxi, the country's largest coal-producing region, comes from PV power, according to the State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company.

Turkey-based Kaptan Demir Çelik (Kaptan lron & Steel), part of Kaptan Group, has started wire rod production at its new mill supplied by UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies.

Nigeria to Establish State-backed Corporation to Attract Investments in Mining Sector

In 2024, China will see the value-added of the iron and steel industry expand about 4 percent, according to the document.

The rise in the share of installed capacity of clean energy has brought new opportunities to emerging industries such as photovoltaics, power batteries and new-energy vehicles (NEVs).