China will take steps to bring down coal prices because the most recent rally is not supported by market fundamentals, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday, citing officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
China will shut down more outdated steel plants and bring total capacity to less than 1 billion tons by 2025, the president of the country s steel industry association said, adding that national demand for the metal is set to decline gradually
Insiders believe China and the United States have good prospects and tremendous potential for cooperation in the fields of energy investment and trade
Experts said China s energy sector needs to further open up and develop alternative resources as the nation s energy consumption continues to rely heavily on coal and imported petroleum
Steel mills in China are spending big on equipment that shreds cars and other junk metal for use as raw material, as government demands to make smoke-stack industries cleaner continues to reshape heavy manufacturing
About half of China s steelmaking capacity would have to comply with tough new emissions targets by 2020, the latest move by Beijing to clean up its smoke-stack industries
China, Iran and Panama have signed an investigation report on the sinking of the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi, according to the Ministry of Transport
Husab Uranium Mine, one of China s biggest single investments in Africa, became the largest employer in the country s mining industry in 2017, according to the Chamber of Mines CEO Veston Malango
Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) said on Tuesday it would launch China s first real-time platform for trading physical commodities from copper to chemicals, as it seeks to improve transparency and challenge rivals in the global futures market
China s aluminium production rose in April to its highest level on a daily basis since June, as higher aluminium prices encouraged smelters to ramp up output in their first full month after the end of winter restrictions
China s refinery runs rose nearly 12 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago, hitting the second-highest level on record on a daily basis, buoyed by generous government quotas and healthy refining margins, data showed on Tuesday
China s Jiangsu province is considering shutting small coke plants along the Yangtze River and near Lake Tai, as the eastern province steps up its campaign against pollution, an official at the provincial government familiar with the matter said
China has been expanding its underground gas storage facilities in an attempt to shift away from coal and oil, and to avoid a repeat of the gas shortage during cold snaps last winter
The rapidly growing thirst for natural gas in China is set to transform the industry over the next few years, impacting global fundamentals and prices, China s domestic gas sector and international liquified natural gas supply agreements, analysts said
Crude oil output of major producers came in at 15 96 million tonnes, according to the National Bureau of Statistics
A thermal spring rich in the rare gas helium has been identified in Tibet Autonomous Region, and has the potential to be exploited, the Science and Technology Daily reported Thursday
The US has been continuously "causing troubles " for the Chinese steel sector, so China must "have the guts to say no to them " and find their weak spots, said an official of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on Thursday
Global investment in renewable energy rose two percent to $279 8 billion in 2017, a UN-backed report recently showed
Five people were killed early Wednesday as a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China s Hunan Province, local authorities said
Overseas companies are actively participating in trading China s iron ore futures, a move industry insiders said will help the nation establish a global trade pricing benchmark