China’s 2025 steel demand to fall 1.5% on year, state research institute says
China's steel consumption in 2024 and 2025 is forecast at 863 million metric tons and 850 million tons, respectively.
Quebec Premier Jean Charest will travel to Europe this month to tout Plan Nord, the Canadian province’s C$80-billion plan to boost mining and forestry, AFP reported Friday:
The Quebec government unveiled the 25-year plan to develop “one of the last untouched territories of the world, filled with riches” in May.
Charest is to meet with politicians and business leaders in London, Brussels, Frankfurt and Munich from June 27 to July 1.
