Steel production outside China could contract by a double-digit percentage in 2020, according to global miner BHP, but output in China may rise slightly in the same period if the country can avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
According to the miner, steel makers from a variety of regions, including Europe, the Americas, India and Japan, have announced or signaled full shutdowns or curtailments in the June 2020 quarter.But in...