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• OECD: Rising energy prices and geopolitics affect global prospects The global economic outlook remains robust, but has weakened due to rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions, according to the March interim economic outlook report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Global GDP growth is projected to remain broadly stable at... 30.03.2026  16:00

• CIL India will build eight coal mines, investing $348 million to increase supply to large consumers, including steel mills Indian state-owned mine Coal India limited (CIL) will build eight new coal mines, entailing an investment of $348 million to boost supplies to major industries including steel, the miner said in a statement on Monday, March 30.The eight new washing machines will have a total capacity of 21.5... 30.03.2026  15:00

• Indian JSL and OREL partially commission a hybrid solar wind power project Indian companies Jindal Stainless Limited (JS) and Oyster Renewable Energy Limited (OREL) have partially commissioned a 315.6 MW hybrid renewable solar wind energy project in the central state of Madhya Pradesh as part of JSL's transition to clean energy, the company said in a statement on Monday,... 30.03.2026  15:00

• Global production of Toyota vehicles fell in January-February 2026, while sales rose slightly Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its global vehicle output fell 3.9 percent year-on-year to 749,673 units in February this year. Specifically, the company's domestic output fell 2.6 percent to 278,916 units, while its overseas output for the month fell 4.6 percent... 30.03.2026  14:00

• EU initiates protective investigation into import of electrical equipment sheets The European Commission has announced that it has initiated a protective investigation into certain types of grain-oriented silicon-electric steel flat products. The investigation is aimed at determining whether protective measures are necessary to protect EU producers from the recent surge in... 30.03.2026  14:00

• U.S. pipe exports rose 38.7 percent in January 2026 compared to December U.S. exports of structural pipe totaled 6,183 tons in January this year, up 38.7 percent from December and down 45.3 percent from January 2025, according to U.S. Department of Commerce export data. In value terms, structural pipe exports were $12.65 million in January, up from $9.11 million in the... 30.03.2026  13:00

• U. S. tin plate imports decreased by 25.9 percent in January 2026 compared to December According to preliminary census data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, tin plate imports to the United States totaled 58,783 tons in January this year, down 25.9 percent from December and down 41.9 percent year-on-year. In value terms, tin plate imports totaled $77.43 million in January this... 30.03.2026  13:00

• China Coal Energy's coal sales fell 7.2% in January-February 2026, indicating lower net profit in 2025 Large Chinese coal mining company China Coal Energy Co., Ltd announced that it produced 8.91 million tons of coal in February this year, down 13.0 percent year-on-year, while it sold 16.51 million tons of coal this month, down 5.5 percent from last year.Specifically, in February, the sales volume ... 30.03.2026  12:00

• China Shenhua Energy coal sales increased by 2.6% in January-February Major Chinese coal mining company China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd announced that its coal sales totaled 33.2 million tons in February this year, down 3.2 percent from last year. During this period, China Shenhua Energy produced 25.1 million tons of coal, down 7.0% from the previous year.In ... 30.03.2026  10:00

• CISA: Coking coal purchase costs in China decreased by 3.96 percent in January-February 2026 In January-February of this year, China's weighted average purchasing costs for coking coal, metallurgical coke, domestically produced iron ore, imported iron ore fines and ferrous scrap decreased by 3.96 percent, 6.0 percent, 0.02 percent, 0.69 percent and 3.27 percent year-on-year, respectively,... 30.03.2026  10:00