The growth rate of Chinas imports of major commodities has accelerated in recent months, indicating Beijings stimulus efforts may be bearing fruit and that the impact of its trade dispute with the United States may not be as bad as feared.

The newly launched iron ore options will not only help China to have more decision power in the international market but also further enrich the countrys financial market, said experts. Approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission

According to the latest customs data, Chinas soybean imports in October plunged 25% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. Imports during the first ten months of the year were also down by 8% compared to the same period last year. The sharp d

Chinas iron ore futures jumped more than 2% on December 3 after Vale SA, the worlds largest iron ore miner, lowered its production outlook for the steelmaking raw material. Dalian Commodity Exchanges most-traded iron ore contract, with Janu

The China Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) has seen a significant drop in freight indices in the Australia and New Zealand route due to decline of shipment demand. NCFI, a wind vane of Chinas busiest ports freight rates for the int

SMM estimates that 87 vessels carrying 11.81 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during November 10-16, up 530,000 mt from the week ended November 9. The marked a rebound after two straight weeks of decline. During Novembe

Chinas raw coal output registered stable growth in the first 10 months, while its imports remained robust, official data showed. The country produced 3.06 billion tonnes of raw coal during the January-October period, up 4.5 percent year on

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 56.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the month of October 2019. This throughput was a 2% decrease compared to the same month in 2018. The total throughput for the 2019/20 financial

Chinas LPG imports rebounded in September to 1.77mn t, up by 6.5pc from the previous month as demand rose on the back of falling import costs. Saudi Arabias state-owned Saudi Aramcos September propane Contract Price (CP) had been set at $35

China produced 748 million mt of crude steel in January to September, 8.36% higher from the same period last year, said China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) executive vice-chairman He Wenbo at a press conference on October 29. Domestic p

Iron ore shipments from Rio Tinto Group could rise as much as 5% in 2020 as the producer recovers from operational issues in Australia this year, the exporter says on October 31. The No. 2 miner will also have consistent capacity for volume

Chinas Dalian iron ore futures rose as much as 2.3% on October 28, the highest in more than ten days, fueled by trade optimism between the worlds two largest economies, while firm demand from infrastructure and property sectors also helped.

China has allotted a third batch of crude import quotas to 19 qualified refineries, totaling 12.9 million mt, according to a document seen by SP Global Platts Tuesday. This new allocation brings the total quotas awarded so far this year to

China Petroleum Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, said it has secured 8.81 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas for northern China for the upcoming winter heating season, state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported on October 22 That was up

A Chinese state-owned entity will seek to revive a $9.7 billion mining rail and port project in Western Australia, in a move that could unlock the nations next iron ore export province. Sinosteel has acquired Japanese giant Mitsubishis inte