Steel futures prices in China jumped on Monday, with hot-rolled coils and construction rebar climbing more than 4% in intraday trade to narrow the gap with spot prices, as traders cheered a marginal improvement in consumption of industrial

According to data tracked by SMM, 79 ships arrived at domestic main ports in November 8-14. Arrivals of cargoes are estimated to stand at 12.06 million mt, down 0.64 million mt from the previous week and down 1.26 million mt year on year. S

Dalian coking coal scaled a contract high on Monday while coke futures hit a six-week peak, as a recent flooding in Chinas top coal-producing Shanxi province intensified supply fears. Worries about production and transportation of coal from

Dalian iron ore rose to a one-month high in thin trade on Friday after a week-long holiday in China, with market participants upbeat about demand prospects for the raw material in the worlds top steel producer. Chinas electricity shortage h

Falling iron ore prices have glided through the top layer of the cost curve as a number of small Australian producers are reporting output cuts due to unprofitability. Low grade (58%) iron ore is fetching around $74 CFR China according to F

Chinas metallurgical coal supply and demand during the 14th Five Year Plan period (2021-25) is expected to remain balanced, on the back of higher steel scrap usage expectations that could eat into coking coal demand, sources said this week.

Chinas August coal output edged up from a 26-month low in the prior month, as Beijing re-opened dozens of mines and approved several new ones to ensure supply and cool high prices. The worlds largest miner and consumer of coal churned out 3

Chinas benchmark metallurgical coal and coke futures surged to record highs on Thursday, driven by fears of a prolonged tightness in supply of the steelmaking materials in the worlds top steel producer. The most-traded January metallurgical

Iron ore prices tumbled more than 5% on Monday, with the Dalian benchmark hitting its lowest in seven months, on rising portside stocks of the steelmaking ingredient in China due to increased shipments and weak domestic demand. The most-tra

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Relevant government agencies in China are mulling supports to ensure iron ore supply, including significantly increasing domestic output and promoting overseas projects, industry officials said over the weekend, in the latest effort to expa

Chinese coking coal futures soared 8% to hit their daily upper limit and an all-time high on Thursday, fuelling a rally in coke prices too, as sluggish imports and production control at mines stoked supply concerns. Mongolia reported most s

Thermal coal inventories in India have plunged in recent weeks and currently stand at just 8 days of consumption. Last time they hit such a seasonal low was in 2017. The nationwide lockdown in the spring prevented power plants from building

Iron ores rapid retreat in recent weeks shows once again that price pullbacks can be as disorderly as the exuberance of rallies, before the fundamentals of supply and demand reassert themselves. Depending on which price for the steel-making

Chinese iron ore futures ended down almost 5% at a nearly four-month low on Thursday, as domestic consumption remains sluggish on steel production controls. The most active iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for September de