- Chinas iron ore port inventories were up slightly from a week ago to about 125 million mt in the week of Jan. 17, CEIC data showed Jan. 26, as most steel mills relying on seaborne procurement nearly completed their restocking ahead of the LPlatts2021-02-01 11:19:42
- Fortescue Metals Group on Thursday reported a 4.7% jump in iron-ore shipments in the second quarter from the first, as global miners benefit from soaring demand in top steel producer China. The average price the company received for its iroReuters2021-01-29 11:20:36
- Chinas soybean imports in 2021-22 marketing year (October-September) is likely to exceed 110 million mt, hitting an all-time high, on sharper-than-expected hog and sow herd recovery from the African swine fever, according to SP Global PlattPlatts2021-01-22 11:36:41
- Australia and Brazil, the worlds two largest iron ore producers, remained Chinas top suppliers in 2020, but imports from India soared 88% as Chinese mills diversified sources amid sky-high raw materials prices. Australian shipments rose 7%Reuters2021-01-21 09:43:27
- Iron ore has started 2021 in much the same fashion as it spent most of last year, moving higher and adding to a rally that saw the spot price surge 75% in 2020. But while the steel-making ingredient is continuing its stellar run, the fundamReuters2021-01-20 09:25:50
- The Chinese government has rejected pleas from its own steel industry to lift bans on Australian coal cargoes, keeping dozens of ships holding 8 million tonnes of the commodity stranded at sea. More than 70 vessels carrying Australian coalSydney Morning Herald2021-01-19 09:41:27
- Benchmark Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures hit four-week highs on Monday as Chinas forecast-beating quarterly GDP growth helped shift investor focus back to demand prospects for the raw material in the worlds top steel producer. ChinasReuters2021-01-19 09:36:03
- Chinas iron ore imports hit a record high in 2020, jumping 9.5% from a year earlier as the country beefed up spending on infrastructure to spur an economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic and manufacturing increased. China, the worldReuters2021-01-15 11:11:24
- Chinas agriculture ministry on Tuesday raised its forecasts for corn imports in 2020/21 year amid rising domestic prices and healthy demand from a steadily recovering pig herd. China was expected to import 10 million tonnes of corn in the 2Reuters2021-01-13 11:36:21
- Chinas iron ore futures advanced for a third straight session to a one-week high on Tuesday, as concerns over tight supply pushed spot prices of the steelmaking raw material further above $160 a tonne. The most-traded iron ore for May delivReuters2021-01-06 09:36:04
- The Year 2020 will probably never be forgotten, and the COVID-19 has brought about all sorts of changes in peoples daily life and challenges to all the countries economy, the steel industry in China, with no exception, had been tested its rMy Steel2021-01-05 09:00:49
- Starting from next year, China will allow the import of recycling iron and steel materials that meet the national standard since they do not constitute solid waste, authorities said. Strict requirements on import management of recycling iroXinhua2021-01-04 10:07:58
- The indefinite Chinese ban on Australian coal imports will keep import prices for India volatile over the near term, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). Australia-origin coking coal import (comprising 67 per cent share in FY20ANI2020-12-31 09:37:36
- Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans in November more than doubled from the previous year, customs data showed on Friday, as cargoes booked following a Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China arrived in the country. The worlds toReuters2020-12-28 10:35:58
- China has suspended imports of timber from Australias New South Wales and Western Australia after local customs offices found pests in cargoes from those states, the General Administration of Customs said. The ban, effective from Wednesday,Reuters2020-12-25 09:33:02