Iron ore imports rose month on month, port inventories continued to fall, and iron ore prices continued to fall.

The 2205 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 9388 yuan per ton on June 13.

China imported 92.517 million tons of iron ore, a month on month decrease of 1.227 million tons, a decrease of 1.4%.

Both US and imported reinforcing bar (rebar) prices dipped slightly this week.

So far, all three units have been put into production and power generation, and the project has fully entered the commercial operation period.

Coal is Mongolia's main export commodity.

Vietnam spent more than 5.4 billion U.S. dollars importing over 5.1 million tons of steel and iron in the first five months of this year.

Thermal coal in China has climbed above the government’s price caps imposed last month, prompting regulators to dispatch squads to major mining regions to ensure compliance.