The Australian and Singaporean governments have signed a green trade agreement to support trade, investment and climate change objectives.

The US shipped 139,162t to China in August, 88.8pc lower than a year earlier and 51.8pc lower than July.

UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto expects to come in at the bottom of its 320mn-335mn t guidance for 2022.

Volumes on the CME Group's north European hot-rolled coil (HRC) contract have already doubled compared to 2021.

BHP is the only one of the big four Western Australian iron ore mining firms to operate major coking coal exporting facilities.

Steel shipments from US mills fell in August as the market continued to deal with declining prices.

Japan and the US remained Vietnam's top two suppliers and accounted for 58pc of total imports in September.

US steelmaker Nucor is expecting to roll its first plate at its new Brandenburg, Kentucky, mill by the end of the year.