Rio Tinto, BHP, Fortescue and Roy Hill loaded vessels with a combined 17.12mn deadweight tonnes (dwt) of capacity.

Total US electric power sector electricity output for October-March will edge down by less than one-tenth of one percent to around 1,929bn kWh, EIA projected.

HRC lead times in the Midwest fell to 3-4 weeks from 4 weeks.

Limited overseas scrap demand will continue to weigh on export prices, trade sources said.

Hoa Phat Group produced over 6 million tonnes of crude steel in the first nine months of the year, matching its output from last year.

“Parties are still engaging,” Transnet spokeswoman Ayanda Shezi said in a reply to questions.

Europe is also bringing legislation that offers incentives for the use of green hydrogen, he said.

Vale is set to release earnings Oct. 27 after the close of regular trading.