Australian premium hard coking coal prices on a fob basis rose to $313.35/t on 10 September amid tight supply availability.

A Baltic supplier sold HMS 1/2 80:20 at $445/t and bonus at $460/t cfr Iskenderun for October shipment yesterday evening.

Australian premium hard coking coal prices on a fob basis rose to $313.35/t on 10 September amid tight supply availability.

The Western Australian (WA) government has granted mining firm BHP approval to export up to 330mn t/yr of iron ore through Port Hedland.

MoIT sustains anti-dumping duty on Malaysia’s H-shaped steel

Demand usually picks up during the Indian festivals of Dussehra and Diwali, which is celebrated in October and November, respectively.

The spread is over four times as wide as the $326/st from a year ago.

Steelmakers are concerned that the European Commission might suspend duties on some steel products.