[ferro-alloys.com] China’s economic growth likely slipped in the third quarter but was still in far better shape than last year, a private survey showed on Wednesday, while adding that major risks are looming for 2018.

[ferro-alloys.com] Steel billet prices fell in China and other markets last week, and buyers are refraining from closing deals as they wait for a definitive direction.

[ferro-alloys.com] China’s plans to build roads, railways and ports in dozens of countries will give a strong boost to steel demand, BHP Billiton said.

[ferro-alloys.com] The iron ore price fall analysts had been waiting for is happening.

[ferro-alloys.com] Coal prices in China reached record highs in both producing regions and at ports, despite the low-demand season.

[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore has slumped back into a bear market after posting the biggest weekly loss in 16 months amid concern that record demand in China may ease off as mills enact winter output cuts just as data from the top user signals that the economy m...

[ferro-alloys.com] Prices for iron ore (Fe 62%) have fallen to the lowest since early July at $ 60/tonne.

In 2013, Shaanxi Iron and Steel (Group) Co had begun to talk with Chongqing's Guoyuan port about setting up a bulk trading center in western China to reduce costs and risks in the iron ore market. The port, a gateway to a vast inland area, lies near the headwa...