[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore imports by China this year are on course to exceed one billion tonnes by a comfortable margin, breaking the 2016 record, after figures for the first half showed another jump in cargoes and highlighted the ability of the largest stee...

[ferro-alloys.com] The Northern China import price of 62% Fe content ore gained 1.2% on Tuesday to trade at $64.70 per dry metric ton according to data supplied by The Steel Index. It's the highest price since the beginning of May and the steelmaking raw mater...

[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore is staging yet another explosive rally, rocketing higher once again on Tuesday.

[ferro-alloys.com] Up to 20 million tons in EAF capacity may be installed this year, said CLSA's Meng. China's current EAF capacity is around 100 million tons and could grow by 10-20 million tons a year over the next three years, he said.

[ferro-alloys.com] Consumption of carbon steel grew by more than 7% in the month of June, compared to the same period last year, however net steel exports declined to the lowest level in the last 12 months, according to research.

[ferro-alloys.com] China's steel production growth and tighter domestic coal supplies are likely driving a rebound in met coal prices, analysts at investment bank FBR said Monday. Prices had been recovering in June after a longer fall from a peak in April los...

[ferro-alloys.com ] China's producer price inflation was unchanged in June and remained well off highs seen earlier this year, amid lingering oversupply issues in the steel sector and as signs of economic weakness weighed on the outlook for prices.

[ferro-alloys.com] China's Hebei province will slash 11.48 million tonnes in outdated steelmaking capacity to accommodate the expansion of a new plant, part of efforts by the country's top steel-producing region to rein in surplus production.