According to Tianjin Customs, in the first half of this year, a total of 37.859 million tons of iron ore were imported at Tianjin port.

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 126.08 points Monday, up 0.06 percent week on week.

Citigroup said in a report that by the end of this year, iron ore inventory in Chinese ports may increase to 140 million tons.

UK-Australian mining company BHP has maintained its iron ore production guidance at 276mn-286mn t in the July 2020 to June 2021 financial year.

Australian mining giant BHP has recorded its largest quarterly output of iron ore ever from the company's Western Australian (WA) operations, due to strong demand from Chinese steel mills.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] South32 has delivered record production at the Australia Manganese operation in the 2020 financial year, pushing it to above average sales in the June quarter.

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional announced that CSN Mineração SA signed on this date a new long-term iron ore supply contract with the Swiss trading company Glencore International AG.

The German government agreed to support the country's steel industry in its long-term transition to low-carbon production, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) announced on Wednesday.