According to Chinese customs data released on Tuesday, the country imported 512,000 tonnes of coal – mainly the steelmaking variety – from North Korea in September. Volumes were down 71.6% from the same month last year as Beijing institutes the latest round of UN sanctions on the rogue regime.
News ID: 1478 Publish Date : 2017/10/26
Chinese iron ore futures jumped more than 5 percent on Friday, getting a boost from a rally in steel prices on expectations of more production cuts in the world's biggest steel producer as China intensifies its smog war over winter.
News ID: 1462 Publish Date : 2017/10/22
Prices for iron ore and coking coal , the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report.
News ID: 1262 Publish Date : 2017/09/04
ArcelorMittal South Africa is considering job cuts and restructuring to save costs in a challenging global steel market and recession at home, it said on Tuesday.
News ID: 1218 Publish Date : 2017/08/27
The Northern China import price of 62% Fe content ore jumped again on Monday as the country's steelmakers stoke production ahead of mandated cuts going into winter.
News ID: 1217 Publish Date : 2017/08/27
In terms of variety and amount of mineral reserves, Iran regarded as one of the leading countries in the world.Coal as one of these reserves is divided into two categories on the basis of consumption market: coking coal mainly used in steel chain and thermal coal chiefly used in coal power plants.
News ID: 1206 Publish Date : 2017/08/20
While the standstill between Asian buyers and major suppliers of slab from Brazil and Russia persisted, news emerged about at least one booking of Iranian product taking place in Southeast Asia.
News ID: 949 Publish Date : 2017/02/02
Iran’s two major coal producing companies extracted 680,420 tons of the mineral and produced 222,895 tons of coal concentrate during the five months to August 21, which indicates 56% and 38% growth in extraction and production compared to last year’s corresponding period, Minews reported.
News ID: 593 Publish Date : 2016/09/07