March 3, 2023

Iron ore price rises on demand optimism

Mills are ramping up production but their iron ore inventories are relatively low, supporting iron ore prices.

March 3, 2023

Japan’s top steelmaker eyes $700 million ‘green steel’ project

Australia and Brazil are among possible sites.

March 2, 2023

Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore

The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped at a tailings dam at Carajas in northern Brazil since 1985.

March 2, 2023

Nippon Steel could buy more stakes in coking coal and iron ore mines

Japan's top steelmaker said it will spend around C$1.5 billion to buy a 10% stake in Elk Valley Resources.

March 2, 2023

Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago

Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age.

March 1, 2023

Iron ore price jumps on China data, bullish steel demand outlook

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbed to 52.6 last month, the highest reading since April 2012.

February 28, 2023

Anglo seeks to invest in start-ups to cut steel CO2 emissions

Anglo, which produced 59.3 million tonnes of iron ore last year, aims to halve its Scope 3 indirect emissions by 2040.

February 28, 2023

Iron ore prices diverge on mixed market outlook

Supply remained relatively tight and demand will be supported by the pick-up in downstream steel demand, analysts say.

February 27, 2023

Iron ore price falls on production curbs in China

Steel production hub Tangshan was required to shutter some capacity in response to heavy pollution.

February 27, 2023

Vale to increase high-grade iron ore output in tightening market

Vale said its output of high-grade agglomerates is set to reach 50 million to 55 million tonnes in 2026, up from 32 million in 2022.