January 13, 2025

Column: Structural shifts or price moves? China’s bifurcated commodity imports

China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.

January 13, 2025

Cleveland-Cliffs teams up with Nucor in potential US Steel bid – report

Development follows the Biden Administration's decision to block Japan's Nippon Steel from taking over US Steel.

January 13, 2025

Malaysia clamps anti-dumping duties on iron, steel from four nations

The duties range from 2.52% to 36.80%.

January 12, 2025

China 2024 iron ore imports hit record on resilient demand, steel exports

The world's largest iron ore consumer brought in a total of about 1.24 billion metric tons last year.

January 10, 2025

Iron ore price logs weekly loss on soft demand but China stimulus limits fall

Steel consumption has seasonally slowed, denting appetite for feedstocks including iron ore.

January 9, 2025

Column: Global seaborne iron ore had a good 2024, but it’s all China

The world's imports increased a modest 3.6% to a record high in 2024, however the boost was nearly totally driven by China.

January 8, 2025

Penguins and red tape: Chile says ‘no’ to $2.5bn Dominga mine again

Committee of Ministers said it unanimously rejected the $2.5 billion project in agreement with citizen concerns over biodiversity impacts and worries about potential spills.

January 8, 2025

Fortescue partners with China Baowu to tackle steel industry decarbonization

Fortescue also aims to make all its iron ore products green by 2030.

January 7, 2025

Nippon Steel’s thwarted bid sets up tougher rivalry with Chinese mills

Creating an entity to compete more effectively with China was touted as a key rationale behind the Japanese firm’s proposal to purchase US Steel.

January 7, 2025

Vale at lowest market value since 2016 – Citi

Vale's shares in Brazil fell by more than 23% in 2024.