February 19, 2019 China steel futures extend gains, iron ore ends flat Iron ore continues to influence the ferrous complex, steel prices reflect the rising cost of iron ore and producers are passing it on to the consumers.
February 19, 2019 Chinese traders freeze Australian coal orders amid 40-day customs delays – sources Tension between Beijing and Canberra has grown in recent months over issues of cyber security and China's influence in Pacific island nations.
February 17, 2019 Recommissioned Aussie mine dispatches first nickel concentrate shipment to China Panoramic Resources' first shipment from the Savannah mine contained 7,735 wmt of nickel/copper/cobalt concentrate valued in approximately $6.1 million.
February 15, 2019 EU starts investigation into Chinese steel wheel imports The investigation could lead to provisional duties being applied within nine months and definitive duties, typically in place for five years, in 15 months.
February 15, 2019 China won’t come to the rescue in global iron ore supply crisis “If China’s mines could produce more they would already be doing so."
February 14, 2019 Copper price slides despite Chinese imports at record pace US-China trade spat benefitting copper miners as tariffs on scrap imports boost concentrate shipments 17% to nearly 2m tonnes.
February 14, 2019 China iron ore imports rise on pre-holiday restocking Iron ore supply is expected to tighten after the Vale accident, but actual effects in the Chinese market will not occur until late March.
February 13, 2019 China’s iron ore futures extend pullback amid supply speculation "I think this is just a natural volatility after such a big supply shock"
February 12, 2019 Livent to export Chinese lithium in 2019 due to subsidy uncertainty The action will increase Livent's sale taxes in China but give it greater access to growing markets for lithium in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere.
February 12, 2019 Nickel rally fades, electric vehicle buzz doesn’t Was it another false dawn for the nickel market?
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
