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Rio: Iron ore price drop accelerating move to shorter contracts

Andrew Topf | October 24, 2011 | 8:47 pm Top Companies China Europe Iron Ore 

As the price of iron ore continues to tumble, Chinese buyers of the crucial steelmaking ingredient are backing away from quarterly contracts in favour of cheaper monthly contracts or spot prices. Weakness in the market is “accelerating the move to...

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