Imports of iron ore by China, the world’s biggest buyer, in 2024 are expected to be around 1.17 to 1.18 billion metric tons, similar to last year’s 1.18 billion tons, a senior official of miner Vale said on Wednesday. “In the near term, we are still seeing strong resilience in the...
Iron ore and concentrate imports totalled 385 million mt in the first four months of 2023, a year-on-year growth of 8.6%, according to Customs data. Iron ore and concentrates imports totalled 90.44 million mt in April, a year-on-year growth of 5.1%. On overseas supply, a hurri...
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's iron ore imports fell to an 18-month low in April as severe weather in Brazil disrupted shipments and some production by miner Vale SA was halted after a mine accident, official data showed Wednesday. Imports of iron ore, a key steelmaking raw material...
The article reports that 86.1 million tonnes of iron ore have been imported by China in September 2015, according to data released by the country's customs authority on October 13, 2015.EBSCO_bspMetal Bulletin Daily
China’s iron ore imports in 2020 set a record high, increasing by 9.5 percent from the year 2019 as the demands from the downstream steel market beefed up. According to the data released on January 14 by the General Administration of Customs, China imported 1.17 billion tons of iron ore ...
Oil imports climbed by 18 percent to 19.6 million tonnes from a month ago, and iron ore also rose by 5 percent to 58.1 million tonnes. China spent a combined 13.8 billion U.S. dollars on the two commodities, 15 percent of the total imports. ...
China’s iron ore imports rose in March from relatively low levels a year earlier, customs data showed on Tuesday, with demand for the steelmaking ingredient underpinned by robust industrial activity. The world’s biggest iron ore consumer brought in 102.11 million tonnes of the raw material ...
China's iron ore imports fell 3.5% in April from a month earlier, official customs data showed on Friday, as shipments to the world's top iron ore consumer from major suppliers were disrupted by inclement weather. Arrival volumes of the steelmaking ingredient stood at 98.57 million tonnes last...
Reuters has suggested that 100 million tonnes of iron ore are currently “off-market” by being tied up in ‘collateral trade’. This volume is enough to build 1,200 buildings the size of New York’s Empire State building. “These vast stockpiles have also helped to keep world ...
In 2023, Australia was China's largest supplier of iron ore by a significant margin, accounting for around 84 billion U.S.