Publication of July trade data for Brazil and China highlighted some of the reasons for the latest rally in spot markets....

India's 5% iron ore export tax increase may further tempt Chinese buyers back into the annual loveless embraces of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto a...

China’s Zhanjiang Port Group (ZPG) plans to build a 400,000t iron ore berth in southern Guangdong province to take advantage of the rapid ...

Maersk Broker has forecast that China’s iron ore imports will grow 7% this year to 670 mt, compensating for weaker European and Japanese d...

China is buying more African iron ore on the spot market in a bid to reduce its dependency on Australia and Brazil....

China Union has signed a contract to develop the Bong iron ore project in Lower Bong County of the West African state of Liberia following a...

China Shipping Development, Tramp, Masteel, Zenith and Zhanjiang Port (Group) have reportedly signed a strategic cooperation deal to advance...

For the first time in at least ten years, China’s iron ore imports may not increase in the coming year because of slowing demand from stee...

Jiangsu-based Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co says that it cut production by 10% for August because of weaker demand and higher raw material ...

Brazilian iron ore mining company Vale has ordered 12 very large ore carriers from Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Co Ltd, each with a ca...

The repercussions of China’s ravenous hunger for natural resources continue to be felt across global markets....

China’s crude steel exports are likely to fall by 20 mt this year as a result of government curbs, according to the China Iron and Steel A...

China is expected to import about 300 mt of iron ore in 2006, up 13 per cent over the estimated 265 mt imported in 2005, the Ministry of Com...

Chinese steel mills are deferring shipments of iron ore from Australia and Brazil after sharp falls in domestic steel product prices, accord...

High world demand for steel, particularly in China, is bringing riches to the once wornout US iron belt, creating new mega-mergers and seein...