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The transition of the iron ore market to a 61% Fe pricing benchmark is reshaping trading dynamics and leading participants across the value chain to reassess grade preferences, emerging demand centers and the growing importance of product quality in a decarbonizing steel sector, according to panelists speaking at the panel discussion “The benchmark transition and its implication from different voices” at Iron Ore Decoded 2026, a conference co-organized by Fastmarkets and Horizon Insights.
Iron ore market participants said Simandou’s production ramp-up remains on track to meet market expectations, with growing exports from Guinea expected to influence freight markets, high-grade ore pricing and steel decarbonization strategies.
A tentative easing of tensions in the Middle East has failed to convince market participants that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will quickly return to pre-conflict norms, panellists said at Fastmarkets’ Iron Ore Decoded 2026 conference, held during Singapore International Ferrous Week.
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Iron ore BF-grade pellet premium, quarterly contract, $/dmt
Iron ore BF-grade pellet premium indicator, $/dmt
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High-grade iron ore, % Si VIU, cfr Qingdao, $/dmt
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Iron ore 58% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, yuan/wet tonne
Iron ore 65% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, $/dmt conversion
Iron ore 65% Fe fines, fot Qingdao, yuan/wet tonne
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