At least three reasons have been identified by market participants as the key factors constraining demand for high-grade iron ore concentrate and pellet in China - in turn, prompting premium levels to narrow

Seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet prices rose slightly in the week ended Friday May 6, tracking the upward momentum in the iron ore fines segment, market sources said

French steel tube maker Vallourec has partially resumed operations at its Pau Branco iron ore mine in Brazil, almost four months after halting the unit because of a dam spill, it said on Wednesday May 4

Broken trade flows, inflated steel prices and the pull of decarbonization targets are changing the way US steelmakers think, plan and run their day-to-day operations. Is the US steel scrap industry coming to an end of globalization and entering a new era of domestic sovereignty?

Brazil-based iron ore producer Vale and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to seek decarbonization solutions for the industry, the Brazilian company said on Tuesday April 26

Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Monday April 11 due to depressed market sentiment prompted by the rise in Covid-19 cases in China, sources told Fastmarkets

The pig iron import price in the United States softened during the week to Friday April 1 because buyers have stopped panic buying

Russian pig iron export prices increased in the week ended Thursday March 31 amid demand in Italy, while no interest in Russia-origin pig iron was reported in other markets

A shortage in the global pig iron market caused by the absence of Ukraine, as well as Russia’s limited ability to sell, can only partially be covered by suppliers from other regions, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 22

The proposed Nimba Iron Ore Project, owned and managed by High Power Exploration (HPX), may well emerge as the jewel of African high-grade iron ore supply, especially as development of new deposits continues in Liberia and Guinea, which could disrupt the iron ore supply landscape in the future