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Fastmarkets Iron Ore Decoded 2026

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17 June 2026 | 9am – 1pm SGT
Fastmarkets Iron Ore Decoded 2026
Look forward to three defining panel discussions and networking with fellow senior practitioners within the iron ore space. 

Here is a summary of the three panel discussions:

 

Panel 1: The benchmark transition and its implications from different voices

Is the 61% Fe index still fit for purpose? The commercial, contractual and structural consequences of any benchmark shift across APAC.

Panel 2: The Simandou supply shock and grade spread dynamics

How a major new high-grade source reshapes grade spread pricing, blending economics, and long-term supply agreements.
 

Panel 3: The Middle East conflict and India’s iron ore trade flows

Hormuz disruption has upended pellet routes and opened an opportunistic window for Indian buyers. What does the redrawn flow map mean for freight, benchmarks and risk? 
 

Interested in being a panellist/ moderator?

Contact Lorna O’Hara (lorna.ohara@fastmarkets.com) directly.

Slots are limited, so register to express your interest in joining our first-ever decoded event early. Only business emails are allowed.


Agenda
View the preliminary agenda below
Panellists and moderators
Panel 1: The benchmark transition and its implications from different voices 

Damon Buckley

General Manager, Iron Ore and Salt Sales

Rio Tinto

Alice Li

Senior Price Reporter

Fastmarkets

Nishant Gulanti

Global Head Iron Ore

Comet Trading

Siddarth Aggarwal 

Manager, Book Market Analytics

Anglo American

Joshua Toney

Metals Broker, Branch Manager

Clarksons Futures Limited

Panel 2
The Simandou supply shock and grade spread dynamics

Eric Go

Market Development Manager

Fastmarkets

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Jinshan Xie

Head of Macro & Ferrous Analyst

Horizon Insights (SG)

Head, Person, Face

Adele Pan

Price Reporter

Fastmarkets

Colin Wang 

China Customer Manager Strategic Customer Team, Metals

Cargill Investment

Yin Hetao

Trading & Analytics Analyst

Berge Bulk

Panel 3
Looking further: The Middle East conflict and India’s iron ore trade flows
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Dr Charles Su

Chief Economist

Horizon Insights (CN)

Norman Fong

Senior Price Reporter

Fastmarkets

Gunmeet Singh

Head of Ferrous Origination

Vale

Sabyasachi Mishra

Business Head, Trading Division

JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd

TBC

About Fastmarkets
Fastmarkets is a leading, IOSCO-compliant price reporting agency providing trusted benchmarks, news, and analytics for global metals, mining, and recycling markets. With over 130 years of experience, it delivers over 900 price points for base metals, steel, battery materials, and ores. Its expertise helps professionals manage volatility and make strategic decisions.

Experts from Fastmarkets include:
Paul Lim

Paul Lim
Managing Editor

Paul Lim is the Regional Managing Editor at Fastmarkets, leading a team of analysts and price reporters across Asia covering ferrous scrap, steel, and raw materials. A Worldsteel Journalist of the Year and regular speaker at major industry events including the Singapore Iron Ore Forum, he is a recognised authority on iron ore pricing and steel decarbonisation, and holds academic credentials from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore.

Norman Fong
Senior Price Reporter

Norman Fong is a Senior Price Reporter at Fastmarkets in Singapore, specialising in high-grade iron ore, pellet feed, and DR-grade pellets, with particular expertise in high-grade iron ore trade flows and green iron ore's role in low-carbon steelmaking. A Summa cum Laude graduate of Singapore Management University, he previously covered bitumen price reporting at Argus Media before joining Fastmarkets.

Alice Li
Senior Price Reporter

Alice Li is a Senior Price Reporter at Fastmarkets based in China, specialising in iron ore and steelmaking raw materials across Asia, covering fines, concentrates, pellets, and pellet feed. She leads the firm's annual methodology review consultations and plays a key role in maintaining IOSCO-compliant price assessments, making her a trusted source of insight for traders, mills, and investors across the Asia ferrous complex.

Zheng Shu Yi
Price Reporter

Zheng Shu Yi is a Price Reporter at Fastmarkets in Singapore and a graduate of the National University of Singapore, specialising in Asia steelmaking raw materials including high-grade pellet feed, concentrates, and seaborne fines. A core member of the Asia iron ore team, she has contributed to the development of new benchmarks such as the 61% Fe fines CFR Qingdao index, and covers broader themes including China's grade preferences and steel decarbonisation.

Adele Pan
Price Reporter

Adele Pan is a Price Reporter at Fastmarkets based in China, covering key iron ore indices including the 61% and 62% Fe fines benchmarks and the 62% Fe port stock index. She brings prior experience from Mysteel and Shanghai Metals Market, and her bilingual capabilities make her an effective bridge between Chinese market participants and the global commodities community.

About Horizon Insights
Horizon Insights is China's largest independent investment research house, specialising in global macro and commodities research. For commodities, our coverage includes ferrous metals, base metals, rubber, energy and petrochemicals. Our research methodology stems from a macro top-down approach, where we analyse fundamentals, market sentiments and macro events, to provide a clear directional view to our clients. Some of our notable clients include: Glencore, Cargill, and Baosteel, as well as top financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Citadel, Balyasny, and Millennium.
 
Our value propositions include:
1. We view commodities trend from the perspective of global macro and asset allocation perspective.
2. We track the interaction between macro drivers and commodities fundamentals closely.
3. We study the relationship between expectations of balance sheet developments and prices.
4. We use quant tools and scenario deduction to find the range of commodities prices.

Experts from Horizon Insights include:
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Dr Charles Su
Chief Economist (CN)

Dr Su has over two decades of extensive macroeconomic research experience.

Prior to joining Horizon Insights, he served as Managing Director of Global Market Research at China Industrial Bank Research Institute and as Managing Director & Chief China Economist at CEBM Group.

He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Boston University and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Maryland from 2004 to 2005.

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Jinshan Xie
Head of Macro & Ferrous Analyst (SG)

Jinshan specialises in ferrous commodities research, with a primary focus on in-depth analysis of China’s steel and raw material market. She brings 10 years of dedicated research experience in Chinese macroeconomics and cross-commodities research.

Combining macro and micro perspectives, she has delivered strategic guidance and actionable intelligence to leading global funds, industry institutions, and investment banks.

Jinshan is deeply involved in the industrial chain, closely connected with domestic and international mining companies, steel mills, and traders. She has a profound understanding of the entire trade process and fundamental research.

She holds a B.A from Singapore Management University. 


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