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After falling for two weeks straight, production among Chinese blast furnace (BF) steelmakers rebounded marginally over the past week, even though many mills were still struggling with heavy losses, Mysteel's latest survey showed.
Inventories of imported iron ore stockpiled at China's 47 major ports dropped to a month low of 171.3 million tonnes by September 3, down by 2.44 million tonnes or 1.4% on week, though the total remained 18.8% higher than the year-ago level.
On September 3, 2026, in the derivatives market, aluminum futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange showed slight volatility. The most-traded aluminum contract for October delivery rose by 1.29% by the end of Thursday's daytime trading and increased by 0.47% overnight, closing the nighttime session a
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