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After rising in the previous week, the total volume of iron ore dispatched to global destinations from the 20 ports and 17 mining companies in Australia and Brazil retreated during August 17-23, albeit by a small 224,000 tonnes or 0.9%, to reach 25.9 million tonnes, according to Mysteel's tracking.
Price: Lower copper price narrows refined-scrap spread China's refined copper prices shifted lower last week. Meanwhile, copper scrap prices remained firm amid tight supply of invoice-bearing scrap, narrowing the refined-scrap copper price spread last week. Looking ahead, copper prices are expected
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