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Brazilian mining company Vale produced 69.7 million tonnes of iron ore during the first quarter of this year, marking a 3% increase from the same period last year, according to the miner's latest quarterly report released on April 16.
China's tin solder output from 45 sample enterprises (including large, medium, and small companies) reached 7,379 tonnes in March, up by 98.63% month on month but down by 0.66% year on year, according to Mysteel's survey. The operating rate of sample enterprises stood at 71.83%, an increase of 33.80
Production among Chinese blast furnace (BF) steelmakers continued to expand during April 10-16, though the increase slowed down compared with previous weeks, Mysteel's survey showed.
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