China's LNG prices surged again last week, and producers are finally back in the black, but demand is starting to push back.

China's prices of major steel products, including rebar, square billet and hot-rolled coil (HRC), lost ground during the week of September 7-11, as end-user demand had yet to show significant recovery while the cost-side support showed signs of weakening, Mysteel Global learned.

Imported iron ore prices in China dropped across spot and futures markets during September 7-11, mainly reflecting subdued demand from steelmakers, who curtailed production in response to widening profit losses. Over the same period, domestic metallurgical coke prices increased further in the spot m