Latest news on China steel and other commodity markets

MONTHLY: China's crude stainless output to dip MoM in September

China's stainless steel crude output is expected to edge lower this month after August's high, as softening prices and thinning margins have prompted some mills to scale back production, the most recent Mysteel survey results show.

Canada's coal output drops 4% MoM in June

Canada's production of coal for all uses totaled 2.98 million tonnes in June, down 4.1% from May and 9% from the previous year, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.

WEEKLY: China's HRC output ticks up, prices edge higher

After dipping for two weeks, hot-rolled coil (HRC) output among the 37 Chinese steelmakers surveyed by Mysteel rose slightly by 68,100 tonnes or 2.4% on week during August 27-September 2 to total 2.95 million tonnes, Mysteel's latest survey showed. This was still lower by 6.1% on year, however.

WEEKLY: Tangshan billet prices mount further on week

Billet prices in Tangshan in North China's Hebei province rose further during August 31-September 6, with Mysteel assessing the price of Q235 150mm square billet in the city at Yuan 3,040/tonne ($452/t) EXW and including the 13% VAT on September 6, up by Yuan 10/t on week.

Survey: Australian & Brazilian iron ore shipment 2026.09.07

Mysteel weekly survey on iron ore shipment (dispatched) from Australian and Brazilian ports. Notes: Mysteel iron ore department has enlarged the sample size to 20 ports and 17 mining companies in Australia and Brazil since January 2025. The newly-added ports are Kwinana, Cape Preston, and Whyal

Survey: Nickel, Chrome and Stainless Steel Prices 2026.09.07

Mysteel daily survey on nickel, chrome and stainless steel prices.

Survey: China copper rod daily transactions 2026.09.07

Mysteel daily survey of copper rod transactions among 31 Chinese copper rod sample manufacturers with a total annual capacity of 6.01 million tonnes, and 6 sample traders Unit: tonne

Survey: China copper cathode daily transactions 2026.09.07

Mysteel daily survey of copper cathode transactions among 56 copper cathode trading enterprises, including traders, smelters, and downstream fabricators in China Unit: tonne

Survey: China's daily oil trade track 2026.09.07

Mysteel daily survey of domestic oil transaction. Unit: tonne

Survey: China daily zinc ingot retail inventory 2026.09.07

Mysteel daily survey of China's zinc ingot retail inventory. Unit: kt