Latest news on China Imported Iron Ore markets

Survey: Australian & Brazilian iron ore shipment 2026.01.19

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

WEEKLY: Rising supply pressures China's import iron ore prices

Chinese prices for imported iron ore retreated during January 12-16, pressured by rising supply in the absence of news supporting the steel sector. Nonetheless, the prices held at relatively high levels, reflecting sustained optimism regarding pre-Chinese New Year replenishment demand from steelmake

First Simandou iron ore shipment arrives in China

The first commercial shipment of iron ore from the massive Simandou project in Guinea in West Africa arrived in China on January 17, marking a milestone in the global steel industry, China Baowu Steel Group said in a Wechat post released on the same day.

Survey: Iron Ore Arrivals at Chinese Port 2026-01-19

Mysteel weekly survey on iron ore arrivals at Chinese ports. Notes: Mysteel iron ore department has enlarged the survey sample from 26 ports to 45 ports since January 2020, and has commenced releasing the new statistics on May 7 2020. The survey period runs Monday-Sunday, and the data are releas

WEEKLY SUMMARY: China's iron ore prices decline, spot coke to gain strength

Chinese prices for iron ore weakened in both spot and futures markets during January 12-16, mainly pressured by a supply surplus. The futures prices of metallurgical coke also declined during the same period, but its spot prices were largely stable. Notably, some coke firms proposed to raise their c

Survey: SGX swaps settlement price on Jan 16

    *Volume is based on one side of the trade. 1 lot = 500 metric tonnes. Minimum Price Fluctuation: $0.01 per dry metric tonne ($5.00/lot) *Settlement prices are for mark-to-market open positions as at 8 p.m. (Singapore time). Settlement prices are summarized in quarterly and yearly basis and they

MYSTEEL: Supply-surplus pressure on iron ore prices to stay in 2026

Global iron ore supply is expected to grow at a faster pace this year, driven by increased production from major miners, while demand will see only modest growth in line with a slight increase in worldwide pig iron production, Mysteel predicts in its newly published annual report for the commodity.

Survey: Imported IO port stocks analysis 2026.1.16

Iron Ore Port Stocks:   The total iron ore stocks at 47 major ports in China added up to 172.89 million tonnes as of January 15, up 2.44 million tonnes on week. Among the total, 131.66 million tonnes being concentrates, up 923,600 tonnes on week, 21.67 million tonnes being lumps, up 387,500

WEEKLY: China's iron ore port stocks increase for 8th week

Total stockpiles of imported iron ore across China's 45 major ports under Mysteel's regular tracking had risen by 2.8 million tonnes or 1.7% on week to reach 165.6 million tonnes as of January 15, marking the eighth straight week of increase and hitting a record high, according to the latest

Survey: SGX swaps settlement price on Jan 15

    *Volume is based on one side of the trade. 1 lot = 500 metric tonnes. Minimum Price Fluctuation: $0.01 per dry metric tonne ($5.00/lot) *Settlement prices are for mark-to-market open positions as at 8 p.m. (Singapore time). Settlement prices are summarized in quarterly and yearly basis and they