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Champion Iron produces first DR-quality ore from Bloom Lake

Australia-based iron ore producer Champion Iron has successfully produced direct reduction (DR)-grade iron ore from its newly commissioned direct reduction pellet feed (DRPF) project at the Bloom Lake mine in Quebec, Canada, the company announced on June 29.

NBS: China's Jan-May pig iron output drops 3% YoY

China's pig iron production in January-May totalled 354.7 million tonnes, 3.1% lower than the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday morning.

NBS: China's Jan-Apr pig iron output drops 3% YoY

China's pig iron production in January-April totalled 282.3 million tonnes, falling 3.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

NBS: China's Q1 pig iron production falls 3% YoY

China's pig iron production in January-March totalled 211 million tonnes, lower by 2.9% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday morning.

NBS: China's Jan-Feb pig iron production drops 2.7% YoY

China's pig iron production in January-February totalled 137.7 million tonnes, lower by 2.7% compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

Mid-East tension poses risks to global DRI supply

For now, any direct impact on global iron ore supply from the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East seems limited, as Mysteel Global reported. However, concerns about disruptions caused by the geopolitical crisis to the supply of direct reduced iron (DRI), an important raw material for lo

NBS: China's 2025 pig iron production falls 3% YoY

China's pig iron production throughout 2025 totalled 836 million tonnes, lower by 3% compared with the previous year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

NBS: China's Jan-Oct pig iron production falls 1.8% YoY

China produced 711.4 million tonnes of pig iron during January-October this year, lower by 1.8% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on November 14.

BHP, POSCO ink MoU to pursue 'near-zero emissions' in ironmaking

Australian mining giant BHP and South Korean steelmaker POSCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce iron with 'near-zero emissions' by advancing POSCO's hydrogen reduction ironmaking technology (HyREX), according to BHP's announcement on Thursday.

NBS: China's Jan-Sept pig iron production falls 1.1% YoY

China's pig iron production during January-September this year totalled 645.9 million tonnes, lower by 1.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.