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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.

The supply of Australian metallurgical coal has experienced disruptions recently as more met coal producers in the country have announced force majeure after cyclone-induced torrential rains and floods interrupted production, logistics and port operations in Queensland, the source of most of Austral

Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) averaged some 2 million tonnes/day during January 1-10, higher by a significant 21.6% or by 354,000 t/d from last eleven days of 2025, according to the latest release from the association on January

China Minmetals Development Co., a Shanghai-listed firm focused on ferrous metal trading operations under China's leading mineral resource conglomerate Minmetals Group, announced on Wednesday that it will incorporate high-quality iron ore mine assets through an asset swap with its controlling shareh

Indonesia's Harga Batubara Acuan (HBA) thermal coal reference price and its derivatives, issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), have been mostly lifted for the second half of January, Mysteel Global has learned.

Production among Chinese blast furnace (BF) steelmakers ended a two-week rise and dropped during January 9-15 as more mills slowed or halted operations due to worsened air quality in some key steel-making cities of China, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

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

Inventories of the five major carbon steel products held by the Chinese steel mills sampled in Mysteel's regular survey declined during January 9-15 to reach 3.81 million tonnes, falling by 2.1% on week after the slight accumulation over the previous week.

China's sales and production of vehicles in 2025 refreshed all-time highs to reach 34.4 million units and 34.53 million units respectively, up 9.4% and 10.4% from 2024, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) remarked in its latest release published on January 14.

Retail inventories of the five major finished steel products in warehouses across China regularly checked by Mysteel held largely steady on week over January 9-15, according to Mysteel's latest weekly survey.