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After dipping in the prior week, inventories of imported iron ore piled at China's 47 major ports under Mysteel's tracking edged up again to 172.89 million tonnes as of October 29, marginally higher by 0.1% compared with a week earlier, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

Stockpiles of imported iron ore sintering fines held by Chinese integrated steelmakers increased for the second straight week amid mills' slower fines consumption, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

After touching a five-month high in the previous week, total iron ore shipments to global destinations from the 20 ports and 17 mining companies in Australia and Brazil under Mysteel's tracking retreated during October 19-25, down by 2.2 million tonnes or 7.7% on week to 26.9 million tonnes, with th

Chinese prices for imported iron ore moved within a narrow range in the past week, though the prices diverged in the portside and seaborne markets, Mysteel's survey showed.

After rising for five straight weeks, inventories of imported iron ore piled at China's 47 major ports under Mysteel's tracking slipped to 172.8 million tonnes as of October 22, lower by 0.5% compared with a week earlier. The total was still significantly higher by 13.1% compared with the year-ago l

After falling for two straight weeks, stockpiles of imported iron ore sintering fines held by Chinese integrated steelmakers rebounded during the past week as the mills increased procurements for the feed, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

Total iron ore shipments to global destinations from the 20 ports and 17 mining companies in Australia and Brazil under Mysteel's tracking rebounded during October 12-18, rising 4.8 million tonnes or 20% on week to reach a five-month high of 29.1 million tonnes, with shipments increasing from both c

Inventories of imported iron ore piled at China's 47 major ports under Mysteel's tracking expanded for the fifth straight week to reach 173.7 million tonnes as of October 15, higher by 0.3% compared with a week earlier. The total was also significantly higher by 15% compared with the year-ago

Stockpiles of imported iron ore sintering fines held by Chinese integrated steelmakers continued falling in the past week amid mills' steady consumption and slow replenishment of the feed, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

China imported a total of 955 million tonnes of iron ore during January-September this year, marking a 4.1% increase compared with the same period in 2025, the latest statistics released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC) published on Wednesday show.