Links to previous press releases are below.
Brazilian Steel Exports in February
Brazilian steel exports dropped by 0.7 Mt month-on-month to a six-month low of 0.9 Mt in February, the largest drop since 1993, official data show. January steel exports were the second-highest on record...
Read MorePreliminary US Steel Import Data for February
US steel imports fell 0.1 Mt year-on-year in February to 2.3 Mt, according to preliminary data from the US Census Bureau. Increased shipments from Brazil (+0.3 Mt to 0.5 Mt) somewhat mitigated losses elsewhere, such as from Russia and South Korea.
Saudi Arabia Pledges Deeper Production Cuts in April
Saudi Arabia plans to cut its crude oil exports in April to below 7M b/d, down 635K b/d from its respective customer nominations for the month, while keeping its production well below 10M b/d compared...
Read MoreSSY Futures Ltd Approved For LME RIB Tier II Membership
Simpson Spence Young derivatives broking subsidiary SSY Futures Ltd registers a first with the London Metal Exchange
London: Monday March 11, 2019: SSY Futures Ltd has today...
Read MoreChinese Trade Data in February
Preliminary Chinese trade data for February show that imports of coal into China fell to 17.6 Mt, down 3.3 Mt year-on-year. Meanwhile, iron ore imports slipped 1.2 Mt year-on-year to a ten-month low...
Read MoreChina February Crude Import Statistics
China’s crude oil imports in February rose 199K b/d m-o-m and 1.83M b/d y-o-y to 10.27M b/d, just 204K b/d below a record high reached in November, customs data showed. Imports stood above the 10M b/d...
Read MoreAustralian Iron Ore Exports in January
Australian iron ore exports (wet basis) fell on an annual basis in January by 1.2 Mt to 67.3 Mt, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports. The fall in exports featured a year-on-year drop in shipments to China (-0.7 Mt to 56.4 Mt) and Japan (-1.5 Mt to 4.3 Mt).
Australian Coal Exports in January
Australian exports of all coal types increased by 1.3 Mt year-on-year in January to 33.4 Mt, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports. Coking coal shipments fell by 0.3 Mt annually to 15.4 Mt. Meanwhile, steam coal exports rose by 1.6 Mt to 18.0 Mt.