Links to previous press releases are below.
Vietnamese Steel Exports Rise in October
Vietnamese steel exports experienced a gain in October, reaching 1.2 Mt, compared to a total of 1.0 Mt in the same month of 2020, data from the Vietnamese Department of Customs reveal. At 11.1 Mt, exports over January-October were 39.6% above the corresponding period in 2020.
China releases extra LSFO and refined fuel quotas
China’s Ministry of Commerce has issued an additional 1MT of low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) and 1.579MT of refined product export quotas to be used across the rest of 2021, according to Reuters. The refined...
Read MorePort Hedland Iron Ore Exports
At 46.7 Mt, iron ore throughput at Port Hedland edged up 0.2 Mt year-on-year in October, marking a second successive month of annual increase, data from the Pilbara Port Authority reveal. Exports totalled...
Read MoreChinese HRB Price Tumbles
The Chinese hot rolled band (HRB) price tumbled $77/t in the two weeks to 10 November to $676/t, the lowest level since March 2021, according to the latest SteelBenchmarker from World Steel...
Read MoreIndia’s oil product consumption rises to seven-month high
India’s oil product consumption increased by 367K b/d m-o-m and 28K b/d y-o-y to 4.61M b/d in October, rising for the second month in a row to the highest level since April, according to data from the...
Read MoreBrazilian Bauxite and Manganese Ore Exports
Brazilian exports of bauxite edged up year-on-year to 0.5 Mt in October, the highest level in five months, customs data reveal. At 4.4 Mt, shipments over January-October were 0.5 Mt above the corresponding...
Read MoreCanadian Coal Exports in September
Canadian coking coal exports edged up 0.1 Mt year-on-year to reach 2.4 Mt in September (excluding shipments to the US), according to IHS data. The rise featured a 0.5 Mt jump in shipments to China to...
Read MoreBrazil clean oil product imports reach 23-month high
Brazil’s clean oil product imports increased by 249K b/d m-o-m and 297K b/d y-o-y to 658K b/d in October, rising to the highest level since November 2019, according to preliminary data from Brazil’s...
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