Chinese steel rebar and hot rolled coils futures jumped on Thursday, as demand for the most traded May deliveries are expected to recover from the weak consumption season. The most active construction rebar futures on the Shanghai Futures E

EU gas storage levels are starting the heating season with a sharp draw, both on a percentage and an absolute level. Insufficient Russian pipeline flows alongside fierce competition for seaborne LNG has meant demand is outstripping supply f

Iron ore stretched a rally into a fifth straight session on Thursday, with the benchmark Dalian contract scaling a three-week high while spot prices rose above $100 a tonne, buoyed by improved sentiment towards Chinas property sector. The m

The US soybean exports to China in October fell sharply compared with last year amid logistical disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida in the US Gulf Coast, market sources told SP Global Platts Nov. 23. According to Chinas monthly customs repo

The volume of coal transported by trains and ships in China saw a surge in October and November amid the countrys solid efforts to ensure stability in coal supply during this winter, official data showed. On average, about 86,300 trains loa

Beijing and Moscow are mulling over cooperation to jointly develop coal projects in Russia, the Russian deputy prime minister said on November 17. The Russian government is planning to sign long-term contracts with China to co-develop coal

Steel futures prices in China jumped on Monday, with hot-rolled coils and construction rebar climbing more than 4% in intraday trade to narrow the gap with spot prices, as traders cheered a marginal improvement in consumption of industrial

According to data tracked by SMM, 79 ships arrived at domestic main ports in November 8-14. Arrivals of cargoes are estimated to stand at 12.06 million mt, down 0.64 million mt from the previous week and down 1.26 million mt year on year. S

Dalian coking coal scaled a contract high on Monday while coke futures hit a six-week peak, as a recent flooding in Chinas top coal-producing Shanxi province intensified supply fears. Worries about production and transportation of coal from

Dalian iron ore rose to a one-month high in thin trade on Friday after a week-long holiday in China, with market participants upbeat about demand prospects for the raw material in the worlds top steel producer. Chinas electricity shortage h

Falling iron ore prices have glided through the top layer of the cost curve as a number of small Australian producers are reporting output cuts due to unprofitability. Low grade (58%) iron ore is fetching around $74 CFR China according to F

Chinas metallurgical coal supply and demand during the 14th Five Year Plan period (2021-25) is expected to remain balanced, on the back of higher steel scrap usage expectations that could eat into coking coal demand, sources said this week.

Chinas August coal output edged up from a 26-month low in the prior month, as Beijing re-opened dozens of mines and approved several new ones to ensure supply and cool high prices. The worlds largest miner and consumer of coal churned out 3

Chinas benchmark metallurgical coal and coke futures surged to record highs on Thursday, driven by fears of a prolonged tightness in supply of the steelmaking materials in the worlds top steel producer. The most-traded January metallurgical

Iron ore prices tumbled more than 5% on Monday, with the Dalian benchmark hitting its lowest in seven months, on rising portside stocks of the steelmaking ingredient in China due to increased shipments and weak domestic demand. The most-tra