Chinese Steelmaking Sector Reports

BHP, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles on China Price Surge (BusinessWeek)
Fri 12 Mar 2010 2:38am
BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of surging dema......


BHP, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles on China Price Surge (Bloomberg)
Fri 12 Mar 2010 2:33am
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc , Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this yea......


BHP?s Kloppers Winning War to End Annual Price Talks (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Fri 12 Mar 2010 2:22am
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Marius Kloppers , chief executive officer of BHP Billiton Ltd. , is winning his war on how the steel industry buys its raw materials....


Steel mills head home for ore stocks (China Daily)
Fri 12 Mar 2010 1:59am
BEIJING - Surging spot prices of iron ore are forcing steel mills to look for more domestic supplies, something that would also reduce their dependence on costly imports, industry in......


Australia iron ore, coal exports hit record: official data (Malaysian Mirror)
Fri 12 Mar 2010 1:07am
SYDNEY -Australian exports of iron ore and coal hit record levels in the final quarter of last year thanks to strong demand from Asia, official figures showed....


BHP makes headway in iron ore wars (Business Day)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 11:33pm
Marius Kloppers, chief executive of BHP Billiton, is winning his war on how the steel industry buys its raw materials....


Which Coal Stock Heavyweight Will Outperform (TheStreet.com)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 2:04pm
With global producers of coal hard-pressed to meet China's voaracious appetite for the black rock, U.S.-based coal producers stand to gain from the increased need. Which coal produce......


Vale may quit iron ore pricing negotiation with China (People's Daily)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 9:15am
The iron ore pricing negotiation is at a tough time, as ore spot price keeps rising. "Vale of Brazil (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, CVRD) had exited the negotiation for they cannot acc......


ANALYSIS - India's steel needs spell less iron ore for China (Business Standard In...
Thu 11 Mar 2010 9:00am
India's export taxes on iron ore and plans to ramp up supplies to domestic steel mills will cut shipments to key buyer China in the long term, and aid miners wrangling for a steep hi......


Iron ore and coal exports rise (Sky News Australia)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 6:23am
Australia's exports of iron ore and coal rose to record levels in the December quarter buoyed by strong demand from Japan, Korea and China....


Iron ore exports hit record levels (Perth Now)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 5:17am
AUSTRALIA'S exports of iron ore and coal rose to record levels in the December quarter buoyed by strong demand from Japan, Korea and China....


China Steelmakers Iron Ore Talks Tough This Year, News Says (Bloomberg)
Thu 11 Mar 2010 12:51am
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese steelmakers are facing very tough negotiations over iron ore prices this year, as global production increases and demand rises, the Shanghai Securit......