Iron Ore Market Report August 2015
2015-09-29 19:59:30 【Print】
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Steel output was still restricted in August and sales went slow in the first half of the month due to sluggish demand
. Iron ore market suffered while end users were cautious to rebuild stocks . Some domestic iron ore producers who tried but in vain to raise their sales price . The depreciation of Chinese currency did not bring much influence to iron ore import but promoted export of steel products and iron ore futures benefited . The blast at Tianjin port hampered iron ore import through this port and the tightening supply pushed iron ore prices to rebound in the spot market . About the market in September, most insiders are cautious as the steel market takes time to recover while China’s economy slows down.