|
Nation to improve iron ore trade management
|
China is poised once again to cut the number of businesses with
permits to deal with iron ore imports to improve co-ordination in the
sector.
Since a new system was implemented earlier last year for Chinese
steel makers and iron ore trading companies, the number of
enterprises qualified to import iron ore from overseas was reduced to
118 from 523 in 2004.
And an unnamed source revealed:"The threshold for an iron ore
import permit is likely to be elevated again by the end of this year.
"The industry has been considering this move for a long time
because it is believed it will promote ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
|
Vale Initiates Iron Ore Price Talks
; ...Brazil last month, the world's largest iron ore producer changed its name from Companhia...than 78.5 million metric tons (mt) of iron ore and pellets. The company also began initial negotiations with iron ore buyers for iron ore prices for the coming...
|
|
Industry expects fewer iron ore traders
; ...number of enterprises permitted to deal with iron ore imports to better co-ordinate the sector...to further raise the threshold for importing iron ore in a bid to bring order to the iron ore trade," said a statement jointly released on...
|
|
High prices, slower demand could push iron ore into oversupply
; ...Doce (CVRD) are the world's leading iron ore producers. They control about 75 percent of the world's seaborne iron ore market, or about 630 Mt (620 million...significant increases in demand for steel and iron ore. Because of the increase in demand...
|
|
Inspection of iron ore imports to continue
; ...will continue to inspect the import of iron ore in a bid to ensure fair play in the sector...quantity, price and import countries of iron ore imports, said an official with the ministry...adopted earlier this year. Some foreign iron ore suppliers violated the widely accepted...
|
|
Metal mania: Demand for iron ore puts govt in a fix.
; ...dilemma with the growing demand for Indian iron ore from both outside and inside the country...slated to visit India next month to secure iron ore linkages for Chinese plants. Japanese...a generous portion and a review of the iron ore export policy seems inevitable. Ministries...
|
|
'Industry can't afford iron ore price hike'
; ...steel firms cannot afford an increase in iron ore prices this year. That is according to...criticized some overseas multinational iron ore suppliers for taking advantage of their...Institute of the Ministry of Commerce. Chinese iron ore traders and steel makers, led by the Shanghai...
|
|
India's iron ore duties worry importers
; India's imposition of export duties on iron ore from this month will hurt Chinese importers...export duty of Rs 300 ($6.78) per ton of iron ore. "The policy will have considerable impact on the country's iron ore imports," said an official with the...
|
|
Steel makers urged to help price iron ore
; ...important role in the pricing of global iron ore, an official with the Department of Foreign...The official said China, as the largest iron ore importer, deserved "a bigger say" in the pricing for iron ore, and domestic companies should have more...
|
|
Iron ore production, prices set new records
; IRON ORE The iron ore industry is experiencing a significant boom period. A rise of 71.5 percent this year means that real iron ore prices are approaching the levels of the early 1970s. China's surging...
|
|
Global demand for iron ore expected to be strong
; World production of iron ore increased by 7.5 percent during 2002...according to a new report. Strong demand for iron ore is expected to continue through the...capacity is brought into production. "The Iron Ore Market 2002-2004" was produced under...
|
For more facts and information,
see all results