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October 2017 | Steel Raw Materials


The bullish quarter comes to an end: Latest Analysis


We have witnessed an increased determination from the Chinese government in dealing with both illegal steel production and reducing the air pollution levels.

Some of the recurring themes over the past quarter have been steelmaking capacity cuts, increased scrap usage, soaring mill margins and crude steel production surges in China. Crude steel output has set new record levels, fuelling the demand for steel raw materials. Back in June when iron ore prices dipped to their lowest point of $53/t, we expected iron ore prices to rise in the...

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