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Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts | |
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2021-07-30 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
领域 | 地球科学 |
正文(英文) | Iron ore prices tumbled on Friday, collapsing under the weight of China’s resolve to reduce steel output in line with its decarbonization drive, and slowing domestic demand for the construction and manufacturing material. According to Fastmarkets MB, benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China were changing hands for $181.57 a tonne, down 7.6% from Thursday’s closing, the lowest since April. Iron ore on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange closed daytime trading 8.1% lower at 1,027 yuan ($158.95) a tonne, with its monthly loss of nearly 8% the steepest since February 2020. Spot iron ore traded below $200 a tonne on Thursday for the first time since May 28, SteelHome consultancy data showed. “Prices fell as iron ore demand weakens in the face of policy to reduce China’s steel output as a means to cut emissions,” Commonwealth Bank of Australia commodities analyst Vivek Dhar said in a note. China has asked mills to limit this year’s output to no more than the 2020 volume after the first-half production grew nearly 12% compared with a year earlier. Shagang Group, the world’s fourth-largest steel mill, said this week that it’s curtailing production and overseas sales to comply with government efforts to cut emissions. Beijing’s attempts to cap steel output below last year’s record haven’t proved successful so far, with production climbing 12% in the first half from a year earlier. That is raising expectations that activity will need to be restricted significantly through the end of the year. At the same time, China has unveiled more measures to curb overseas shipments, with the aim of using lower exports and inventories to offset supply shortfalls. China’s steel curbs are weakening demand for iron ore, Vivek Dhar, commodities analyst at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said in a note.
Investors are also assessing signs of weaker demand from the property sector, according to Australia & New Zealand Banking Group. China urged five cities to stabilize their local markets after residential housing prices rose too fast in the first half, the People’s Daily reported. (With files from Bloomberg and Reuters)
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