With a huge iron ore project in WA on the verge of collapse, Senator Xenophon has called for an inquiry into the iron
ore market.
As well as these factors, KPMG said Atlas» forecasts were highly sensitive to movements in iron ore prices, «which continue to be depressed in a challenging global iron
ore market».
By: Robyn Wilkinson 22nd July 2016 Despite China's commitment to reducing its crude steel production capacity, the iron -
ore market remains oversupplied and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, says engineering consultant Core Consultants CEO Lara Smith.
A good example was when China entered the iron
ore market in the early 2000's.
Marex Spectron released its latest Iron
ore market trading research note on Sept. 10.
Even though I know nothing about the iron
ore market, and certainly not as much as the CEO of Fortescue, I know arithmetic, and even before I heard Minack's discussion of the global increase in production, I simply could not get the arithmetic that connected Chinese interest rates with Australian iron ore exports to work otherwise.
Here are the key points on the outlook of the iron
ore market (the entire report is attached below).
Perth - based mining developer Cape Lambert Resources has announced it is cutting 117 jobs and postponing a planned dividend payment, in response to the sharp downturn in the iron
ore market.
I have never been even remotely an expert either on iron and steel production or on the Australian economy, but recent action in the iron
ore markets and a vibrant debate within Australia has, in the past three weeks, set me up for several planned and unplanned meetings with Australians — some old friends, some fund managers and bankers, some government officials — who remembered some of the comments I made a few years ago about Australia and iron ore and who wanted to discuss future prospects.
Not exact matches
News of Brazil - focused miner Crusader Resources achieving its first iron
ore sales has excited the
market with its share price jumping more than 16 per cent today.
The completion of an initial resource estimate for Sirius Resources» second major nickel deposit near Norseman has failed to replicate the
market excitement when the
ore body was initially discovered.
«The internationalization of the DCE iron
ore contracts will give greater access to the global commodity community to trade in the world's biggest onshore ferrous
market,» Lee Kirk, managing director at Cargill Metals, said in an email.
MANILA / BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters)- China opens trade in Dalian iron
ore futures to foreign investors from Friday, aiming to boost its pricing clout for one of its top imports and hoping traders will take a
market notorious for retail speculators more seriously.
The founder and chairman of Fortescue Metals Group has reaffirmed his commitment to the iron
ore industry by increasing his stake in the business, buying $ 6.9 million worth of shares in an on -
market trade.
Shares in Adelaide - based Flinders Mines plummeted on the stock
market today after it announced a $ 6.7 million capital raising to complete a feasibility study on its Pilbara iron
ore project.
In all seriousness, space experts estimate the
market for the moon's materials — which include iron
ore, precious metals, and helium - 3 gas that could be used to provide nuclear power — to be in the trillions of dollars.
The iron
ore majors» move to flood the
market may see off their small rivals, but a bigger opponent looms large.
It might be bold to suggest that Andrew Forrest consider a career change, but as his fortune shrinks and as his iron
ore business struggles in a flooded
market, there is a nickel deal to be done that could be a lot more fun than playing the role of fading star.
The iron
ore and gold mining industries have served Western Australia well during the past decade, but that does not mean they will do the same job over the next decade, especially if the switch to other minerals evident on world
markets gathers pace.
In an April 22 report, he wrote that there's too much pessimism in copper
markets and that issues in the iron
ore industry, such as oversupply, are already priced into the
market.
Western Australian iron
ore junior Crusader has announced a cost - cutting program aimed at reducing overheads in the wake of tougher
market conditions.
A year - long construction boom has helped boost prices for building materials and resources from steel and copper to iron
ore, helping to create a reflationary pulse worldwide in commodities
markets and manufacturing.
Cliffs will always be a one - trick pony that will wax and wane with the price of iron
ore, but it is much better positioned to handle those
market swings and has immense potential should we see even a modest uptick in iron
ore prices.
Even though Cliff's business has changed dramatically over the past few years, the
market still has this stock priced like it's still that highly indebted iron
ore producer on the verge of collapse.
It's not just oil... iron
ore, aluminum and steel are all getting slammed, as the decline in commodity prices takes a toll on companies and the global
markets.
As millions of people in emerging
markets left rural areas for cities, demand increased for building materials such as the iron
ore used in steel, and this supported prices.
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This makes petroleum just another commodity, subject to the same
market vagaries as other commodities like iron
ore, copper and platinum.
The export prices of coal and iron
ore are heavily influenced by the outcomes of longer - term contract negotiations, and contract prices are currently lagging recent price strength evident in spot
markets.
Surging iron
ore prices have boosted Rio Tinto's tax payments to Australian governments, but its Singapore
marketing hub remains a sore point with the ATO.
There are several reasons for this including over production of iron
ore to maintain
market share and an aggressively growing lithium ion battery business which requires cobalt in existing chemistries.
To some extent, the falling prices of commodities such as iron
ore and copper appeared related to attempts by Chinese authorities to rein in credit expansion, principally through stricter regulation of the financial sector and a tightening of liquidity in money
markets used by banks and companies for funding.
Capacity reduction in Chinese metals has caused iron
ore to recover from a 5 - year bear
market, and driven a bull
market in the metals.
Well, hold on a moment: if China continues to grow at past rates, China becomes more than 90 percent of the entire global steel
market — which is unlikely, and so it seems likely that the iron
ore capacity may be rising just as slowing capital investments in China cools demand.»
UPDATE 1 - China vows to open up more futures
markets as iron
ore goes international
* Dalian exchange opens iron ore contract to foreign...
China vows to open up more futures
markets as iron
ore goes international
By Muyu Xu and Manolo Serapio Jr
DALIAN / MANILA (Reuters)- China...
The ECSC united its six member nations in a single common
market for the production and trade of coal, steel, iron
ore and scrap metal, abolishing all trade barriers for these products.
The pivot also means becoming more engaged in the production challenges of the key
markets, as exemplified by Rockwell's experience with new customer Kraft Heinz's
ORE - IDA (a leading North American French fry brand).
While Australian politicians will rightly point out they have no control over the
market — just like they did during the iron
ore wars — that is unlikely to placate the Chinese.
Iron
ore prices may be falling but Australian producers managed to significantly increase their share of the world's biggest
market last year, accounting for 59 per cent of China's overseas purchases.
Continuing progress in its international industrial
markets and a generally increasing demand for milk have enabled Arla Foods to raise the price paid to its co-operative members per kg of milk — the so - called Arla price — by 7.5 Danish
ore.
The CBMX is an electronic trading platform that will provide participating members with an additional iron
ore trading channel in the China
market.
Ghana, President Akufo - Addo stated, has the opportunity to become a regional centre for light manufacturing for a
market of some 350 million people in the ECOWAS Community, projected to reach 500 million by 2030, «by weaving together our numerous natural resources, like food produce, bauxite, iron
ore, oil and gas, with our talents and energy, to turn our nation into an economic powerhouse in West Africa, generating full employment for our teeming youth.»
Economists will argue that the
market will correct itself: as the price goes up then lower grade
ores become viable.
With the credit crash, however, Nautilus had no prospect of getting the extra funds it needed to bring the
ore to
market.
At a time in the U.s. when some large steel plants that start with iron
ore are being shut down, smaller plants that start with scrap steel and
market a limited line of products locally are doing well
The report sets out the current resource situation and presents in detail the
markets for crude oil, natural gas and metal - bearing
ores.
Lucky Star seemed to centre on a globetrotting protagonist who was being pursued by powerful forces, both governmental and criminal, and a plot that somehow involved manipulating the
market of tin -
ore futures in Chicago and Hong Kong.
We assume that the company will be able to expand its
ore reserves after the mine opens, but if the mineral reserves are double the gold mining stock's
market cap, it provides a margin of safety.
Sometimes, a company's
marketing efforts are so successful that they drive the stock up too high in relation to the size of its
ore body.