Articles Tagged "steel market"

Ironing Out The Issues

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Iron Investing News With key indicators across developed economies showing an improvement in the quarter, mining heavyweight BHP Billiton Ltd has teamed up with rivals Rio Tinto Group and Posco, Asia’s most profitable steelmaker, in raising iron-ore production.  An uptick in demand from automakers and builders has ensured a good [...]

Chinese Economy: Post-Olympic recovery

By Melissa Pistilli – Exclusive to Iron Investing News The China Iron & Steel Association‘s monthly report for July shows that domestic steel demand is wilting in the scorching summer heat, heavy rainfall in the South and the recently-concluded Olympic Games. Increasing amounts of steel inventory has weakened iron ore demand causing the price of iron [...]