Unionized workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore export hub in Western Australia have started rolling 24-hour strikes, escalating a pay dispute ahead of further meetings with the company.
Unionized workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore export hub in Western Australia have started rolling 24-hour strikes, escalating a pay dispute ahead of further meetings with the company.
The price of a key Chinese steel product has dropped to the lowest in almost a decade as a prolonged property downturn sapped construction demand and swelled inventories.
The price of a key Chinese steel product has dropped to the lowest in almost a decade as a prolonged property downturn sapped construction demand and swelled inventories.
China’s main steel-industry group called for greater use of yuan-denominated index pricing in the iron ore market, saying such a shift would better reflect supply and demand in the top user of the commodity.
China’s main steel-industry group called for greater use of yuan-denominated index pricing in the iron ore market, saying such a shift would better reflect supply and demand in the top user of the commodity.
Iron ore sank to the lowest level in more than a year amid concerns about a major physical trader of the commodity, which compounded existing market softness linked to a challenging demand outlook.
Iron ore sank to the lowest level in more than a year amid concerns about a major physical trader of the commodity, which compounded existing market softness linked to a challenging demand outlook.
Vitol Group and Cargill Inc. have stopped trading with Radiant World, a private firm that’s rapidly risen to become one of the world’s largest iron ore traders, while Glencore Plc is no longer doing new business with the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
Vitol Group and Cargill Inc. have stopped trading with Radiant World, a private firm that’s rapidly risen to become one of the world’s largest iron ore traders, while Glencore Plc is no longer doing new business with the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
Iron ore rose as threat of strike action by BHP Group workers at the export hub of Port Hedland raised concerns about potential supply disruptions, although weak Chinese demand will likely cap price gains.
Iron ore rose as threat of strike action by BHP Group workers at the export hub of Port Hedland raised concerns about potential supply disruptions, although weak Chinese demand will likely cap price gains.
Unions representing workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia are threatening rolling 24-hour strikes next week, escalating a labor dispute at the world’s largest iron ore export hub.
Unions representing workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia are threatening rolling 24-hour strikes next week, escalating a labor dispute at the world’s largest iron ore export hub.
India’s top iron ore-producing state is increasing quality-control checks after some miners were found to be misrepresenting grades in order to pay lower royalties, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, a crackdown that could hit domestic and export sales.
India’s top iron ore-producing state is increasing quality-control checks after some miners were found to be misrepresenting grades in order to pay lower royalties, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, a crackdown that could hit domestic and export sales.
Fortescue Ltd. Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest urged China and Australia to “always negotiate fairly,” as the miner faces mounting pressure from Beijing’s state-backed iron ore buyer over stalled supply negotiations.
Fortescue Ltd. Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest urged China and Australia to “always negotiate fairly,” as the miner faces mounting pressure from Beijing’s state-backed iron ore buyer over stalled supply negotiations.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia staged the first strike at the company’s Pilbara iron ore hub since 2000, after last-ditch talks failed to avert industrial action.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia staged the first strike at the company’s Pilbara iron ore hub since 2000, after last-ditch talks failed to avert industrial action.
Iron ore was on track for the biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP Group’s Port Hedland terminal stoked supply concerns, even as fundamentals remain tested.
Iron ore was on track for the biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP Group’s Port Hedland terminal stoked supply concerns, even as fundamentals remain tested.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore terminal in Western Australia will stage an eight-hour strike on July 16, unions said, escalating tensions with the mining giant and potentially putting some supply at risk.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore terminal in Western Australia will stage an eight-hour strike on July 16, unions said, escalating tensions with the mining giant and potentially putting some supply at risk.
Excavators move iron ore at the port in Port Hedland. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg
Iron ore rose after China’s state-backed buyer of the commodity expanded curbs on Australian miner Fortescue Ltd., and as a slump in prices over the last couple of months attracted buyers.
Iron ore rose after China’s state-backed buyer of the commodity expanded curbs on Australian miner Fortescue Ltd., and as a slump in prices over the last couple of months attracted buyers.
China’s state-backed iron ore buyer has expanded its curbs on Fortescue Ltd.’s iron ore to include new purchases of its Super Special Fines product and not just portside inventories, escalating its dispute with the Australian miner.
China’s state-backed iron ore buyer has expanded its curbs on Fortescue Ltd.’s iron ore to include new purchases of its Super Special Fines product and not just portside inventories, escalating its dispute with the Australian miner.
An excavator, right, loads ore into autonomous dump trucks at Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.'s Solomon Hub mining operations in the Pilbara region, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Shares in Fortescue, the world's No. 4 iron ore exporter, have almost trebled in 2016 as iron ore recovered, and the company cut costs and repaid debt.
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