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...Everything lying around the Metinvest factory is used: plastic tubes, foam blocks, used tyres, scrap wood and metal....
...Many European steel producers relied on Ukraine for raw materials such as metallurgic coal and iron ore. Ferrexpo, the London-listed Ukrainian miner, is a major exporter of iron ore....
...For years reporters had highlighted the fact that China spends more on imported computer chips than plastic, oil and iron combined....
...Fortescue Metals Group touched its lowest in 19 months on Tuesday after cutting its outlook for the price of iron ore because of subdued demand in China and international trade worries....
...Iron ore miners also edged lower with the ASX 300 Metals & Mining index, which hit its highest since February 2013 last week, down 0.2 per cent as Fortescue Metals Group losing 0.8 per cent....
...Mining shares were mostly higher on Monday after a strong finish for iron, coal and gold prices late last week. The ASX 300 Metals & Mining index was up 1.3 per cent in Sydney....
...The ASX All Ordinaries Gold and ASX 300 Metals & Mining indices added 1.1 per cent and 0.9 per cent each....
...The ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index rose 1.2 per cent with Fortescue Metals Group up 1.7 per cent, Rio Tinto adding 1.6 per cent and BHP Billiton 1.5 per cent higher....
...After the lunch break in Sydney on Monday, iron mining giants Fortescue Metals Group was up 1.7 per cent, BHP Billiton gained 1.6 per cent and Rio Tinto was 0.9 per cent higher....
...Iron ore futures, which firmed last week, were off 2.4 per cent at Rmb532 a tonne. Gold and silver futures also fell, down 0.7 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively....
...Among the larger iron producers, Fortescue Metals Group was 3 per cent higher, Rio Tinto added 2.5 per cent and BHP Billiton was up 2 per cent while....
...Westpac said it has raised its near-term forecasts for prices across iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal and oil....
...Iron mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were down 2.1 per cent and 2 per cent respectively, while Fortescue Metals Group lost 0.7 per cent and gold miner Newcrest Mining was off 0.2 per cent....
...Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group has said its chief executive Nev Power will step down in February....
...The ASX 300 Metals & Mining index was down 2 per cent as iron ore mining giants Rio Tinto dropped 2.4 per cent and BHP Billiton fell 2.2 per cent....
...Nickel futures plunged 5.9 per cent in Shanghai on Friday, following declines in iron and steel, and reflecting a broader cautious sentiment on industrial metals in China....
...BHP Billiton was down as much as 2.7 per cent, Rio Tinto dipped as much as 2.6 per cent and Fortescue Metals Group was off as much as 3.2 per cent....
...Metals stocks are also higher, as a rally for hard commodities prices continues in China, where iron ore is up a further 2.5 per cent....
...Iron ore on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange snapped three days of gains, falling 1.4 per cent to Rmb587.0 after data showed Chinese imports of the steel ingredient fell in July compared to the previous...
...A big focus on productivity and efficiency measures has helped Fortescue Metals deliver a better-than-expected profit for the 2016 financial year....
...In Sydney, BHP shares were down 2.5 per cent, Rio was 2.8 per cent lower, while Fortescue Metals was down 1.7 per cent. The broader S&P/ASX 200 ended 0.6 per cent lower....
...Weighing heavily on the sector are a 4.9 per cent drop for BHP Billiton and a 4.6 per cent decline for Fortescue Metal Group. Rival Rio Tinto is down 4.3 per cent....
...Iron ore fell to a 10-week low on Monday, weighing on miners of the steelmaking ingredient....
...Commodities were the focal point for investors overnight, with oil taking a tumble, and metals and iron ore prices dropping on concerns about the health of the Chinese economy....
...Some of that weakness may also be due to a pullback in metals prices, as well as iron ore, which is down 2.9 per cent today on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange after a cumulative 3.5 per cent jump in the...
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