To combat this, a number of mine operators are opting for radar transmitters.

The agreement will establish a multi-level commodity trading market system and win China more of a say in the pricing of metals.

China accounts for more than 20 percent of the company's total sales volume, Machkevitch stated.

Steelmakers were announcing price increases to try to reverse the trend.

The import price for steel billet in the United Arab Emirates has narrowed over the past week.

Buyers were reluctant to book large tonnages before prices hit a market bottom and end-user demand begins to improve.

COKING COAL on Tuesday: Chinese buyers mildly bullish but market still muted.

It estimates that pellet consumption could increase its proportion of the total raw material mix in blast furnaces from 11% in 2015 to 19% in 2025.