The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5614 yuan per ton on September 18.

Major mills announced capacity shutdowns throughout April and May expecting an annual contraction of demand by at least 30%.

The US Department of Commerce adopted a final rule Sept. 11 to modernize the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system, it said in a statement.

Rio Tinto is seeking a new head of iron ore after it announced on Sept. 11 that Chris Salisbury will stand down at the end of this year.

On a month-on-month basis, output was down 3.7%, while sales rose 3.5%.

Freeport does not want to be ‘distracted’ by buyout offers

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Vale targets 400m tonnes of iron ore capacity per year