South Africa: Iron ore exports rise by 10% m-o-m in Apr’24

  • South Africa’s iron ore exports rose by 10% m-o-m to 4.77 mnt in Apr’24 compared to 4.34 mnt in the previous month, as per vessel line-up data maintained by BigMint.
  • China was the largest importer with 1.42 mnt followed by The Netherlands with 0.70 mnt.
  • Kumba mines was the leading exporter at 3.32 mnt (increase of 14% m-o-m) followed by Assmang at 667,950 t.