Tag: China raw material demand

Steel export strength, policy support hopes keep imports high Periodic winter, pre-holiday restocking support base demand China’s iron ore imports remained resilient in CY’25 at 1,260 million tonnes (mnt), rising 1.8% y-o-y to an all-time high from around 1240 mnt in CY’24, despite weak steel demand and margin pressure. Monthly arrivals averaged 105 mnt, staying…