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    January 15, 2021

    CRU: Iron Ore in Steep Decline as Chinese Buying Interest Cools Off

    Written by Erik Hedborg

    By CRU Senior Analyst Erik Hedborg, from CRU’s Steelmaking Raw Materials Monitor

    In the past week, iron ore has witnessed its steepest price fall since July 2019. Declining steel margins in China and mills having successfully built up inventories, in combination with an upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, resulted in weaker buying interest. Supply side issues failed to stop the price fall, and CRU assessed the 62% Fe fines price at $152.0 /dmt, a $15.5 /dmt decline w/w, on Feb. 2.

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