In recent months, shipping costs from China to Europe have quadrupled due to tight shipping space.

According to relevant reports, the Asian steel market has been talking about the possibility of China cutting the steel export tax rebate from the current 13% to 9%, or abolishing it altogether.

China's central position in Global trade has been further strengthened in 2020. Although the epidemic has more or less affected the supply chain, China's major container hub ports continue to achieve record volume growth.

In the future, China will definitely develop an iron ore area similar to Pilbara in Africa.

Since the beginning of this year, the price of high carbon ferrochrome in Europe has risen steadily and has reached the highest level since November 2018.

Africa’s minerals sector should “seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards green energy”, experts noted during a virtual webinar on the future of mining in Africa, post-Covid-19.

First ore from the Iron Ridge mine, in Western Australia, has departed from the Port of Geraldton, with the next export vessel scheduled to arrive in late February.

Diversified miner Anglo American reports that its subsidiary Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats') Unki mine, in Zimbabwe, has achieved an Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) 75 rating.