Credit Suisse expects iron ore to remain solid this year on tight supply, but believes it is priced appropriately.
China steel mills’ lack of profitability caused by over-production will also cap prices at $130/ tonne this year.

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Australian fob coking coal prices continued to fall last week on more supply availability. Kallanish assessed premium hard coking coal at $278.33/tonne fob Australia, falling $17.32/t from $295.65/t the previous week. On the Singapore Exchange, Premium Coking Coal Futures for May settled at $285/t on Thursday. This is versus the …

Kallanish Consulting Services’ Ian Roper foresees strong supply growth pulling iron ore prices back down towards $90/tonne by year-end. He said at Thursday’s Kallanish Asia Steel Markets 2023 event in Ho Chi Minh City that iron ore market tightness will fade in the second half of 2023.

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The merchant pig iron market continues to wane in the wake of the considerable activity of the last two months, with a slight divergence of direction noted in the main markets. The US import market was relatively quiet, with the exception of a couple of negotiations, which have not yielded sales. …