Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 13/06/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bearish.   Macro • Shanghai financial department statistic indicated that 9472 enterprises above designated scale resumption rate reached 96%, utilisation rate reached 69%, up 20% from the first week of June. Daily electronic consumption up 5.6% last week, which was 86% during same period over last year. …

POSCO Halts Some Plants Due To South Korea Trucker Strike 13/06/22

Top Steelmaker in South Korea Halts Production on Trucker Strike   South Korea’s top steelmaker Posco said it has halted output of some products as a prolonged strike by truck drivers adds more disruption to global supply chains.  The Pohang-based company stopped production at its four wire-rod factories and two cold-rolled steel plants as of …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 10/06/22

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish.   Iron ore started to slowly head down after rejected on the strong resistance of 945- 948.0 during the week, DCE saw IO interest around two-year high. Maintaining the view from previous reports, it is hard to expect a big breakthrough given a limited amount of new buyers. Hourly …

Iron Ore Drops As Covid Cases Rebound In Major Chinese Cities 10/06/22

Iron Ore Drops Below $140 With China Virus Fears Resurfacing   Iron ore fell for a second straight day in Singapore on signs China’s exit from virus restrictions islikely to be far from smooth. The steel-making ingredient dipped below $140 a ton after Shanghai said it will lock down eight districts this weekend to mass …