{"id":20127,"date":"2026-09-14T08:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/?p=20127"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:41:29","slug":"china-iron-ore-crude-steel-hot-metal-steel-billet-rebar-and-wire-rod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/china-iron-ore-crude-steel-hot-metal-steel-billet-rebar-and-wire-rod\/","title":{"rendered":"China | Iron Ore, Crude Steel, Hot Metal, Steel Billet, Rebar and Wire Rod"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.vecteezy.com\/system\/resources\/previews\/025\/222\/523\/original\/china-flag-map-png.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:188px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\">The 62% Fe fines index declined by 1.83% to <strong>$97.98\/dmt CFR Qingdao<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2\">High mid-grade ore inventories pressured port and seaborne prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3\">Weak steel demand and deteriorating mill margins limited buying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4\">Mills increasingly preferred mid-grade ore because high-low grade blending was uneconomical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5\">&#8212;&#8211;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6\">CISA-member crude-steel production declined by 4%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size 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class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-13\">Wire rod offers reached $505\u2013515 FOB, while Fastmarkets assessed the market at <strong>$500\u2013505\/t FOB<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-14\">Billet offers were approximately <strong>$472\/t FOB for 3sp<\/strong>, with an additional $5\u20138 for 5sp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18968\" style=\"width:120px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1.jpg 567w, https:\/\/metarexllcco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/METAREX-NEWS-AGENTS-LOGO1-400x133.jpg 400w, 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