Entries Tagged as ‘Baosteel’

June 24, 2008

Face is saved between the Chinese and the Aussies

Reuters: Baosteel, Rio agree sharp 2008 iron ore price
Face was saved between Australia and China by changing the lump and fines premiums rather than going for an across-the-board freight premium. The fact is, Australia ships more lump than Brazil and that is the ore price they really care about, and the blended price is [...]