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Margin Divide Widens in Global Steel Markets – ArcelorMittal Shows $131/t Gap Across Regions
ArcelorMittal’s Q1 2025 results 30 April highlight a growing divergence in regional steel profitability, with EBITDA per ton ranging from...
Apr 301 min read
Whitehaven's Queensland Q3 Output Resilient Despite Weather Disruptions; Sales Hit by Logistics Delays
Key Insights from Whitehaven's Queensland Operations – March 2025 Quarter ROM production: Queensland produced 4.5 Mt of ROM coal, down...
Apr 291 min read
Rumour: China firms up 50 million steel production cut in 2025
China firms up 50 million steel production cut in 2025
Apr 251 min read
Hunter Valley Operations Secures 18-Month Lifeline from NSW Government
The NSW government has granted Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) North an 18-month extension, allowing the coal mine to continue operating...
Apr 251 min read
Anglo Maintains Met Coal Production Guidance Despite Moranbah Setback
24 April Anglo American has reaffirmed its 2025 steelmaking coal production guidance at 10–12 million tonnes, signaling confidence in the...
Apr 241 min read
POSCO and M Resources Launch $60M JV, Targeting Australian Raw Material Projects
POSCO and M Resources have formed a USD 60 million joint venture to invest in Australian steelmaking raw materials, marking a major step...
Apr 231 min read
Over Half of Kuzbass Coal Miners Now in the Red Amid Sanctions and Rising Costs
Key Points: 57% of coal miners in Kuzbass are now loss-making, up from 45% a year ago, due to: Falling global coal prices Rising...
Apr 231 min read
Appin restarted longwall production 23 April
Appin restarted longwall production 23 April
Apr 231 min read
Moranbah North Begins Staged Re-Entry, Production Still Halted
Moranbah North Explosion Update – April 2025 Status: Production remains suspended, but limited re-entry has been approved on 19 April for...
Apr 231 min read
India Imposes 12% Safeguard Duty on Steel Imports to Protect Domestic Industry
On April 21, 2025, India imposed a 12% provisional safeguard duty on imports of certain non-alloy and alloy steel flat products,...
Apr 221 min read
Vulcan’s Mozambique Coal Mine Hit by Layoffs Amid Environmental and Market Pressures, JSPL to Buy More Australian PHCC
On April 18, 2025, Vulcan Mozambique, owned by India’s Jindal Group, revealed it will cut over 350 jobs at its Moatize coal mine in Tete...
Apr 211 min read
Issac Down mine resumed after shut down in less than 24 hours on 18 April
Mining operations have restarted at a major Queensland site less than a day after the resources safety regulator identified potential...
Apr 201 min read
U.S. Port Fees and Tariffs Threaten Met Coal Export Viability
The proposed U.S. port fees on Chinese-built and operated vessels, combined with China’s 52% tariff on U.S. met coal, are severely...
Apr 181 min read
BHP Steelmaking Coal: Upper-End FY25 Guidance Unlikely Amid Weather Constraints
According to BHP's Q3 FY25 Operational Report released 17 April, BHP’s steelmaking coal output reached 12.9 Mt for the first nine months...
Apr 171 min read
Methane Leak from Leer Mine Triggers House Explosion, Parts of Mine Shut
On April 5, 2025, a severe explosion in Thornton, West Virginia, left a woman critically injured after methane gas—believed to have...
Apr 171 min read
Peabody Pauses Refinancing Amid Review of Anglo Coal Asset Deal
Peabody Energy has delayed a planned $500 million private debt raise intended to refinance part of a $2.1 billion bridge loan linked to...
Apr 151 min read
Polish vs Indonesian Coke: Why AM/NS Got Approval and JSW Didn’t
AM/NS India was recently granted exemption to import 71,500 tonnes of LAM coke from Poland, while JSW’s Indonesian cargoes were denied....
Apr 151 min read
China’s March Credit Surge May Lift Met Coal Sentiment, But Seasonal Factors in Play
China’s March data showed a sharp rise in liquidity: new RMB loans hit ¥9.78 trillion (vs ¥9.14T forecast), and total social financing...
Apr 131 min read
Vietnam’s Steel Industry Grows in 2024, Targets 8–10% Output Hike in 2025
Vietnam's steel sector posted solid growth in 2024 and is expected to maintain this momentum into 2025. Production: Finished steel output...
Apr 131 min read
Japan Forecasts Sharp Drop in Q2 Steel Output, Weakening Met Coal Demand
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on April 10, 2025, that crude steel production for the April–June...
Apr 131 min read
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