Anastasia Kononenko
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Economics from Oles Honchar National University in Ukraine. I have 15 years of experience in the steel media industry, including the past seven years at SteelOrbis, where I lead the Market Intelligence team responsible for coordinating coverage of Asian steel and raw material markets. My areas of expertise also include global markets for billet, slabs, pig iron and HBI, with a focus on market analysis and industry trends.
JFE to start coated steel production in Myanmar in December
Iron ore prices strengthen amid buying on last working day before holiday
Deal prices for slabs in Asia move below $400/mt CFR
Tung Ho Steel plant in Vietnam suffers from high competition
Iron ore posts small gains before holiday in China
Chinese buyers wait to see if Australian coking coal prices have hit bottom
Asian scrap prices follow global downtrend
Vietnamese HRC importers take pause in purchases, prices still gradually going down
Chinese suppliers cut HRC export prices
CIS billet suppliers receive more enquiries, prices keep going down
Daily iron ore prices - September 25, 2019
Southeast Asian billet customers cautious, so China becomes more interesting destination for suppliers
Daily iron ore prices - September 25, 2019
Competition increases in Asian rebar market
Asian slab prices drop again, further cuts possible
Demand slowdown and bearish sentiments push iron ore prices down
Hesteel cuts local wire rod prices by $28/mt for late Sept, rebar by $7/mt
Iranian billet suppliers cut prices and manage to sell big tonnage to China
Daily iron ore prices - September 23, 2019
Import coking coal prices drop sharply in China
Daily iron ore prices - September 20, 2019
CIS billet exporters fail to avoid further price decrease
Chinese HRC exporters decide to lower prices as local market softens
Ex-Japan scrap export prices to stay under pressure from weaker domestic market
China’s HRC production down six percent in August from July
China again interested in billet imports
Iron ore prices seek lower levels as bearish sentiments return to steel market
China’s winter production restrictions not to be stricter than last year
Import billet prices down further in Southeast Asia, customers wait for $400/mt CFR
Daily iron ore prices - September 18, 2019
China’s Panhua Group to start building 10 million mt plant in Philippines this year
Rebar prices in Asia stay too low for Chinese exporters
Tokyo Steel cuts local steel prices due to international downtrend
Lower ex-Russia HRC deals reflect weaknesses in Vietnamese market, but bottom almost reached
Iron ore prices down further amid cautious buying, lower futures
DCE to implement brand delivery system for iron ore
Slab prices fall further in Asia as trading limited, sentiments bearish
Asian customers buy ex-US scrap with additional discounts
Iron ore prices adjusted down following sharp rise
Formosa Ha Tinh cuts wire rod prices by $14/mt
Vietnam’s Formosa Ha Tinh sharply cuts its local HRC prices
Daily iron ore prices - September 13, 2019
Asian scrap prices go down following drop in Kanto tender and Tokyo Steel’s cuts
Vietnamese importers keep buying ex-India HRC, further price decrease expected
Iron ore price comes closer to $100/mt CFR amid low port inventories, restocking
Southeast Asian importers buy billet from CIS, cut bids further
Firm buying keep supporting iron ore prices, but sentiments not so bright
Shagang Group increases domestic long steel prices by $14/mt, positively impacts sentiment
Stronger demand supports iron ore prices
Shagang Group’s higher scrap purchasing prices bolster local Chinese scrap market
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