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.
Japan steel exports rebound in July owing to sales to non-traditional destinations
Bearish sentiments prevail in iron ore market, prices down again
China's central bank announces interest rate reform to offer cheaper loans
China’s steel production to decline sharply in H2, Fitch says
Higher trading activity supports iron ore prices
Import HRC prices in Vietnam fall again amid aggressive ex-India sales
Formosa cuts local HRC for October just by $10/mt, much less than expected
Formosa Ha Tinh’s domestic wire rod prices for October shipment
Demand uncertainties lead to lower iron ore prices
Southeast Asian customers become more active in billet purchases
Vietnam’s steel exporters pay more attention to Asia
Delay of tariffs from US, better sentiments push iron ore prices up
Chinese HRC export offers
Vietnam’s steel imports up 5 percent in July on higher non-China supply
Downtrend in iron ore prices to moderate in near future on some steel rebound
Vietnam to start reviewing duties on billets and longs
Iron ore to keep going down following rebar prices drop in China
JFE Steel cuts production target by one million mt for FY 2019-20
Vietnam’s plan to impose HRC import duty may affect suppliers from all countries
India and China fight for Vietnamese HRC buyers
Coking coal prices keep going down in China
Import billet prices in Southeast Asia decline in deals, but major suppliers resist
China’s coal imports up 13.4 percent in H1, decline expected in H2
Another Chinese producer to avoid steel capacities cuts under replacement plan
China's steel industry PPI down 0.4 percent in July
Malaysian billet and wire rod prices among most competitive in Southeast Asia
Iron ore prices improve slightly as buying resumes
Ferrous scrap consumption in China up by 13 million mt in H1
South Korea-Japan dispute starts to affect steel scrap market
Iron ore prices in free fall
CISA mills’ inventories up 1 million mt in early July, output down very slightly
Iron ore prices down again, still far from bottom
Chinese HRC export offers
Chinese currency falls to lowest level since December allowing steel exporters to give discounts
Iron ore prices keep falling, touching $100/mt CFR
Indian billet exporters become more aggressive
Turkey proceeds with ex-CIS slab bookings
Import HRC offers to India - week 32
Ample supply pushes down coking coal prices in China
Turkish HRC offers under pressure
Ex-India HRC offers - week 31
Ex-India CRC offers - week 31
Japanese HRC export prices may soften again as output to rise in October
Import HRC prices in Vietnam come down closer to $500/mt CFR
Asian customers keep buying Iranian billet, prices move up
Chinese HRC export offers
Chinese CRC export offers
Russia and India offer most competitive billet prices to Southeast Asia
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