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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.

 
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Ex-China billet offers rise, no softening foreseen amid output cuts

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 25, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 25, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 24, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 24, 2025 

Brazilian BPI exporters target $400/mt FOB for January, no success so far

Global View on Billet: Market rather stable and activity slow as winter is coming

DRI/HBI in high demand in Mediterranean, supply remains limited

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 21, 2025

Ex-Australia coking coal up in new deal amid limited allocation for December laycan

Free MEIS: MENA will need additional 30-40 million mt of DR pellets to meet growing DRI/HBI capacities

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 21, 2025 

SE Asian billet importers expect this week’s price rise to be short-lived

Ex-Asia wire rod prices decrease slightly, market fundamentals still weak

Ex-Australia coking coal firm only amid hopes for Indian demand, China softens instead

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 20, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 19, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 19, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 18, 2025

Ex-Asia billet offers increase amid output cuts in China, but no rise in deal prices

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 18, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 17, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 17, 2025 

Ex-Russia BPI prices under renewed pressure with sales to Turkey paused

Global View on Billet: Prices at standstill as sellers fail to find reasons for increase

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 14, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 14, 2025 

Demand for Asian slab revives, but price changes limited compared to October

SE Asian billet importers await discounts, focus on cheaper sanctioned material

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - November 13, 2025 

Ex-Asia billet prices stable, but negotiations accelerate in major outlets

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 12, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China - November 12, 2025 

Taiwanese importers pause billet purchases as prices considered to be too high

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 11, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 11, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 10, 2025

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 10, 2025 

European importers almost complete current pig iron purchases, HBI deals awaited

Ex-Brazil BPI prices finally rise after sales to alternative buyers, trading to US resumes

Russian BPI suppliers seek to hike prices amid rises in scrap prices

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 7, 2025

Global View on Billet: Outlook rather firm despite softening in China

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 7, 2025 

Southeast Asian interest in Chinese billet starts to revive after price softening

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 6, 2025 

Daily iron ore prices CFR China - November 5, 2025

Ex-Asia billet prices decline due to continuous fall in Chinese futures

Major steel and raw material futures prices in China – November 5, 2025 

Import BPI prices increase in Europe as customers try to book more ahead of CBAM


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