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.
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - May 4, 2020
China continues to import HRC, prices down
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 30, 2020
Chinese wire rod prices still much higher than bids from Southeast Asia
Scrap price increase in Asia stops, offer volumes higher
Downside risks emerge in Asian billet market, demand seen only from China
Demand for CIS billet turns to GCC, China also in focus
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 29, 2020
More lower-priced offers emerge in Vietnamese HRC market
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 28, 2020
Ex-Japan export HRC prices down, to stay under pressure as allocation high
Tokyo Steel cuts local scrap purchase prices further
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 27, 2020
Sentiment in slab segment in Asia worsens
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 22, 2020
Ex-CIS billet prices fall further amid lower bids from Turkey, China
HRC price uptrend in Vietnam stops for the moment
Local scrap prices in Japan down again, export price mostly stable after rise
Scrap prices keep rising in Taiwan amid limited supply from US
Billet suppliers still insist on higher prices in Asia, but demand low
Japanese scrap export price increase slows down
Import HRC prices in Vietnam up, Formosa Ha Tinh not to issue June price
Uptrend of CIS billet export prices loses ground
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 22, 2020
Taiwan’s CSC slashes flat steel prices by $20-30/mt for June
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 21, 2020
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 20, 2020
Tokyo Steel maintains steel prices for May despite visible drop in demand
Slab prices in Asia up sharply, demand from China persists
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 17, 2020
Free Japan expands state of emergency nationwide, steel mills cut output further
Ex-Japan scrap prices keep rising despite weak demand from S. Korea
Limited scrap supply and strong demand support uptrend in Taiwan
Price increase fixed in recent ex-Iran billet sale to Southeast Asia
Billet offer prices in Southeast Asia increase, rare deals done at the lower levels
Free Vietnam’s steel output and imports fall in Q1 less sharply than expected
Ex-CIS billet prices up mostly owing to Turkey
Free Taiwan’s scrap imports increase by 23.5 percent in Q1
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 15, 2020
Chinese customers accept import billet price rise, trading volumes limited
Deal prices for HRC in Vietnam rise above $400/mt CFR
Japanese scrap exporters manage to increase prices in rare contracts
Scrap prices up in recent deals in Bangladesh despite lockdown extension
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 14, 2020
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 13, 2020
Baosteel cuts local HRC prices for May
Slab prices in Asia still under pressure, demand outside of China emerges
Daily iron ore prices CFR China - April 10, 2020
No real price hike in Asian scrap market so far despite tight supply
Ex-CIS billet prices rise amid limited allocation and higher scrap price
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