Australia's Fortescue Metals Group shipped the same volume in calendar Q1 as it did a year ago, while BHP's exports were the weakest for two years and Rio Tinto's were the lowest in a year.
Brazilian Vale's iron ore and pellet exports fell 25 million mt in calendar Q1 from the December quarter due to operational issues and maintenance at its S11D mine, according to company reports.
Production of LME deliverable KAS-branded aluminium at Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Resources Group has reached the four-million-tonnes milestone
