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Thursday, 30 April 15
IRON ORE EXPORTS: A DANGEROUS RACE? - CLARKSONS
 The surge in iron ore exports in recent years has resulted in a significant decrease in iron ore spot prices, which dipped to a ten year low of below $47/t in April 2015. While lower prices helped to boost iron ore trade in 2014, the extent of the current price depression has raised questions over the ability of some miners to continue production at a loss, which is likely to have an impact on trade.
Surge In Exports
Australian seaborne ore exports increased 24% y-o-y in 2014, reaching 719mt, as the major miners Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue ramped up production.
The flood of Australian iron ore caused spot prices to fall 49% in 2014; to reach $69/t by December – a far cry from the previous five year average of over $135/t. Prices went on to hit a ten year low of $46.8/t in early April, but have rebounded slightly since. Nevertheless, many analysts have significantly reduced average price forecasts for 2015, with some projecting a level as low as $45/t.
Financial Pressure
Most small ore mining companies have a breakeven price of over $65/t. As prices have dropped below this level, high-cost miners around the world have reduced production, resulting in falling exports from the USA, Iran, Indonesia and Malaysia in 2014. Smaller miners in Australia are also increasingly feeling the pinch. Atlas Iron (which produced 12mt in 2014) was reportedly making a loss of more than $10/t and has now suspended production. BC Iron, which has a reported breakeven point of over $60/t, has seen shares plummet in recent months despite a reprieve from the Western Australian government for due payments of royalties. Fortescue, the fourth largest miner in the world, reportedly plans to expand production in 2015, but has introduced measures to further cut costs. Even the mining companies with low breakeven points – BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto – have seen their profit margins reduced. However, both companies still plan to expand production in the short-term.
Trade Impact?
As Rio Tinto and BHP increase supply this year, iron ore prices are likely to remain under pressure. Higher cost miners in China and elsewhere may reduce output as a result. Some analysts have projected over half of China’s 1,500 iron ore mines to close this year, despite a recent tax cut. Cheaper, higher quality iron ore imports are likely to continue to displace some Chinese output, although some Chinese miners may weather the weak price climate due to close ties with steel mills. This should support further growth in Chinese imports and global trade this year. However, the loss of output from other high cost miners globally could offset some of this growth. The pressure also seems unlikely to disappear soon, given weaker Chinese steel demand and expected expansion of Brazilian ore exports as projects come online in 2016-17.
While the list of mining companies who can afford to stay in the race may shrink, the scale of scheduled output growth from the larger miners is still likely to drive trade growth this year. However, against the backdrop of a lower price environment, and the potential for reduced Chinese demand, longer-term prospects for iron ore trade are starting to appear more challenging than previously.
Source: Clarksons Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News
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Monday, 01 June 15
35,000 MW POWER PLANTS TO BOOST COAL CONSUMPTION - JP
The government’s program to develop 35,000 megawatt (MW) power plants will increase domestic coal consumption, which currently stands at arou ...
Monday, 01 June 15
API 5 FOB NEWCASTLE COAL SWAP; Q1'16 CLOSED LOWER COMPARED TO Q3'15
COALspot.com: API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for Q3’ 2015 delivery gained US$ 0.36 per MT (0.80%) month over month. The swap was closed at US$ ...
Monday, 01 June 15
CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP: GAINED W-W, M-M; Q1'16 CLOSED HIGHER THAN Q3'15
COALspot.com: API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for Q3’ 2015 delivery up US$ 1.15 (2.26%) per MT month over month.
A commodity swap is a f ...
Sunday, 31 May 15
CAPE AND PANAMAX SEGMENTS SLIDE CONTINUES
COALspot.com: The BDI was up about 0.5 pct week on week and closed at 589 points while the cape index was fell 0.73 pct and closed at 810 po ...
Friday, 29 May 15
DRY BULK MARKET IS THE VICTIM OF A SHIFT IN DEMAND - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The fall in dry bulk freight rates is attributed, in large part, to the substantial decrease of China’s thermal coal imports, a major commodi ...
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