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Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has inaugurated a new biocoke agglomeration plant in Tornio, representing an investment of approximately USD 34.7 million. The facility processes biochar into biocoke to replace fossil coke in ferrochrome production and could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 82,000 tonnes annually at full capacity. Biocoke production has already started for both internal use and external customers. The project supports Outokumpu’s target to reduce value-chain CO2 emissions by 42% by 2030 from 2016 levels.

In the Tangshan area of Hebei, prices of iron ore concentrates showed no significant short-term fluctuations; the local dry-basis tax-inclusive EXW price of grade-66 iron ore concentrates was 950-955 yuan/mt; local resources of iron ore concentrates remained relatively tight, providing some support for local iron ore prices; demand side, steel mills were currently mainly purchasing as needed, but iron ore futures recently showed a relatively strong trend

[말레이시아] 최근 말레이시아 철근 거래에서 T12는 약 MYR 2,330/톤，T16과 T20은 모두 약 MYR 2,230/톤에 거래됐으며，지난주 약 MYR 2,200/톤과 비교하면 T16과 T20의 거래 수준은 약 MYR 20~30/톤 상승해 시장의 소폭 상승세를 나타냈고，T12는 대형 규격 대비 확실한 프리미엄을 유지하고 있다