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Home / Metal News / China Reports Continuous Increases in Iron Ore Port Inventories, SMM Reports

China Reports Continuous Increases in Iron Ore Port Inventories, SMM Reports

Jul 21, 2017 11:18

Source:SMM

China’s iron ore inventories kept growing this past week, according to SMM data.

SHANGHAI, Jul. 14 (SMM) – China’s iron ore inventories kept growing this past week, according to SMM data.

As of July 21, iron ore inventories at the 35 domestic ports were 134.15 million tonnes, up 120,000 tonnes on a weekly basis, according to SMM data.

China Ports to See Higher Arrivals of Iron Ore for 4th Consecutive Period, SMM Reports

The average daily outward shipments of iron ore from ports, grew to 2.61 million tonnes, returning to high level.

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