Supply crunch keeps iron ore prices at historic highs
Supply crunch keeps iron ore prices at historic highs Lack of new sources of production likely to keep demand greater than supply 26 May 2021 - 17:45 Lisa Steyn On a tear: The iron ore processing plant at Sishen. Picture: Bloomberg/Waldo Swiegers Despite a few ups and down, iron ore prices remain at levels that defy belief and, with a supply deficit expected to persist for the foreseeable future, there appears to be no end in sight. The bulk product, a critical component in steel making, has in 2021 seen a spectacular price rise to beyond $220 a tonne from $80 a tonne...