S&P Global Commodity Insights CONTRIBUTOR
Based in Melbourne, Paul is responsible for steel, scrap, coking coal and iron ore forecasts and analysis. Full Bio
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Dec 2022
  • Metals
  • Steel
  • Steel Raw Materials

Calm after the storm in ferrous markets?

The past three years have witnessed incredible volatility in global ferrous markets due to the pandemic and its impact on economic growth, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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  • Blog
Feb 2021
  • Metals
  • Raw Materials
  • Corporates

Adding value to iron ore, at a cost: Australia’s magnetite curse strikes again

Around nine years ago, your correspondent was part of a media tour that over consecutive days visited iron ore operations in Western Australia belonging to Atlas Iron and Karara Mining. The contrasts between the two mining operations were striking

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  • Blog
Dec 2020
  • Metals
  • Raw Materials

Have the iron ore bears got it wrong?

Commodity forecasting is a difficult business at the best of times. Even the most sophisticated "all-singing, all dancing" supply-demand model cannot account for a myriad of imponderables

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