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Pellet feed - a small market with big potential

02 December 2014

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02 December 2014

Pellet feed - a small market with big potential

Report summary

Pellet feed is a small but fast growing segment of the iron ore market: global trade is approximately 90Mtpy representing just 6% of the total iron ore market. But trade in pellet feed is forecast to grow at a trend rate of over 10% pa over the next five years, versus growth of just 3% pa for the overall iron ore market. In this Insight we provide a brief overview of demand, supply and pricing of traded pellet feed.

Executive Summary
What is pellet feed?
Demand for seaborne pellet feed - China dominates.
The rise of demand from Middle East
Major suppliers of seaborne pellet feed
- Anglo American (Minas-Rio)
- Ansteel (Karara)
- CITIC Pacific (Sino Iron)
Pellet feed pricing

Tables and charts

This report includes 6 images and tables including:

Chart 1: Pellet production and net exports in 2013 - top 10 producers accounted for 93% of global production...
Chart 2: ...among which only China requires imported pellet feed.
Chart 3: The import dependency of pellet feed is expected to rise to 50%.

Major pellet feed suppliers in the seaborne market
Chart 4: Pellet feed pricing before 2009
Chart 5: Pellet feed pricing since 2013