Value-in-use iron ore costs Q1 2024
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Table of contents
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Executive Summary
- Lump and pellet premiums continued to fall in Q1 2024 due to low steel mill margins.
- Fines and impurities
- Cash margins drop in Q1 2024
- China’s costs and supply
- VIU assumptions
Tables and charts
This report includes 6 images and tables including:
- Q1 2024 Value-in-use adjusted iron ore cost curve (CFR China, 62% Fe fines equivalent)
- Q1 2024 VIU adjusted cost by country (CFR China)
- Q1 2024 VIU adjusted cost by percentile (CFR China)
- Q1 2024 seaborne iron ore cash costs by operator (CFR China, 62% Fe fines unadjusted)
- Q1 2024 seaborne iron ore cash costs by operator (CFR China, 62% Fe fines equivalent)
- Q1 2024 China value-in-use adjusted cost curve (62% Fe fines equivalent)
What's included
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