Sentence examples for ore supply from inspiring English sources

But he added that the deal could backfire on BHP, if China, the largest buyer of iron ore decided to make its own bid for Rio Tinto in order to safeguard its iron ore supply chain.

Vale, the Rio Tinto Group of Australia and BHP Billiton control about 70percentt of global iron ore supply and have profited as a booming Chinese economy pushed up prices.

Despite signs of stabilization emerging from the Chinese property market, overcapacity in the country's steel industry and the onslaught of global iron ore supply growth are keeping sentiment firmly in bearish territory.

He says the iron ore supply, a vital component in making new steel, is constrained and demand is increasing from China.

"Among the iron ore supply of China, 50% is from import[s], 60% of which is from the three iron ore giants, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Vale.

Chinese buyers are seeking to increase the number of sources of their iron ore supply, both globally and domestically, in order to diminish their dependency on these "big three".

South Korea, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and several smaller countries in Southwest Asia appear to have only small iron ore supplies.

This will set a benchmark both for Vale's deals with other countries' steelmakers and for prices of iron ore supplied by Rio and BHP.

But Mr Mittal already has in-house ore supplies to cover half his needs and expects this to grow to three-quarters in a few years.

In the case of sulfides, the reaction of oxygen with iron and sulfur in the ore supplies a portion of the heat required for smelting.

Sinosteel of China has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for an Australian iron ore prospector Midwest in a deal that values Midwest at 1.2 billion Australian dollars, ($1.1 billion), as it aims to lock up scarce iron ore supplies.