Iron, one of the “big 8” elements of the Earth’s skin, is a strong metallic element that is hardly ever met in its pure state, but abounds combined in sedimentary rocks and minerals, chiefly in haematite, magnetite, limonite, pyrite, and taconite. Iron is easily joined with certain metallic elements as well as carbon to make commercially important alloys, the most vital of them being steel. The latter is for structural and general engineering purposes.
With new iron ore mining capacity additions, the output of the commodity keeps increasing from pole to pole, approaching its high-water mark in 2011 in most geographies, with the exception of only Europe. As of today, Australia, followed by Brazil and the P.R.C., is the top iron ore producing country. Dual-listed RIO (Rio Tinto Group) and BHP (BHP Billiton), and Brazil’s Vale S.A. are the globe’s three gigantic iron ore miners and producers, jointly responsible for about 62% of floating iron ore trade.
This Catalogue offers a bunch of research reports narrating about global, region- and country-level Iron Markets through various time frames. The research reports avail complete data shedding light on the size and share of the Iron Market, production/consumption, commodity trade statistics, prices, and iron ore miners. The key forces influencing the Iron Market are closely looked at in the research reports. Furthermore, the Iron Market outlook including Iron value/volume and price projections is provided in the research reports too.
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