NewsBite

India may pull out of ore exports to China

The head of India’s biggest iron ore producer says the country will stop shipping ore to China in as little as five years, a move that will make room for about 100 million tonnes of new Australian production.

Peter Kerr | Ayesha de Kretser
Updated

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

The head of India’s biggest iron ore producer says the country will stop shipping ore to China in as little as five years, in a move that will make room for about 100 million tonnes of new Australian production and underpin firm spot market prices for the future.

National Mineral Development Corporation chairman Rana Som made the comments in Perth yesterday, on a visit to oversee the Indian-government backed company’s tie-up with emerging Australian explorer Legacy Iron Ore .

Loading...

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Read More

Latest In Mining

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Companies

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/india-may-pull-out-of-ore-exports-to-china-20111207-jj8j0