Steel price declined 1.14% to CNY4,165 per ton this month, while iron ore—a key input for manufacturing steel—increased 7.89% to US$171 per ton. Steel rebar futures fell below 4,200 yuan a ton in the second week of January, dragged down by a build-up in raw-material inventory as seasonal demand eased ahead of February’s Lunar New Year holiday.
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