Opening ceremony of the cold-rolled production line of the joint venture China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Co (CSVC). Annual production of steel by CSVC of 1.2 million tons.

India's largest steel company Tata Steel is expanding its mining capacity in Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) . General Director of the local branch of Tata Steel Mukesh Ranzhan said that "the company plans to produce about 20 million tons of iron ore in career Bonglo located within five hundred kilometers from the capital of Côte d' Ivoire in Abidjan ."

China plans to increase the number of purchased iron ore in the global maritime commodities market in the coming months , as investment in infrastructure, particularly in the construction of railroads are gaining momentum.

In 2016, Voestalpine in Austria, Leoben , complete the construction of the most modern in Europe, the rolling mill at its plant Leoben-Donawitz. As a result, the plant will produce about 550 tons of high-quality wire rod per year for the automotive and energy sector .

The price of iron ore in 2013 will be higher than previously forecast . This forecast was voiced by experts from the World Bank on continued growth in global steel production , improvement in the economy of China and after the revision of forecasts of oil prices.

Crude steel production in Japan in September reached a five-year high . His rise was supported by the rapidly growing construction sector of the country of the rising sun .