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China's junkyard the real threat to iron ore

New mines such as the giant Simandou project in Guinea are not the biggest threat to the future profits of iron ore miners. There is a greater risk in scrapyards which are emerging as the fastest growing source of raw material for China’s steel industry.

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“China’s rising scrap use is a significant threat to the seaborne iron ore market,” said investment bank Morgan Stanley

Potentially, scrap could displace 155 million tonnes of iron ore from the Chinese market by 2030 which, with a natural decline in steel demand after a period of rapid expansion, could see an iron ore