Iron ore, coking coal prices plunge

•Benchmark iron ore prices tumbled today amid renewed doubts about Chinese economic stimulus, while coking coal prices plunged on oversupply and government imposed import restrictions. •Dalian iron ore futures fell 4.6% at 638 yuan (slightly below $90/mt) and Shanghai rebar – the world's most traded steel contract – lost more than 3%. •The Australian export…

Russia: TMK attracts 14-billion rubles loan

Pipe Metal Company has concluded an agreement with Gazprombank on a loan of 14.09 billion rubles. The funds will be provided until March 21, 2025. TMK daughter companies – Sinarsky Pipe Works, Seversk Pipe Works and Taganrog Iron and Steel Works – acted as guarantors. The agreement with SinTZ was signed on September 18, while…