Global iron ore, coking coal trade flow patterns and future supply-demand dynamics; Duferco

Abstract

Duferco is one of the world’s largest steel traders. It deals in all forms of steel products viz long products, flat products, hot rolled coils etc. Apart from finished products it also trades in raw materials of steel which are iron ore and coking coal. I was put in the Raw Materials Trading department which dealt in iron ore, coking coal and scrap. The project allotted to me required a study of the entire global trade flow patterns of iron ore as well coking coal. This required creating an authentic database of seaborne trade flow figures in the above mentioned commodities.