China Restricts Some Steel Production. How That Will Weigh on Iron-Ore Demand.
China’s efforts to drastically reduce pollution levels could lead to lower demand for iron ore, a raw material for the steel industry, which is a big source of the nation’s harmful emissions.
It hasn’t happened yet, however. “With the Chinese economy almost fully recovered from the pandemic, demand for steel is very strong,” which means that demand for iron ore is also very strong, says John Kartsonas, a managing partner at Breakwave Advisors, the advisor for the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping exchange-traded fund (ticker: BDRY).
Read more in Barron’s: https://www.barrons.com/articles/chinas-limits-on-steel-production-could-weigh-on-iron-ore-51616081769