Subscribe to RSS feedAustralia trumps Brazil in latest round of iron ore export stakes
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Michelle Wiese Bockmann
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Jun 25, 2009 04:19 PM
AUSTRALIA trumped Brazil in 2008 to regain its status as the world’s largest exporter of iron ore.
MORE ORE: Australia regained the world crown as largest iron ore producer in 2008.
Australian iron ore exports grew 16% to exceed 300m tonnes, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Growth was driven by a 29% jump in shipments to China, which hit 183m tonnes – or nearly...
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