Rio Tinto Sees Weaker Iron Ore Demand as China’s Economy Shifts
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Rio Tinto Group, the second-biggest iron ore supplier, sees weaker short-term demand as China’s economy shifts away from infrastructure-intensive growth.
The economy’s transition probably means “a few years of reduced consumption of new steel,” as inventory is run down in the housing sector, iron ore head Andrew Harding said.