Iron ore — Fe 62%+ fines, lumps & pellets
Premium iron ore, pellets and steel billets for the world's mills.
Iron ore is the primary feedstock for the global steel industry. CommoFlow supplies hematite and magnetite ores, DR-grade pellets and rebar-quality billets from mines and mills across the Middle East and Central Asia.
Australian iron ore: from a 1938 export ban to the world's biggest seaborne supplier
In 1938 Australia banned iron ore exports for fear of running out. Then Lang Hancock's low flight over the Hamersley Range revealed walls of iron in the Pilbara, the ban eased, and the first Pilbara ore sailed from Port Hedland to Japan's booming steel mills. China came next, now importing more than a billion tonnes a year, and Australia ships more than half of the world's seaborne iron ore; its iron ore exports were worth about US$76 billion (A$117 billion) in 2025–26. A rival has arrived in Guinea's Simandou, targeting 120 million tonnes a year after its first ship in late 2025, and Australia has set up a A$1 billion green iron fund, with first sales due by 2031. Australia banned iron ore for fear of running out; it became the biggest export. Next: keep selling rock, or start selling metal?
We aggregate Fe 62%+ fines and Fe 65% lumps in monthly cargoes of 30,000–170,000 MT. All shipments are covered by Platts / MB IODEX-indexed pricing and independent draft surveys at load port.
Mines partner with CommoFlow to place tonnage into Chinese, Indian, Turkish and European mills through long-term offtake and blending programs.
Panamax and Capesize loading from Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Sohar. Rail-fed cargoes from Kazakhstan via Bandar Abbas and Poti for onward Handymax shipment.
- ·Blast-furnace steelmaking
- ·DRI / EAF steel production
- ·Foundry pig iron
- ·Cement clinker additive
CommoFlow's capability is not limited to the resources listed above. Contact our desk about any other commodity requirement.