Prices in the physical iron ore market were rangebound on Thursday February 1 amid uncertainties over Chinese policies aimed at cutting emissions.
Key driversTalk that emerged a day earlier about the possibility of an extension of restrictions on blast furnace operating rates until May 15 in China's top steelmaking province of Hebei continued on Thursday.But according to the province's official microblog, there have been no discussions about such an extension and the provincial government will adhere to the original directive.According to a government directive last year, mills in a number of key steelmaking cities in Hebei are to keep their blast furnace production rates to certain limits until the end of the winter heating...