The Netherlands is the largest importer of iron ore in the EU region

According to Eurostat, imports of combined iron ore to the EU in the first ten months of the year amounted to 91.86 million tonnes. Imports of agglomerated ore in January-October 17 increased by 3.4% and amounted to 24.04 million tons.

The top three ore importing countries were the Netherlands, France and Germany. During these three countries, these countries accounted for almost 49% of total imports. Ore imports by the Netherlands, France and Germany amounted to 2.136 million tonnes, 1.045 million tonnes and 1.022 million tonnes, respectively.

Average monthly imports of non-agglomerated iron ore in the EU region amounted to 6.490 million tonnes, up 2.5% over the previous year. The import value for the month was $ 498 million. Imports of non-agglomerated ore averaged $ 76.7 per ton. The three largest importers were the Netherlands (1.859 million tonnes), France (881,198 tonnes) and the Czech Republic (586,041 tonnes).

According to Eurostat, imports of combined iron ore to the EU in the first ten months of the year amounted to 91.86 million tonnes. Imports of agglomerated ore in January-October 17 increased by 3.4% and amounted to 24.04 million tons. The Netherlands was the leading importer. Imports of non-agglomerated ores during the ten-month period amounted to 67.82 million tons. In January-October 17, the Netherlands received 18.3 million tons of non-agglomerated ore.