Chinese steelmakers increasingly use yuan to buy iron ore abroad

Steel mills becoming a major force in drive to internationalize China's currency

20220331 China Baowu

China Baowu Steel Group says about 6% of its overseas iron ore purchases were settled in yuan in 2021. The country's largest steelmaker aims to expand that to 10% this year. © Reuters

WANG SHIYU and HAN WEI, Caixin

Chinese steel mills have become a major force in promoting the internationalization of the yuan by increasingly using the currency to settle iron ore deals with global suppliers.

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