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A near-term trigger to watch out for, though, is whether the ban on iron-ore exports from Karnataka is eventually lifted.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011

Iran was China's fifth-largest iron-ore supplier by volume in the first 11 months this year as well as last year, trailing Australia, Brazil, India and South Africa.

Business Tensions Play Out Between China and Iran Loretta Chao 2011

And, it adds an element of vertical integration to its iron-ore business.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011

Sesa Goa already runs a pig iron-ore operation in Goa.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011

Sesa Goa's iron-ore business earned a segment profit margin of 56% in the nine months ended December.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011

In the current operating environment, margins are also higher for iron-ore producers.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011

Rio Tinto, the world's second-biggest supplier of seaborne iron ore, doesn't expect lower iron-ore sales, even though Japan, the world's second-largest buyer of the ore, may cut purchases in the short term.

Japan: The Business Aftershocks Andrew Dowell 2011

Other steel mills are likely to take up the slack, according to Sam Walsh, head of Rio Tinto's Australian-based iron-ore operations.

Japan: The Business Aftershocks Andrew Dowell 2011

In 2009, the West African country of Guinea tossed Rio Tinto from the northern portion of its iron-ore development, complaining it wasn't working fast enough to bring in tax revenue.

Brazil's Push to Oust Vale's CEO Reflects Trend Paulo Prada 2011

Sesa Goa Ltd's acquisition of Bellary Steels and Alloys Ltd's steel plant adds a full-fledged steel business on top of its iron-ore operations.

Sesa Goa Kills Two Birds With One Stone Ravi Ananthanarayanan of Mint 2011