Venezuela's BriqOri halting HBI ops on low iron ore supply

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Venezuelan hot-briquettediron producer Briquetera del Orinoco, thecountry’s largest, is still halting its operationsamid a lack of iron ore supply, sources atBriqOri said Wednesday."The limitation we have is raw material,"a BriqOri manager said, specifying that 6,000mt of iron ore is needed daily to operate twoproductive trains. However, the producer hasreceived only an average of 8,000 mt eachweek, he added.