Dear Members,

In accordance with the Notice on the Arrangement of Certain Holidays in 2017 from the General Office of the State Council of People’s Republic of China, COREX makes the closing arrangement of the system during National day holidays as below:

COREX system will be closed from October 1st (Sunday) to October 8th (Sunday) while it will be normally open on September 30th (Saturday).

The COREX Benchmark Price, Platform Daily and WeChat Information will be suspended when the system is closed during holidays.

Hereby be informed.

Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center Corporation

September 25th, 2017