Dear Members,

In accordance with the Notice on the Arrangement of Certain Holidays in 2018 from the General Office of the State Council of People’s Republic of China, COREX makes the closing arrangement of the system during Qingming Day Holidays as below:

COREX system will be closed from April 5th (Thursday) to April 7th (Saturday), while it will be normally open on April 8th (Sunday).

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

April 2nd, 2018