September, a critical period for the sodium-ion battery industry's push towards mass production, saw differentiated performance across the industry chain segments — production of some materials surged ...

SMM Oct. 13: The most-traded SHFE lead 2511 contract opened at 17,170 yuan/mt, touched a low of 17,085 yuan/mt in early trading, then consolidated around 17,130 yuan/mt, and finally closed at 17,095 ...

Tungsten Raw Material Market Fluctuates Rangebound, Scrap Tungsten Market Recovers] Today, the domestic tungsten market mainly fluctuated rangebound. With the finalization of long-term contract prices ...

SMM Daily Coal and Coke Brief] Supply side, most coke producers maintain certain profits, with stable production and smooth shipments currently. The majority achieve production-to-sales ...

Due to the holiday factor, last week, SMM global iron ore shipments totaled 28.62 million mt, down nearly 20% WoW. SMM China iron ore arrivals totaled 20.89 million mt, down over 30% WoW. Iron ore ...

Indonesia's strategic transformation from bauxite exporter to integrated aluminum producer is encountering significant headwinds in 2025. Market analysis reveals a growing disparity between readily ...

China's passenger vehicle market posted record retail sales of 2.241 million units in September, marking a 6.3% year-on-year increase and an 11% rise from August, according to data from the China ...

The SM2601 contract opened at 5,388 yuan/mt and closed at 5,406 yuan/mt, down 0.95%. The highest price for the day was 5,436 yuan/mt, and the lowest price was 5,366 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 130,135 ...

According to data released by the General Administration of Customs on October 13, China's imports of copper ores and concentrates in September were 2.587 million mt, with cumulative imports from ...

The latest Renewable Energy 2025 report released by the International Energy Agency shows that, due to recent policy adjustments by the Trump administration, the agency has lowered its forecast for US ...

During Friday's night session, global risk assets generally pulled back due to escalating trade tensions, with SHFE tin and SHFE nickel falling sharply. At the start of today's daytime session, they ...

SMM Shanghai Spot Copper] Looking ahead to tomorrow, copper prices are expected to remain at relatively high levels despite a slight pullback, and spot transactions are unlikely to improve ...