[SMM Spot Copper] During the day, mainstream standard-quality copper was quoted at a discount of 130-110 yuan/mt against the front-month contract, while high-quality copper was quoted at a discount of ...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Disruptions in Tin Ore Supply Persist, Spot Market Transactions Gradually Recover] Last week, the tin market overall exhibited strong futures performance and relatively ...

[SMM Analysis] According to SMM, the operating rate of copper plate/sheet and strip in December 2024 was 74.30%, up 0.75 percentage points MoM, down 2.15 percentage points YoY. Among them, the ...

[SMM Analysis: Operating Rate of Enamelled Wire Industry in January—Expected a Significant Drop, but Surpassed Expectations?] According to SMM, the overall operating rate of the enamelled wire ...

【Rebound in Premiums in Tianjin After Chinese New Year: What Are the Reasons?】According to SMM, premiums in the Tianjin region have gradually rebounded after the Chinese New Year. What are the reasons ...

【Smelters Continue to Join the "Battle": What Lies Ahead for Traditional Die-Casting Zinc Alloy Enterprises?】According to SMM data, the die-casting zinc alloy production of smelters reached 181,000 mt ...

【National Bureau of Statistics: In 2024, China's Lithium Battery Manufacturing Industry Profits to Grow by 48.5%】Yu Weining, a statistician from the Industry Department of the National Bureau of ...

[SMM Analysis: Downstream Just-in-Time Procurement Supports SiMn Alloy Market Fluctuating Upward] Futures market: In January, the most-traded contract fluctuated around 6,494 yuan/mt. The highest ...

Today, Dalian iron ore futures continued to fluctuate upward. The most-traded I2505 contract closed at 817 yuan/mt, up 0.86% for the day.

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[SMM Analysis: Slow Post-Holiday Resumption, Tight Supply in Stainless Steel Scrap Market with Prices Expected to Rise] This week, the price of 304 stainless steel scrap off-cuts in east China ...

[ADC12 Price Daily Review] The center of aluminum prices continued to move upward today, with spot SMM A00 aluminum prices rising by 240 yuan/mt from yesterday to 20,470 yuan/mt, and some secondary ...