SMM statistics show the comprehensive operating rate of China's copper billet enterprises was 46.09% in June, down 3.18 percentage points MoM and pulling back slightly by 0.06 percentage points YoY ...

ADC12 Prices Generally Stable with Slight Rise, Inverted Domestic-Overseas Spread Continues to Narrow] Quotes in the secondary aluminum alloy market predominantly held steady with a slight rise today.

Today, DCE iron ore futures trended weaker, with contract I2609 closing at 735.5 yuan/mt, down 0.47% from the previous trading day. Port spot prices fell by about 1-2 yuan/mt from the previous trading ...

Multiple Demand Drivers Continue to Boost Copper Foil Operating Rates in June] According to SMM, the operating rate of China's copper foil enterprises in June 2026 was 91.48%, up 1.17 percentage ...

The essence of this supply crunch is a "three-layered squeeze": Layer 1: Physical cutoff – the Hormuz blockade severed Middle ...

Morning Meeting Minutes] The central bank announced that on July 6, 2026, the People's Bank of China conducted a 1 trillion yuan outright reverse repo operation via a fixed-quantity, rate tender, and ...

SMM Nickel Flash] On July 7, SMM’s high-grade NPI market sentiment factor stood at 1.99, flat MoM; the upstream sentiment factor for high-grade NPI w ...

SMM Flash] SHFE data shows that on July 7, total registered warrants for cast aluminum alloy stood at 23,237 mt, down 1,016 mt from the previous trad ...

Market feedback indicates both buying and selling are facing headwinds. On one hand, circulating spot nickel is limi ...

Vietnam] ASEAN hot-rolled coil (HRC) import offers ticked down to 535 USD/tonne CFR this week, with overall regional trading ...

Linfen low-sulphur coking coal offer at 2,050 yuan/mt. Coking coal side, domestic coal mine safety inspections remain stringent; mines that have passed inspections generally operate at low loads, with ...

US raw steel output reached 1.856 million net tons (approx 1.684 million tonnes) for the week ending July 4, 2026, at an 80.4% capability utilization ...