Today, iron ore fluctuated upward. The most-traded contract I2505 closed at 768.5 yuan/mt, up 1.92% for the day. Traders showed moderate enthusiasm for selling, while steel mills remained cautious and ...

Today, primary aluminum spot prices rose by 170 yuan/mt compared to the previous trading day, with the SMM A00 spot price closing at 20,150 yuan/mt. Aluminum scrap market quotations mainly followed ...

[SMM BC Copper Commentary: US Dollar Index Continued to Rise, Gains in BC Copper Most-Traded Contract Were Limited] Today, the most-traded BC copper 2502 futures contract opened at 66,890 yuan/mt, ...

[ADC12 Price Daily Review] Today, aluminum prices continued their upward trend, with SMM A00 aluminum ingot prices rising by 170 yuan/mt from the previous trading day to 20,150 yuan/mt, marking a ...

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, China's export volume of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis reached 506,000 mt in December 2024, down 24.36% MoM but up 3.2% ...

In December 2024, China exported 9.727 million mt of steel, up 4.8% MoM; from January to December, total steel exports reached 110.716 million mt, up 22.7% YoY. In December, China imported 621,000 mt ...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Supply Side Gradually Tightens, SHFE Tin May Remain Rangebound During Chinese New Year Holiday] Last week, the tin market overall exhibited fluctuations and uncertainties ...

[SMM Zinc Morning Comment: Fundamentals Weaken, Zinc Prices Fluctuate at Low Levels] Last Friday, LME zinc opened at $2,854.5/mt. In the early session, LME zinc consolidated around the daily moving ...

[SMM Analysis: The Old Is Gone, Everything Is New - SMM Copper Concentrates Supply-Demand Balance Table Released] 2024 has passed, and SMM has released the global copper concentrates supply-demand ...

[SMM Analysis: Stainless Steel Scrap Prices Decrease by Another 150 Yuan/mt as Raw Material Support Weakens Further] Influenced by the rise in futures prices, although spot cargo remains relatively ...

[SMM Analysis: Review of High-Carbon Ferrochrome Market in 2024 and Outlook for 2025] High-carbon ferrochrome production saw a significant increase in 2024, reaching a historical high of over 800,000 ...

[Year-End Multiple Factors Impact Copper Enamelled Wire Industry, Machine Operating Rate Continues to Decline] This week, SMM surveyed the production and new orders status of 15 domestic enamelled ...