Dealers in Zhejiang reported that demand in the e-bike lead-acid battery market was sluggish, with battery sales weakening.

Dealers in Hunan reported that end-use consumption in the automotive storage battery market was sluggish, with slow battery inventory digestion. Additionally, selling prices in the battery wholesale ...

SHFE copper 2606 contract closed at 108,510 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2606 contract price of 96,420 yuan/mt, its after-tax price was 108,954 yuan/mt. The price spread between SHFE copper 2606 ...

In its Section 232 investigation into copper imports, the US explicitly included copper, copper concentrates, refined copper, copper scrap and related derivative products within the scope of national ...

Magnesium Market Quotations Diverged with Weak Transactions; Prices to Remain Under Pressure] Magnesium prices were in the doldrums today. Leading producers held quotations steady at 16,400 yuan/mt, ...

Alibaba's financial report stated that T-Head Semiconductor Co., Ltd., as its chip design subsidiary, had achieved widespread industrial application o ...

SMM Analysis] Copper prices have surged recently. On the surface, the current hot topics in the copper market are focused on the following areas: the widening LME-COMEX price spread, copper ...

Chinese Magnesium Industry Expands into Turkmenistan, Brazil's Tariff Hike Blocks Exports to Brazil] A Chinese energy and chemical enterprise planned to build a magnesium alloy project in Turkmenistan ...

A Chinese energy and chemical firm plans to build a magnesium alloy project in Turkmenistan, leveraging local resources and Chinese technology. Meanwhile, Brazil sharply raised anti-dumping duties on ...

SMM Rare Earth News Flash] Australia's Arafura announced that its Nolan rare earth project received A$200 million (approximately $144 million) in uns ...

SMM Steel] India’s commerce minister announced that the India-Oman free trade agreement (FTA), signed in December 2025, will officially come into eff ...

Spot market side, HRC prices were stable to down 10 yuan/mt, while cold-rolled coil prices fell 10 yuan/mt, with overall ...