SMM Aluminum Express News] JISCO has committed US$490 million for the first phase of modernising and reopening the ALPART alumina refinery in Jamaica ...

SMM Stainless Steel Daily Review] SHFE Nickel Stops Falling but Fails to Change SS Weakness, Guidance Price Cut Drags Down Stainless Steel Spot Prices According to SMM on July 9, SS futures further ...

Secondary Lead Production Update] A secondary lead smelter in North China reported that heavy rain has caused flooding in its city, resulting in wate ...

Molybdenum Express] SMM, July 9 – On July 9, a mine in Jiangxi sold 192 mt of 40%-45% grade molybdenum concentrates (average copper 3.96%, phosphorus ...

Scrap battery offers were low, and recyclers’ willingness to sell was poor. Lead prices performed poorly; secondary lead smelters’ purchase offers for scrap batteries were too low, and waste lead-acid ...

Upstream secondary refined lead ex-works quotations were at discounts of 30 to premiums of 25 yuan/mt compared with SMM #1 lead. Downstream buyers turned bearish with the market and were unwilling to ...

Weak Peak-Season Performance, H2 Demand Expected to See Marginal Improvement] In H1 2026, the galvanizing industry as a whole ...

Rare earth prices stable; terbium price sharply raised, divergence among varieties] Overall, although trading activity in the market declined, supported by bullish sentiment, suppliers' quotations did ...

On July 9, the average warrant price remained unchanged from the previous trading day at $82/mt (price range: $75-89/mt); the average B/L price remained unchanged at $82/mt (price range: $74-90/mt); ...

In H1 2026, the galvanizing industry generally showed characteristics of "slow recovery in Q1 and underperformance in the peak season in Q2," with the overall operating rate weaker than the same ...

In North China, spot #1 copper cathode against the front-month contract was quoted at an average discount of 60 yuan/mt to a premium of 20 yuan/mt, with an average discount of 20 yuan/mt, up 20 ...

Overnight, LME copper opened at $13,206/mt. In early trading, the copper price center dipped to $13,146/mt, then drifted higher, and near the end of the session touched a high of $13,270/mt, ...