The most-traded HRC contract rose initially before pulling back today, closing at 3,236, down 0.09% intraday. Spot prices consolidated on a strong note, with some markets holding morning ...

SMM data shows a 2.85 million mt increase in iron ore stocks at 35 major Chinese ports, reaching 148.30 million mt, with ...

According to the latest SMM statistics, China's overall mine capacity utilization rate stood at 58.2% this week, up 0.9 percentage points WoW. Iron ore concentrate production reached 900,000 mt, ...

Diversified miner South32 reported on Monday that copper production rose 2% in Q1 of fiscal 2027, driven by planned mining of higher-grade ore, though output fell slightly short of ...

In the secondary refined lead market, prices diverged with ex-works prices ranging from 15,975 to 16,050 yuan/mt. Market quotes varied, with some at a 75 yuan/mt discount and others at a 20 ...

SMM Tungsten Express] On October 19, CME Group announced plans to launch tungsten futures to meet growing demand for its metals product suite. The new contract is expected to begin trading ...

China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology issued Announcement No. 48 of 2026 on October 16, proposing to add 12 solar PV technologies to the Catalogue of ...

Aluminum ingot destocking trend continues, macro front suppresses aluminum prices in the doldrums] On the macro front, rising expectations for US Fed interest rate hikes, a strong US dollar, ...

Cornish Tin & Lithium (CTL) appointed four former Imerys British Lithium senior managers on two-year contracts to speed its tin-lithium assets to production. Hanno Buys (20+ years, 70+ ...

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero approved two large ground-mounted solar-plus-storage projects on October 8 and 9. Green Hill Solar Farm, located across North Northamptonshire ...

In Shandong, mines and beneficiation plants quoted 64-grade alkaline concentrates at 755 on a dry basis, before tax, with acceptance payment, ex-mine, down 4. Steelmakers lowered ...

SMM Aluminum Alloy Update] SHFE data shows that on October 19, total registered warrants for cast aluminum alloy stood at 13,704 mt, down 540 mt from the previous trading day.