In December 2025, emergency controls were activated due to air pollution in key phosphorus chemical industry areas of Hubei, ...

SMM Analysis：Time flies, and the end of 2025 is approaching. This year marks a concentrated production ramp-up period for ...

The most-traded SS futures contract fluctuated upward. At 10:30 a.m., the SS2602 contract was quoted at 12,390 yuan/mt, up 45 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. In Wuxi, the spot ...

For EU Importers: Extended Action Window, Higher Compliance Thresholds. The transition period is extended to the end of 2026, ...

SMM December 18 - This week (December 12-18, 2025), the total inventory of the two major stainless steel markets in Wuxi and Foshan stopped rising and pulled back, increasing from 947,600 mt on ...

SHFE copper contract 2601 closed at 92,450 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2601 contract's closing price of 83,080 yuan/mt, its post-tax price is 93,880 yuan/mt, resulting in a price spread of -1,430 ...

Market Conditions Difficult to Boost, GO Silicon Steel Prices Expected to Continue Fluctuating Rangebound Next Week] Supply side, market information indicates that due to multiple factors such as ...

Tesoro plans to drill 38,000 meters at the El Zorro project, with 26,000 meters allocated for infill and step-out drilling, followed by a pre-feasibility study and 12,000 meters of drilling at ...

On the supply side, there was a concentrated effort to hold prices firm, and leading producers' quotes had climbed to a high of 360,000-365,000 yuan/mt. Due to steady downstream demand, major ...

Domestic inventory continues to decline, SHFE zinc records a small bullish candlestick] The most-traded SHFE zinc 2601 contract opened at 23,050 yuan/mt. After opening, a tug-of-war between longs and ...

The supply of high-capacity LCO (mainly used in 3C products) remains tight, and some upstream producers still have intentions to increase their quotes. In contrast, the C-rate LCO (primarily used in e ...

Quotations Continue to Rise, Chrome Market Remains Stable and Positive] December 18, 2025: The ex-factory price for high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia today was 8,050-8,250 yuan/mt (50% metal ...