SMM Analysis：As of July 9, the total LME zinc ingot inventory stood at 106,700 mt, reaching a low since November 2023. Meanwhile, on July 9, the LME zinc 0-3 premiums and discounts rose to $1.96/mt, ...

SMM reported on July 10 that today, the mainstream quotations for magnesium ingots in the Fugu region remained stable within the range of 16,300-16,400 yuan/mt, while the China FOB price stayed at the ...

Hancock Iron Ore, formed through the merger of Roy Hill and Atlas Iron, officially came into effect on July 1, 2025, becoming Australia's fourth-largest iron ore producer (and the fifth-largest ...

In terms of supply, Co3O4 plants are choosing to observe the overall market sentiment and demand situation, with only a small amount of shipments. On the demand side, LCO cathode plants have ...

Major Progress Made by UK's Ilika and South Korea's SK On in Solid-State Battery Field] UK's Ilika and South Korea's SK On have achieved a series of significant breakthroughs in the R&D and ...

SMM reported on July 10 that during this week (July 4-10, 2025), the total inventory in the two major stainless steel markets of Wuxi and Foshan showed a trend of inventory buildup, increasing from ...

[SMM Analysis: Pr-Nd Prices Start July with a "Strong Opening" amid Strong Bullish Sentiment in the Market] At the beginning of July, Pr-Nd oxide prices showed a clear upward trend, with an increase ...

Today, the most-traded BC copper 2508 contract opened at 69,410 yuan/mt and closed in the red, with the lower Bollinger Band providing support at the bottom. During the night session, the most-traded ...

Energy density twice that of LFP! Major breakthrough in US Factorial Energy's solid-state battery] Factorial Energy has achieved a major breakthrough in developing large-scale solid-state battery ...

Up 1.51% MoM! Bao Gang United Steel and China Northern Rare Earth See Further Rise in Rare Earth Concentrate Prices for Q3!] China Northern Rare Earth announced on the evening of July 10 that, based ...

Currently, cobalt chloride enterprises are offering quotes of 61,000-63,000 yuan/mt, with trading volume in the market increasing compared to before. On the supply side, smelters still have a strong ...

[SMM Analysis: US-based Nuvvon Announces Launch of Next-Generation Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries, Achieving Major Technological Breakthrough] On June 20, 2025, Nuvvon announced that it would ...