Lead warrant quotations remained scarce in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai region, with individual quotations against the SHFE lead 2603 contract at premiums of 100 yuan/mt finding difficult to trade.

Through a newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, the European Union gained priority access to substantial reserves of critical minerals and agricultural products. This long-negotiated pact ...

Magnesium Prices Rise but Encounter Cooling, Overseas Orders Sluggish Restricting Market Trend] Yesterday, magnesium market prices showed a fluctuating upward trend, with active trading atmosphere in ...

LME copper opened at $12,636.5/mt overnight, initially touched a low of $12,623/mt, then copper prices fluctuated upward, approaching the session end to hit a high of $12,868.5/mt, and finally closed ...

Macro Sentiment Slows Down but Risks Remain, Aluminum Prices to Stay in the Doldrums in the Short Term] Overall, the easing of macro risk sentiment has provided a temporary bottom support for aluminum ...

The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Fluctuated Upward During the Night Session, Further Suppressing Downstream Enterprises' Purchase Willingness] ...

Aluminum Prices Rise Slightly for Consecutive Sessions, Alloy Prices Remain Stable] A00 aluminum prices rose again by 30 yuan/mt to 23,740 yuan/mt, while SMM ADC12 prices held steady at 23,850 yuan/mt ...

Atacocha Mine Temporarily Suspends Operations, LME Zinc Center Rises]: Overnight, LME zinc opened at $3,185/mt. After opening, LME zinc fluctuated upward, touching a low of $3,174.5/mt in early ...

Zinc Ingot Inventory Drops Back Slightly, SHFE Zinc Rises in Night Session] Overnight, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2603 contract opened at 24,350 yuan/mt. At the beginning of the session, it touched a ...

SMM News, January 22th： In general, the constraints on domestic tungsten ore resource exploitation will inevitably lead to ...

This week (January 16–22, 2026), the solid-state battery industry witnessed a surge of activity: on one hand, capital ...

Nickel Prices Pull Back and Price Acceptance Declines; Nickel Salt Prices Fell This Week. As of Thursday this week, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index price stood at 32,6 ...