As of September 23, construction steel inventory in Hangzhou stood at 828,000 mt this week, down 156,000 mt WoW, a decline of 15.85% WoW and 16.36% YoY.

Customs data shows that China's aluminum extrusion exports totaled 92,500 mt in August 2026, up 3.0% MoM and up 9.7% YoY. From January to August 2026, China's aluminum extrusion exports ...

SMM Rare Earth Flash】 A patent for an "air-cooled high-efficiency permanent magnet motor" filed by Jilantai Chlor-Alkali Chemical and Inner Mongolia Chemical under China Salt has been ...

Clean Air Metals and Springbok Ventures announced the closing of approximately C$6.2 million in subscription receipts linked ...

South Africa's Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) issued a media statement on September 19, 2026, clarifying its position in ongoing litigation between the Bapedi Kingdom ...

From September 20 to 21, Wang Hongzhi, Party Leadership Group Secretary and head of the National Energy Administration, led a team to Jilin to survey energy investment, winter peak energy and ...

Today, the most-traded HRC contract drifted lower, closing at 3,301, down 0.18% intraday. Spot prices were mostly stable, with some markets seeing catch-up declines of 10-20 yuan/mt. In terms ...

The OECD expects the US Fed and the European Central Bank to raise interest rates once more this year, then hold rates steady in 2027. It expects the Bank of Japan to raise its key rate to 2% ...

Rebar prices are expected to consolidate in the short term as restocking for the Double Festival nears its end. Futures closed at 3,113, down 0.26%, with mixed spot market performance and ...

SMM Tantalum-Niobium News] According to the DRC Technical Committee for Mining Coordination and Planning (CTCPM), the country produced approximately 868.94 tonnes of coltan in H1 2026. Of ...

SMM Aluminum Flash] On September 23, SHFE aluminum futures warrants registered 157,328 mt, down 12,067 mt from the previous trading day. Over the past week, SHFE aluminum futures warrants fell ...

China's August 2026 aluminum scrap imports increased by 18.60% MoM but decreased by 17.67% YoY, totaling 141,800 mt. Southeast Asian supplies, especially from Thailand, rebounded, while ...