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As of January 20, 2026, the full-year import data for copper cathode in 2025 has been disclosed. According to data compiled ...

From 2021 to 2025, China's phosphate ore imports exhibited post-pandemic characteristics, with a substantial increase in volume. Imports surged from 65,000 mt in 2021 to 2.0683 million mt in 2024, ...

Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5,400 per ounce from $4,900/oz earlier, noting private-sector ...

In 2025, China’s total copper concentrate imports exceeded 30 million tons, yet geopolitical risks intensified supply chain ...

On January 23, tin prices both domestically and overseas exhibited a high-level, strong fluctuating trend. The most-traded SHFE tin contract, sn2603, once reached 434,600 yuan/mt during the session ...

The most-traded SHFE copper 2602 contract settled at 101,050 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2602 contract price of 90,070 ...

SMM Coking Coal and Coke Daily Briefing] Supply side, some coking plants have increased production enthusiasm due to smooth shipments and inventory reduction, while most coking plants maintain normal ...

This week, ferrous metals were in the doldrums. Last Sunday afternoon, a converter explosion occurred unexpectedly at a steel ...

SMM Shanghai Spot Copper] Looking ahead to next week, spot discounts are expected to remain under pressure. The current price ...

Platinum prices surged to a new high today. The most-traded PT2606 contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed at 676 yuan per gram, up 8.80%. The sell-1 PT2606 contract on the Gold Exchange ...

Inventory side, aluminum ingot inventory in major consumption areas decreased by 1,500 mt MoM, with destocking observed in ...