Metals broadly weakened, with lithium carbonate falling over 4%, and SHFE silver, platinum, palladium, and polysilicon leading declines. Base metals in both domestic and overseas markets ...

As the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays approach, SMM surveyed downstream galvanized sheet producers on their operating plans during the holiday period. The survey covered ...

A First Look at the 2026 Holiday Arrangements for Galvanized Sheet Enterprises During the Dual Holidays!] As the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays approach, SMM ...

Firm Offers in Trading Market, Spot Trades Remain Mediocre] Today, mainstream transaction prices for #0 zinc were concentrated at 26,775-26,935 yuan/mt, with no transactions ...

Spot #1 copper cathode in North China was quoted at premiums of 960-1,040 yuan/mt against the front-month contract today, with an average premium of 1,010 yuan/mt, down 10 yuan/mt from the ...

SMM reported that nickel prices retreated after a rapid rise on September 24, with the 10-year US Treasury yield breaking 5%. SHFE nickel 2610 contract closed at 124,830 yuan/mt, down 0.87%.

SMM Brass Rod Flash] Looking ahead to next week (9.25-10.1), with the dual holidays approaching, many enterprises plan to halt production for the break. SMM expects the operating rate of ...

SMM Brass Rod Flash] According to SMM, the tight supply of secondary brass has not changed, raw material prices fluctuate at highs, processing margins remain razor-thin, and enterprises ...

Indices consolidated across the board today. In east China, the February rental for a batch of 910B rose from 11,500 yuan to 14,000 yuan (up 21.7% month-to-date). Nearly half of the ...

SMM Brass Rod Flash] This week (9.18-9.24), the operating rate of SMM brass rod sample enterprises stood at 49.83%, up 1.09 percentage points WoW. During the week, some enterprises rushed to ...

As the National Day holiday approaches, market participants are paying close attention to downstream galvanizing plants’ pre-holiday stocking and holiday arrangements. SMM recently conducted ...

At 8:30 a.m. on September 23, the fall 2026 centralized maintenance on the Wari Railway, a heavy-haul corridor for transporting coal out of Shanxi, was completed, laying a solid track ...