The unilateral rise in copper prices in 2024 was a typical case of overstretched expectations. The market pushed up prices based on three strong expectations: first, the expectation of tight ore ...

On March 31, Chile's National Statistics Institute (ING) announced on Monday that the country's copper production in February decreased by 5.4% year-on-year to 397,396 mt.

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SMM Cobalt and Lithium Morning Meeting Summary: Refined cobalt spot prices remained stable this week. Supply side, smelters maintained neutral sentiment in continuous shipments, with overseas ...

Copper Prices Slightly Declined Overnight, Market Sentiment Remains Cautious. On March 31, spot prices of #1 copper cathode against the SHFE copper 2504 contract were reported at parity to a premium ...

This week, ternary cathode material prices showed a slight fluctuating trend. On the raw material cost side, prices of nickel sulphate, cobalt sulphate, and manganese sulphate remained stable, while ...

According to SMM's weekly maintenance statistics, the impact from maintenance on pig iron in blast furnaces this week (March 29 to April 4) was 1.236 million mt, down 108,000 mt WoW. Next week (April ...

Comment】The most-traded SHFE zinc 2505 contract opened at 23,450 yuan/mt. At the beginning of the session, SHFE zinc fluctuated and consolidated near the daily average line, then plunged to a low of ...

Social inventory: On March 31, LME zinc inventory decreased by 3,200 mt to 138,200 mt, down 2.26%. According to SMM communication, as of Monday, March 31, SMM's seven-region zinc ingot inventory ...

According to SMM, Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. initiated a public tender for the sale of its vacuum-packaged high-purity antimony (5N, 6N, 7N) starting today. According to official information, ...

Price: The market price for N-type 18X wafers is 1.2-1.23 yuan/piece; the price for 210R model wafers is 1.4-1.55 yuan/piece. Wafer prices have risen again, influenced by events such as earthquakes, ...

According to SMM data, domestic crude stainless steel production in March 2025 saw a significant increase, with total production up 19.02% MoM and a notable 12.67% YoY growth. By product series, the ...