According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in the first half of 2025 (H1), nationwide fixed-asset investment (excluding rural households) reached 24,865.4 billion yuan, up 2.8% ...

Scrap Prices Rise Rapidly, Market Procurement Polarizes] Affected by this, recycling enterprises have encountered a polarized situation in scrap procurement. Major enterprises at the top have actively ...

As the world's second-largest importer of copper cathode, India implemented quality control measures on copper cathode imports in December last year, requiring all suppliers, including domestic and ...

Weakened Support from Raw Material Costs, Magnesium Prices Continue to Consolidate Weakly] On July 14, the transaction price of Fugu magnesium ingot was 16,200-16,300 yuan/mt (down 50 yuan), FOB China ...

Overnight LME copper opened at $9,609/mt, dipped to $9,575/mt in early trading, then fluctuated upward and peaked at $9,649/mt near the close, finally settling at $9,643.5/mt with a 0.2% loss. Trading ...

On July 14, Jinda Hongjing (Shache) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. issued a tender announcement for the engineering design and supporting process package of a 250,000 mt/year green methanol ...

Futures: The most-traded SHFE tin contract (SN2508) opened slightly lower in the night session, then fluctuated at lows before rebounding modestly to around 265,300 yuan/mt near the close, down 0.33% ...

Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, this week (from July 12 to July 18), the impact of blast furnace maintenance on pig iron production was...... [SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics] ...

Comment] Overnight, LME zinc opened at $2,748/mt, then reached a high of $2,746/mt. Subsequently, LME zinc declined slightly and consolidated around the daily average line. During European trading ...

LME Zinc Center Pulls Back Amid Inventory Increase and Tariff Disruptions] Overnight, LME zinc opened at $2,748/mt, then reached a high of $2,746/mt, before experiencing a slight decline and ...

Overnight LME copper opened at $9,609/mt, touching a low of $9,575/mt at the beginning of the session, then fluctuated upward, reaching a high of $9,649/mt near the end of the session, and finally ...

Overnight domestic base metals closed universally lower, with SHFE tin down 0.33%, SHFE copper down 0.34%, SHFE nickel down 1.08%, SHFE lead down 0.15%, SHFE aluminum down 0.15%, and SHFE zinc down ...