The most significant change in the imported copper concentrate market in the first half of 2026 emerged during the mid-year term-contract negotiations. According to SMM, Antofagasta, a leading Chilean ...

H1 2026 silver saw a sharp spike to 30,900 yuan/kg in January, then plunged 55% to 13,816 yuan/kg by June, driven by squeezed spot liquidity and Fed policy reversal from easing to hawkish. Supply grew ...

On July 10, local media in the DRC reported that the country's Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) on July 9 sealed the offices and some facilities of Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) in Kolwezi, Lualaba ...

In H1 2026, nickel prices exhibited wide fluctuations characterized by a “rebound from lows—consolidation at highs—pullback ...

Weak nickel prices and soft off-season demand drag the benchmark contract down RMB 310/mt, breaking below the RMB 14,500/mt support level in the week of July 6–10.

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Five-Year Plan. Against a backdrop of intensifying global macro volatility and deepening high-quality development in China, ...

Tightening supply policy in Indonesia, new import quotas and carbon costs in the EU, and tariff walls in the US pushed benchmark stainless steel prices higher across nearly every major market in the ...

Total inventories stood at 289,225 tonnes, a change of -1,600 tonnes; Registered warrants totalled 246,400 ton ...

SMM Nickel Express] This week, the discount of high-grade NPI relative to refined nickel slightly widened. The change in the price spread was mainly ...

Tight Resource Balance” Meets “Computing Power Revaluation”—2026 H1 Tin Price Deep Review and H2 Outlook] In 2026 H1, tin prices exhibited a wide-ranging tug-of-war pattern of “reaching record ...

On 10 July China's HRC and other plate export prices fell 1-2 USD/tonne day on day, with HRC export deals at 488-495 USD/tonne FOB. A recent slowdown in yuan appreciation pushed prices modestly lower ...