Today, in North China, spot #1 copper cathode was trading at a discount of 150 yuan/mt to 90 yuan/mt against the front-month contract, with an average discount of 120 yuan/mt, a decrease of 10 yuan/mt ...

The most-traded SHFE nickel 2509 contract was in the doldrums today, with prices continuing to fall after the opening. As of the midday session, the SHFE nickel price was quoted at 119,550 yuan/mt, a ...

Liontown stated on Tuesday that some lithium originally destined for Ford was resold to a Chinese buyer, indicating the challenges facing the US are rippling through the supply chain. The US automaker ...

President Trump has issued a new executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs on imports from key trading partners, with a 10% baseline duty taking effect seven days after the order for non-compliant ...

Mine Shortage and Off-Season Clash with Macro Headwinds, SHFE Tin Midday Session Under Pressure] As of the noon close on August 1, the most-traded SHFE tin contract (SN2509) closed at 264,940 yuan/mt, ...

The United States will implement new tariff measures starting August 9, 2025, imposing a baseline 10% duty on imports from trading partners without negotiated agreements. For EU products, tariffs ...

After SMM learned about market news, Yuguang Gold and Lead Group started a tender for 200 mt of bismuth ingot, 10 mt of indium ingot, 5 mt of tellurium ingot, and 90 mt of crude selenium on July 31.

Lead Prices Continue to Fall, Follow-up Focus on Cost Support of Secondary Lead] As the tariff deadline approaches, the US intensifies pressure, with multiple countries rushing to Washington for ...

Weak downstream demand leads to decline in galvanizing operating rate]: This week, the operating rates of galvanising producers stood at 56.77%, a decrease of 2.64 percentage points WoW. In terms of ...

Futures market: LME copper opened at $9,626/mt overnight, initially climbed to a high of $9,665/mt, then fluctuated downward to hit a low of $9,580.5/mt during the session, and maintained rangebound ...

Support for Refusing to Budge on Prices Weakens, Prices May Remain Weak in the Future] Today, magnesium producers' reluctance to budge on prices has slightly weakened. There are low-priced supplies ...

LME copper opened at $9,626/mt overnight, initially climbed to a high of $9,665/mt, then fluctuated downward to hit a low of $9,580.5/mt during the session, and maintained rangebound fluctuations ...