Futures Decline Drags Down Spot, Stainless Steel Destocking Pace Slows] SMM August 21st report, SS futures showed a further pullback. The decline in futures has not yet stopped, with an overall trend ...

[SMM Daily Review: High-Grade NPI Prices Stable, Yet Fundamental Support Weak] On August 21, the SMM 10-12% high-grade NPI average price was 928 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), up 0.5 yuan/mtu ...

In July 2025, the import value of China's copper foil was $122.6355 million, up 12.28% YoY and up 10.52% MoM; the cumulative import value from January to July 2025 was $818.6241 million, up 7.72% YoY.

Customs data showed that China's copper cathode imports in July were 336,000 mt, down 0.32% MoM and up 12.05% YoY. The Democratic Republic of Congo remained the largest supplier, with a supply of 142, ...

Data from the General Administration of Customs' online inquiry shows that China's refined copper exports in July amounted to 118,398 mt, up nearly 50% MoM and higher than the same period last year.

Today, the iron ore futures showed a slight strengthening, with the most-traded contract I2601 closing at 772.5, up 0.98% from yesterday. Traders sold according to market conditions; steel mills were ...

Spot supply of nickel sulphate remains tight, with prices continuing to rise this week. As of Thursday, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index price was 27,418 yuan/mt, and the quotation range ...

Apollo Go delivered more than 2.2 million driverless rides in Q2 2025 alone, a 148% surge from a year earlier.

Recently, according to foreign media reports, India has approved 19 green hydrogen production projects with a total capacity of 862,000 mt/year under its green hydrogen plan. The Minister of State for ...

Supply side, due to the long expansion cycle in the separator industry, the capacity accumulated in the early stage is still being released, and the overall market remains in a state of supply surplus ...

China’s lithium battery recycling sector is entering a critical adjustment phase. On August 1, regulators formally classified black mass, an intermediate product from spent lithium-ion batteries, as a ...

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