In H1 2025, the home appliance market exhibited a thriving scene, primarily driven by dual factors of policy support and export growth, which in turn spurred an increase in demand for copper semis.

On August 19, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index stood at 27,386 yuan/mt, with the quotation range for battery-grade nickel sulphate at 27,390-27,790 yuan/mt, and the average price rose ...

At midday on August 19, 2025, the most-traded SHFE tin 2509 contract was at 266,320 yuan/mt, down 0.2% from the previous day's settlement price, with prices fluctuating rangebound and trading slightly ...

In North China, #1 copper cathode spot prices against the front-month contract ranged from a discount of 60 yuan/mt to a discount of 20 yuan/mt, with an average discount of 40 yuan/mt, up 20 yuan/mt ...

(1) US President Trump met with visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House on the 18th, followed by a multilateral meeting with several European leaders. After the meeting, he stated ...

In the morning session, silver prices were in the doldrums. The spot-futures price spread for SHFE Silver 2510 contract narrowed to 25-30 yuan/kg, with suppliers' quotes showing no significant ...

[SHFE Copper Spot] Looking ahead to tomorrow, with the expected supplement from imports, downstream buyers are still likely to bargain, and there is a further risk of spot premiums declining.

Today, the SMM #1 lead average price remained basically flat at 16,675 yuan/mt compared to yesterday. Suppliers of secondary refined lead showed low enthusiasm for selling, with quotations remaining ...

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Recently, Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer XPENG released official images of the all-new P7 Wing Edition, which features distinctive scissor doors, a matte silver paint ...

According to the SMM survey, the impact from maintenance on construction steel slightly decreased this week (8.16-8.22), with two steel mills resuming production of blast furnaces and associated rebar ...

▶ Saudi’s Vision 2030 plans 20GW annual PV additions from 2024; Turkey targets 30GW by 2030; UAE advances the world’s largest ...

Overnight, LME lead opened at $1,982.5/mt. After opening, the overall center of gravity for LME lead prices shifted downward, especially as the US dollar index rose during the session, causing LME ...