On May 7, 2026, the iron ore market showed a volatile but strengthening trend with intense trading activity. The main contract I2609 finally closed at 817 yuan/ton, up 0.62% from the previous trading ...

Indian steel mills sold around 200,000 tonnes of HRC at 580-600 USD/tonne CFR Vietnam since mid-April, while current SAE-grade offers ...

SMM Aluminum News Flash] On May 7, LME aluminum inventory was recorded at 358,200 mt, down 2,000 mt from the previous day, a decrease of 0.56%; over ...

Zinc Concentrate Production Information] On April 28, Boliden released its Q1 2026 report. Data showed that its zinc concentrates production in the q ...

SMM Aluminum News Flash] After the holiday, China's 97% fluorite powder delivery-to-factory prices continued to edge lower, with mainstream transacti ...

SMM Aluminum Express News] Mineração Rio do Norte has secured an installation license for its Novas Minas project in Pará, enabling a major life-of-m ...

The most-traded SHFE lead 2606 contract opened at 16,840 yuan/mt intraday, edged higher initially before turning to fluctuate ...

SMM Aluminum News Flash] In the coal tar pitch market, upstream high-temperature coal tar prices continued to decline, ...

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The recent concentrated launch of new vehicle models has generated stocking demand, with downstream battery cell manufacturers holding positive expectations for future orders and relatively active ...

As of April 30, the most-traded SHFE zinc contract closed at 23,645 yuan/mt, up 165 yuan/mt for the month, a gain of 0.7%. Zinc prices rebounded from lows in April, touching a low of 23,430 yuan/mt at ...

Korea Zinc announced on May 6 that its consolidated operating profit for the first quarter was preliminarily estimated at KRW 746.1 billion, up 175.2% ...