SMM Analysis：As of July 9, the total LME zinc ingot inventory stood at 106,700 mt, reaching a low since November 2023.

SMM reported on July 10 that during this week (July 4-10, 2025), the total inventory in the two major stainless steel markets of Wuxi and Foshan showed a trend of inventory buildup, increasing from ...

Therefore, although copper cathode rod had no price spread advantage, it was only slightly squeezed by secondary copper rod in the first half of the year. Ultimately, the average operating rate from ...

Hancock Iron Ore, formed through the merger of Roy Hill and Atlas Iron, officially came into effect on July 1, 2025, becoming Australia's fourth-largest iron ore producer (and the fifth-largest ...

Major Progress Made by UK's Ilika and South Korea's SK On in Solid-State Battery Field] UK's Ilika and South Korea's SK On have achieved a series of significant breakthroughs in the R&D and ...

SMM reported on July 10 that today, the mainstream quotations for magnesium ingots in the Fugu region remained stable within the range of 16,300-16,400 yuan/mt, while the China FOB price stayed at the ...

Unlike the significant zinc price rally in the first half of 2024, the main SHFE zinc contract showed a downward trend in the first half of 2025. As of July 10, 2025, the half-yearly decline of the ...

In terms of supply, Co3O4 plants are choosing to observe the overall market sentiment and demand situation, with only a small amount of shipments. On the demand side, LCO cathode plants have ...

Today, the most-traded BC copper 2508 contract opened at 69,410 yuan/mt and closed in the red, with the lower Bollinger Band providing support at the bottom. During the night session, the most-traded ...

[SMM Analysis: Pr-Nd Prices Start July with a "Strong Opening" amid Strong Bullish Sentiment in the Market] At the beginning of July, Pr-Nd oxide prices showed a clear upward trend, with an increase ...

Up 1.51% MoM! Bao Gang United Steel and China Northern Rare Earth See Further Rise in Rare Earth Concentrate Prices for Q3!] China Northern Rare Earth announced on the evening of July 10 that, based ...

Energy density twice that of LFP! Major breakthrough in US Factorial Energy's solid-state battery] Factorial Energy has achieved a major breakthrough in developing large-scale solid-state battery ...