During the survey period (December 23–December 29), both the operating rate and capacity utilization rate of rebar rolling lines in the central China region increased, while the operating rate and ...

The Most-Traded Contract Fell Sharply Overnight Led by Bears, Spot Upside Limited] Futures: The most-traded cast aluminum alloy 2603 futures contract showed a one-sided fluctuating decline overnight.

Price Stabilization Strategy Dominates, Firm Trend Continued Today] Today, prices across various segments of the magnesium industry chain remained largely stable. Dolomite demand provided relatively ...

Chilean state-owned enterprise Codelco and lithium giant SQM announced on December 27 that they will merge their respective ...

Overnight, LME lead opened higher with a gap at $2,002/mt, fluctuated rangebound above the daily average line during the Asian session, and hit a high of $2,028/mt before plummeting straight down.

The most-traded SHFE tin contract (SN2602) showed a rapid downward trend during the night session, closing near 319,000 yuan/mt [SMM Tin Morning News] ...

Zinc Supply-Demand Imbalance Not Yet Prominent, Primarily Following Macro Trends] Overnight, the LME zinc contract recorded a long upper shadow bearish candlestick, with various moving averages ...

SMM Zinc Morning Comment] Overnight, SHFE zinc recorded a bearish candlestick, with the KDJ gap narrowing. In terms of inventory, social inventory declined again, but the TC decrease narrowed, leaving ...

Spot Aluminum Demand Enters Phased Contraction, Aluminum Prices to Remain Under Pressure in the Short Term] Overall, the reality of suppressed fundamental consumption and the initial emergence of an ...

LME copper opened at $12,415.5/mt overnight, initially fluctuating downward to a low of $12,145/mt, after which copper prices gradually shifted upward, touching a high of $12,459/mt, then the price ...

Overnight, the most-traded SHFE lead 2602 contract opened at 17,465 yuan/mt. It fluctuated rangebound above the daily average line at the beginning of the session. Affected by the broad decline in ...

SMM: According to statistics from SMM, China's NdFeB blank production reached approximately 28,700 mt in December 2025, with ...