Spot Lead Transactions Weaken, Suppliers Show Slight Divergence in Shipments] SMM, October 14: As SHFE lead delivery approaches, spot cargo circulation ...

The world's first ship-to-ship bunkering of green ammonia, produced by China Energy Engineering Corporation, was completed in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, marking a shift in hydrogen use from vehicles ...

SMM PGM Flash] Tharisa reported on 13 October that its South African mine produced 41,000 oz of six-element PGMs in Q4 FY2026 ...

LME copper opened at $9,121.5/mt overnight, initially reaching a high of $9,142.5/mt before declining throughout the session.

SMM Shanghai Spot Copper] Looking ahead to tomorrow, tomorrow is the last trading day of the SHFE copper 2610 contract. Since SMM spot quotes are still based on the front-month contract, ...

Centinela's two unions resumed voluntary mediation on October 13 and quantified the strike's operational impact. They said conventional haul trucks in service fell to 25 from 67, while ...

Copper prices remained elevated, with futures closing at 111,750 yuan/mt and spot premiums averaging -50 yuan/mt. The price gap between copper cathode and scrap increased to 3,704 yuan/mt.

SMM reports a decline in A00 aluminum prices to 23,620 yuan/mt on October 14, with wait-and-see sentiment prevalent. Aluminum scrap prices in Foshan, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui remained stable.

SHFE aluminum and alumina prices fell, with aluminum down 0.75% to 23,285 yuan/mt and alumina down 1.02% to 2,626 yuan/mt, on shrinking trading volume and bearish technical indicators. SMM ...

Magnesium market decline continues, cautious sentiment prevails with widespread wait-and-see] Fugu magnesium ingot mainstream quotations at 15,250-15,350 yuan/mt, FOB quotations ...

The operating rate of secondary copper rod stood at 11.55% in September 2026, below the expected 13.06%, down 0.28 percentage points MoM and down 14.23 percentage points YoY. Throughout the ...

Indian brass billet prices on a CFR China port basis averaged $9,141/mt on October 14, up $52/mt, or 0.57%, from $9,089/mt on September 30. The latest assessment ranged from $9,068–9,214/mt, compared ...