SMM continuously formulates, reviews, and revises its methodology through communication with industry insiders, adopts the most common product specifications, trade terms, and trade conditions in the ...

Recently, Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, announced that a decree for a tax credit mechanism for the low-carbon hydrogen industry will be officially signed during the 30th ...

Inventory Pressure Persists, Oriented Silicon Steel Prices Still Face Downward Expectations] This week, the oriented silicon steel market in Shanghai was in the doldrums, with trading sentiment ...

For LME lead, overseas LME lead inventory saw a weekly increase of over 20,000 mt, and the Cash-3M contango widened to -24.26 $/mt. Under the influence of these two factors, LME lead ended its ...

On November 6, 2025, the assessment report of the mining rights transfer income for the undeveloped lithium ore resources in the Zhankouli-Fengxin County Jianxiawo mining area in Yifeng County, ...

Iron Ore Concentrate Prices in West Liaoning May Have Some Upside Potential] The domestic ore market in west Liaoning was relatively sluggish, with the local leading steel mill lowering its purchase ...

To ensure production, some steel mills moderately increased their in-factory inventory, leading to a slight rise in port pick-up volume this week, which provided support for ore prices. However, ...

Cost Support Loosens Amid Off-Season, Sluggish Stainless Steel Transactions May Sustain Weak Price Trend] SMM, Nov. 14: SS futures showed a further weakening and downward trend. Due to hawkish remarks ...

This week, the core developments in the overseas rare earth industry focused on three major areas: supply chain restructuring, breakthroughs in key projects, and deepening international cooperation.

The upward momentum of China's domestic tungsten market slowed down this week. With the gradual release of the second batch of domestic mining quotas, multiple mining enterprises in Yunnan, Guangdong, ...

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Macro Sentiment Cautious, SHFE Zinc Pulls Back During the Day]: The most-traded SHFE zinc 2512 contract opened at 22,610 yuan/mt. At the beginning of the session, it touched a high of 22,615 yuan/mt.