Cast aluminum alloy social inventory maintains weak destocking pattern; spot prices fluctuate at highs in the short term] On Thursday, the SMM A00 aluminum price saw a slight correction of 20 yuan/mt ...

Raw Materials Hold Steady, Magnesium Ingot Prices Edge Up, Short-Term Volatility Dominates Amid Tug-of-War Between Sellers and Buyers] Yesterday, magnesium producers' reluctance to sell intensified ...

LME copper opened at $11,726/mt overnight, initially fluctuating considerably and touching a high of $11,790/mt, then the center of copper prices gradually shifted downward to a low of $11,667/mt, ...

SMM Zinc Morning Comment] Overnight, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2602 contract opened at 22,985 yuan/mt. At the beginning of the session, SHFE zinc briefly fell to a low of 22,935 yuan/mt, then bulls ...

SHFE tin prices broke through the 340,000 mark during the night session and fluctuated with a pullback. High prices suppressed trading in the spot market [SMM Tin Morning News] ...

The SHFE lead 2601 contract saw a trading volume of 8,660 lots and an open interest of 21,851 lots; the SHFE lead 2602 contract saw a trading volume of 19,315 lots and an open interest of 59,494 lots.

LME Inventory Continues to Increase, LME Zinc Center Shifts Downward] Overnight, LME zinc opened at $3,041.5/mt, initially fluctuating around the daily average line, then briefly dipped to a low of $3 ...

SMM Analysis：Time flies, and the end of 2025 is approaching. This year marks a concentrated production ramp-up period for ...

For EU Importers: Extended Action Window, Higher Compliance Thresholds. The transition period is extended to the end of 2026, ...

The most-traded SS futures contract fluctuated upward. At 10:30 a.m., the SS2602 contract was quoted at 12,390 yuan/mt, up 45 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. In Wuxi, the spot ...

SHFE copper contract 2601 closed at 92,450 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2601 contract's closing price of 83,080 yuan/mt, its post-tax price is 93,880 yuan/mt, resulting in a price spread of -1,430 ...

SMM December 18 - This week (December 12-18, 2025), the total inventory of the two major stainless steel markets in Wuxi and Foshan stopped rising and pulled back, increasing from 947,600 mt on ...