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During the Year-End Period, Lead-Acid Battery Enterprises Close Accounts and Take Inventory, with Few Taking Holidays [SMM Survey]
Lead-Acid Battery Enterprises Conduct Year-End Account Settlement and Inventory Check with Few Taking Holidays] According to the survey, at the end of December, end-use consumption in the lead-acid ...
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Iron Ore Weekly Report (December 21-December 27)
According to the SMM survey, as of December 25, the operating rate of blast furnaces at 242 steel mills was 85.37%, down 0.1 percentage point WoW. The capacity utilisation rate of blast furnaces was ...
Metal16m
Forecast: Steel Inventory Continues to Decline, Steel Prices Unlikely to Break Out of the Volatile Range in the Short Term
This week, the ferrous metals series prices fluctuated rangebound.
Metal16m
MMi Daily Iron Ore Report (Dec 27)
Today, iron ore futures dropped significantly. The most-traded I2505 contract closed at 759.5 yuan/mt, down 2.63% from yesterday. Traders showed weak willingness to sell, while steel mills made ...
Metal8h
Review of 2024 Spot Premiums/Discounts for Copper Cathode in North China: A Cliff-Like Decline at Year-End [SMM Analysis]
[SMM Analysis: Review of 2024 Spot Premiums/Discounts for Copper Cathode in North China, Year-End Plunged Sharply] According to SMM prices, as of December 27, 2024, the monthly average spot discount ...
Metal44m
Zinc Prices Rose Significantly This Week: How Did the Operating Rates of Zinc Downstream Sectors Perform? [SMM Analysis]
How Did the Operating Rates of Zinc Downstream Sectors Perform?】 This week, zinc downstream consumption showed mixed performance. The production of galvanizing and zinc oxide declined as the weather ...
Metal38m
Steel Inventory Continues to Decline, Short-Term Steel Prices Struggle to Break Out of the Volatile Range [SMM Steel Industry Chain Weekly Report]
Steel Inventory Continues Destocking, Short-Term Steel Prices Likely to Maintain Fluctuating Trend This week, the ferrous metals series fluctuated rangebound. On the news front, the National Financial ...
Metal31m
Hainan Mining's Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali exceeds 2024 stripping target
Hainan Mining announced that its Bougouni Lithium Mine in Mali had achieved its 2024 mining and stripping target ahead of ...
Metal21d
Ganfeng's Goulamina Lithium Project in Mali officially starts production
On 15 December, the Goulamina lithium mine in southern Mali, operated by Chinese firm Ganfeng Lithium, officially commenced ...
Metal9h
Pony.ai approved for cross-regional autonomous driving pilot operation in China's Greater Bay Area
On December 27, the Framework Agreement for Cross-Regional Recognition and Cooperation in Pilot Applications of Intelligent Connected Vehicles was officially signed in Guangdong province. Beijing ...
Metal38m
Port arrivals declined significantly, iron ore inventory at 35 ports experienced slight drop
In February, the lack of consumption due to CNY holidays drove accumulation of stocks. Lead prices thus fell back from high levels. LME lead prices dropped below the $2,000/mt mark, reaching a low of ...
Metal9h
How Gear Steel Pricing Impacts Manufacturing Costs
Over the past few years, the gear steel market pricing trends have remained subject to fluctuations from several factors. In particular, the rising demand for gear steel, an industrial material ...