Cost Support Met Cooling Downstream Prices, Putting Pressure on High-Grade NPI Prices] March 16 News: SMM's upstream sentiment factor for high-grade NPI was 2.89, down 0.03 MoM, while the downstream ...

Today, aluminum prices continued to edge lower from last Friday, and with inventory remaining high, traders in the central China market showed limited bullish sentiment. Overall purchase volumes ...

Ouyang Minggao pointed out that large-scale mass production of all-solid-state batteries will still require 3–5 years, with test vehicles expected to appear by the end of 2026. Sulphide electrolyte ...

Ore Prices Continued to Rise, While Ferrochrome Remained Temporarily Stable] March 16, 2026: Spot chrome ore prices continued ...

Data Brief: As of Monday, March 16, copper inventories in SMM’s major regions nationwide fell 5.46% WoW from the previous Monday, with destocking seen across all regions.

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On March 16, news emerged that Samsung SDI has signed a contract with a US energy company for the supply of energy storage batteries. The contract val ...

On March 12, Tianneng reached strategic cooperation agreements with four enterprises, focusing on emerging application scenarios such as drones and ro ...

SMM Secondary Aluminum Alloy Daily Review] Secondary aluminum alloy market quotations were generally lowered by 100 yuan/mt today. Affected by the pu ...

Digital Product Passports (DPP) introduced by the EU as part of regulatory of promoting sustainability, with batteries being ...

Tomorrow, Shanghai spot copper quotes against the 2604 contract, with a contango spread of 110-60 yuan/mt between 2604 and 2605. Supply side: strong s ...

Steel Mill Maintenance] Shougang Group Changzhi Steel is expected to begin its annual maintenance on the No. 9 1080m³ blast furnace on March 27, with ...