According to SMM, the composite operating rate of the enamelled wire industry in June was 69.93%, down 2.33 percentage points WoW and up 1.27 percentage points YoY. Among them, the operating rate of ...

[SMM Analysis: Operating Rates of Copper Foil Enterprises Continue to Rise, with Lithium Battery Demand Driving Growth] According to SMM, the operating rate of copper foil enterprises in June 2025 was ...

News: US Tariffs Become the Biggest Influencing Factor, Lead Prices Fall Both Domestically and Overseas] SMM reported on July 8: Overnight, LME lead opened at $2,058/mt. Affected by the uncertainty of ...

Lead Prices May Show a Pullback and Consolidation Trend Amid Tariff Risks and Expected Increase in Supply] Trump's First Wave of Tariff Letters in the US: Starting August 1, the US will impose a 25% ...

US Issues Non-Reciprocal Tariff Notifications to Multiple Countries, Copper Prices Under Short-Term Pressure] On July 7, spot premiums for SMM #1 copper cathode against the 2507 contract for the ...

Futures Market: The most-traded SHFE tin contract (SN2508) maintained low-level consolidation during the night session, eventually closing near 263,600 yuan/mt, down 0.76% from the previous trading ...

Tariff Issues Resurface, LME Zinc Continues to Decline]: Overnight, LME zinc opened at $2,733.5/mt. In the early session, LME zinc briefly rose to a high of $2,734.5/mt. Subsequently, bulls reduced ...

Maintenance Statistics] According to SMM statistics, during this week (from July 5 to July 11), the impact of blast furnace maintenance on pig iron production was... [SMM Weekly Maintenance Statistics ...

Daily data from the London Metal Exchange (LME) showed that before its new warehouse in Hong Kong officially opened in mid-July, it had already attracted 100 mt of copper stored in a "non-warrant" ...

Comment: SHFE Zinc Falls Driven by LME] Overnight, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2508 contract opened at 22,070 yuan/mt. Early in the session, bulls continued to reduce their positions. During the period ...

Samsung Medical announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AUX Smart Technology, has been recommended as a candidate for winning the bid in the first batch of framework tenders for distribution ...

The procurement of port spot cargoes of Mongolian 5# coking coal (Phase II) in Bayuquan in July has met the procurement conditions. Suppliers are now publicly invited to participate in the negotiation ...