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COMEX Gold and SHFE Gold Hit New Highs; Precious Metal Futures and Stocks Surge Together; Spot Silver Trading Remains Sluggish [SMM Newsflash]
In the stock market: The precious metals sector strengthened. As of the close on March 14, the precious metals sector rose ...
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High-Nickel Pig Iron Prices on Upward Trend Amid Tight Supply and Rising Demand
During the week, the market average price of SMM 8-12% high-nickel pig iron was 1001.5 yuan per nickel point (ex-factory ...
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EU hits back with a billion-euro counterpunch as persuasive tactics fail to tackle US tariffs
In a decisive retaliation against the US steel and aluminium tariffs, the European Commission has unveiled a package of ...
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Is the destocking of copper cathode due to consumption?
According to SMM data, starting from March 6, 2025, SMM mainstream copper cathode social warehouse inventories began ...
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Green Constraints and Cost Pressure: Weekly Decline in Operating Rate of Secondary Lead Industry [SMM Analysis]
However, as the waste lead-acid battery market is in an off-season for scrapping, recyclers have limited stock on hand, and in the short term, scrap battery prices are unlikely to follow the decline ...
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Strong Support for High-Grade NPI; Market Sentiment Heats Up, Driving Prices Higher [SMM Analysis]
[SMM Analysis: Strong Support for High-Grade NPI, Market Sentiment Boosts Prices] During the week, the SMM 8-12% high-grade NPI weekly average price was 1,001.5 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), up ...
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Stainless Steel Weekly Inventory Slightly Increases, Facing Significant Pressure; Awaiting Downstream Demand Expansion to Alleviate Pressure
From March 7 to March 13, 2025, stainless steel inventories in Wuxi and Foshan markets showed varying degrees of change ...
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Has Zinc Downstream Consumption Improved by Mid-March? [SMM Analysis]
[SMM Analysis: Has Zinc Downstream Consumption Improved by Mid-March?] During this week, zinc prices rose significantly. The operating rates of zinc’s three downstream sectors showed different ...
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Optimistic Sentiment in the Futures Market as the Most-Traded BC Copper Contract Strengthens Again [SMM BC Copper Commentary]
Optimistic Market Sentiment as BC Copper Most-Traded Contract Strengthens Again] SMM, March 14: Today, the most-traded BC copper 2504 futures contract opened at 70,650 yuan/mt, closed with a bullish ...
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March 14 Nickel Ore Inventory [SMM Port Nickel Ore Inventory]
As of March 14, 2025, nationwide port nickel ore inventory continued destocking by 7.1 million wmt compared to March 7, 2025, reaching 62.56 million wmt. The total equivalent metal content was 49,160 ...
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Under Cost Pressure, 304 Stainless Steel Cold Rolling Profit Remains Unpromising
This week (March 10–March 14,2025），the 304-series stainless steel cold-rolled market faced severe challenges. The rising ...
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February Power Battery Rankings See Major Changes: CATL Drops Significantly as Sunwoda Battery Enters Top Ten for the First Time
CATL Declines Significantly as Inpao Battery Enters Top 10 for the First Time" In February, China's power battery installations reached 34.9 GWh, down 10.1% MoM and up 94.1% YoY. From January to ...