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In 2025, China’s total copper concentrate imports exceeded 30 million tons, yet geopolitical risks intensified supply chain ...

As of January 20, 2026, the full-year import data for copper cathode in 2025 has been disclosed. According to data compiled ...

From 2021 to 2025, China's phosphate ore imports exhibited post-pandemic characteristics, with a substantial increase in volume. Imports surged from 65,000 mt in 2021 to 2.0683 million mt in 2024, ...

Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5,400 per ounce from $4,900/oz earlier, noting private-sector ...

The most-traded SHFE copper 2602 contract settled at 101,050 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2602 contract price of 90,070 ...

On January 23, tin prices both domestically and overseas exhibited a high-level, strong fluctuating trend. The most-traded SHFE tin contract, sn2603, once reached 434,600 yuan/mt during the session ...

SMM Shanghai Spot Copper] Looking ahead to next week, spot discounts are expected to remain under pressure. The current price ...

This week, ferrous metals were in the doldrums. Last Sunday afternoon, a converter explosion occurred unexpectedly at a steel ...

SMM Coking Coal and Coke Daily Briefing] Supply side, some coking plants have increased production enthusiasm due to smooth shipments and inventory reduction, while most coking plants maintain normal ...

Platinum prices surged to a new high today. The most-traded PT2606 contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed at 676 yuan per gram, up 8.80%. The sell-1 PT2606 contract on the Gold Exchange ...

(2) The central bank announced that to maintain ample liquidity in the banking system, on January 23, 2026, the People's Bank ...