On January 5, 2026, the first trading day after the New Year's holiday, the SMM A00 aluminum price surged by 850 yuan/mt in a single day, surpassing the largest single-day increase of any day in 2025.

Reviewing the aluminum rod market in December, overall supply and demand improved, with processing fees bottoming out and returning to reasonable levels. According to SMM surveys, aluminum rod ...

According to SMM data, the operating rate of copper pipe & tube enterprises was 68.84% in December, up 5.01 percentage points MoM but down 14.10 percentage points YoY.

In early 2026, U.S. trade policy has once again become a key variable impacting the global copper market. On Wednesday, ...

The most-traded SHFE lead 2603 contract opened at 17,585 yuan/mt. Pressured by concentrated bear funds, SHFE lead fell ...

This week, ferrous metals fluctuated rangebound. During the week, ferrous futures largely followed the fluctuations in capital market sentiment, with no significant drivers from their own fundamentals ...

Today, Dalian iron ore futures opened higher but retreated in the afternoon, exhibiting a "rise then fall" pattern. The ...

This week, stainless steel spot prices and production costs rose in tandem, improving steel mills' profitability. Taking 304 cold-rolled products as an example, based on the raw material prices of the ...

According to the latest SMM statistics, iron ore inventory at 35 main ports nationwide totaled 148.76 million mt, up 1.74 million mt WoW. In terms of inventory structure, the buildup was mainly ...

The most-traded SHFE copper 2602 contract closed at 100,590 yuan/mt. Calculated based on the BC copper 2602 contract price of 89,650 yuan/mt, its after-tax price is 101,305 yuan/mt. The price spread ...

SMM Stainless Steel Daily Review] SS futures fluctuated at highs, stainless steel spot supply tight, prices high: SMM Jan 16 ...

Iron Ore Concentrate Prices in Tangshan May Rise Slightly] Today, domestic iron ore concentrate prices in Tangshan rose ...