This week (December 12-18, 2025), industry dynamics indicated that solid-state batteries had moved beyond the long-term ...

The SMM #1 lead average price increased by 75 yuan/mt from yesterday to 16,800 yuan/mt today, with few spot order quotations for secondary refined lead. Mainstream tax-included ex-works quotations ...

(1) The US unadjusted CPI annual rate for November came in at 2.7%, lower than the market expectation of 3.1%; the US unadjusted core CPI annual rate for November was 2.6%, the lowest since March 2021 ...

On the afternoon of December 19, 2025, the most-traded SHFE tin contract SN2601 closed at 339,520 yuan/mt, up 4,520 yuan from the previous day, a gain of about 1.35%. During the session, it once ...

On December 19, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index price was 27,112 yuan/mt, with the quotation range for battery-grade nickel sulphate at 27,380-27,480 yuan/mt, and the average price ...

Today in North China, spot prices of #1 copper cathode against the front-month contract were at a discount of 470–350 yuan/mt, with an average discount of 410 yuan/mt, down 50 yuan/mt from the ...

(December 18) - In 2025, constrained copper supply has driven prices to surge and triggered stockpiling.

On Wednesday, December 17, the latest report from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) showed that global refined nickel production in October 2025 was 326,400 mt, consumption was 297,200 mt, ...

SMM Analysis：Time flies, and the end of 2025 is approaching. This year marks a concentrated production ramp-up period for ...

In December 2025, emergency controls were activated due to air pollution in key phosphorus chemical industry areas of Hubei, ...

For EU Importers: Extended Action Window, Higher Compliance Thresholds. The transition period is extended to the end of 2026, ...

Several new secondary lead projects were commissioned in 2025. From January to November, cumulative production of secondary crude lead reached 3.609 million mt, up 4% YoY. However, losses in secondary ...