As the Chinese New Year holiday approaches, pre-holiday stockpiling by downstream processing enterprises has basically ended, with only a small amount of just-in-time procurement and some traders ...

Pre-Holiday Hedging and Post-Holiday Pace Management Suggestions]With the 2026 Chinese New Year approaching and the last trading week before the holiday, SMM has summarized several key points to focus ...

Looking ahead to tomorrow, spot premiums are expected to face downward pressure. Suppliers demonstrated a willingness to sell during the day, while do ...

Shanghai spot copper] Looking ahead to tomorrow, spot premiums and discounts are expected to come under pressure. During the day, suppliers showed willingness to sell off goods, while downstream ...

The most-traded SHFE nickel contract (2603) fluctuated and trended lower during the session, closing the morning session at 133,300 yuan/mt, down 0.21%.

On February 9, MGL announced that the company plans to invest 929 million yuan to build an annual 30,000-ton lithium-ion battery cathode material proj ...

Sluggish Pre-Holiday Market with Only a Few Traders Stockpiling, High-Grade NPI Prices Hold Steady] February 10 (SMM) - The average price of 10-12% high-grade NPI was 1,041 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax ...

[Tin Midday Review: The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Continues Fluctuating Before Chinese New Year, Spot Trades Weaken] ...

Overall, as the Chinese New Year approaches, downstream restocking is nearing completion, and spot trades are tapering off.

Today in North China, spot prices of #1 copper cathode against the front-month contract were at a discount of 360–160 yuan/mt, averaging a discount of 260 yuan/mt, down 20 yuan/mt from the previous ...

Space PV Stimulates Market Sentiment to Heat Up, Yet the Path to PV Commercialization Remains Long] On January 22, Musk strongly endorsed space PV during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in ...

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