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Lead Concentrates Imports Declined Slightly with Stability in April 2025, Domestic Lead Concentrates Market Maintained Tight Balance [SMM Analysis]
According to customs data, the imports of lead concentrates in April 2025 were 111,046 mt, down 4.3% MoM but up 22.1% YoY. As ...
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Leading Gold Prices to Soar? Goldman Sachs: Chinese Gold Buyers Are Back Again
In response, Goldman Sachs pointed out that China's gold imports (excluding central bank purchases) rebounded to a one-year ...
Shanghai Metals Market2h
China's Imports of EQ Copper Cathode in April!
According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China's total imports of copper cathode reached 249,991 mt in ...
Shanghai Metals Market6h
Product Applications in the Motor Field! IEMC Visits Shanghai Dean Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.
Fan Cui and Zheng Yanhao from SMM's Motor Business Unit visited Shanghai Dean Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. and were warmly ...
Shanghai Metals Market51m
Lead Concentrates Imports Declined Slightly with Steady Trend in April 2025, Domestic Lead Concentrates Market Maintained Tight Balance [SMM Analysis]
According to customs data, in April 2025, China's lead concentrate imports reached 111,046 mt, down 4.3% MoM and up 22.1% YoY. The cumulative lead concentrate imports for 2025 were approximately ...
Shanghai Metals Market1h
Insufficient follow-up on transactions. Titanium dioxide prices were in the doldrums today [SMM Spot Titanium Report]
[SMM Spot Titanium Report: Insufficient Follow-up on Transactions, Titanium Dioxide Prices in the Doldrums Today] SMM reported on May 21, the market quotes for rutile titanium dioxide today were ...
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Copper and Aluminum Return to Strong Zone, Alumina Rises Nearly 100 Points to Hit New Stage High [Institution Commentary]
Due to contract rolling, SHFE copper futures contracts with longer maturities outperformed the most-traded June contract today. SHFE copper has returned to a strong zone in the short term. Attention ...
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In April 2025, China's copper anode imports rebounded significantly MoM, while cumulative imports declined notably YoY [SMM Analysis]
According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China imported 74,200 mt of copper anode in April 2025, up 47.95% MoM and 14.00% YoY. From January to April 2025, cumulative copper anode ...
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Breaking Through the $3,300 Mark! Geopolitical Risks Boost Gold Prices Again, Chifeng Gold Surges Over 7%, Leading the Way
Global central banks' gold purchases continue: The World Gold Council pointed out that in April, the Shanghai gold price denominated in RMB rose by 6.9%, the highest for the same period in nearly 19 ...
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Domestic orders in April dragged down the export market, and acid enterprises may reposition in May [SMM Analysis]
[SMM Analysis: Domestic Orders in April Dragged Down the Export Market, Acid Producers May Realign Strategies in May] ...
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High Raw Material Prices Lead to Slowdown in Production Pace of Secondary Copper Rod Enterprises [SMM Daily Review of Secondary Copper]
Today, the price of secondary copper raw material rose by 300 yuan/mt MoM. The price of bare bright copper in Guangdong was 72,500-72,700 yuan/mt, up 300 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. The ...
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Copper anode imports rebounded significantly MoM in April 2025, while showing a notable year-to-date YoY decline [SMM Analysis]
[SMM Analysis: Imports of copper anode in China rebounded significantly MoM in April 2025, while showing a notable decline YoY on a cumulative basis] According to data from the General Administration ...