This week, spot intermediate product nickel transactions were sluggish, and market demand remained in the doldrums.

LME copper opened at $12,191/mt overnight, maintaining high-range fluctuations after opening. After touching a high of $12,230/mt, its price center gradually declined, then touched a low of $12,028/mt ...

In North China today, spot #1 copper cathode against the front-month contract traded at a discount of 660–600 yuan/mt, averaging a discount of 630 yuan/mt, down 30 yuan/mt from the previous trading ...

The most-traded SHFE nickel contract (2602) hovered at highs today, closing at 126,160 yuan/mt by the midday break, up 0.84%.

In November 2025, China's steel sheets & plates exports reached 5.6374 million mt, up 28,500 mt MoM, a month-on-month increase of 0.5%. From January to November, cumulative exports of sheets & plates ...

After the tariff shock and global trade adjustments, the copper market remains tight in 2025. Data shows that US refined ...

Magnesium Industry Chain Prices Generally Held Steady Today, Supply-Demand Patterns Diverge Across Segments] Today, prices across the magnesium industry chain mostly held steady. Dolomite demand ...

Macro Tailwinds Compete with Weak Fundamentals, Aluminum Prices Expected to Hover at Highs] Overall, current macro sentiment leans positive, but short-term fundamentals show weakness. Operating ...

Inventory: On December 25, LME inventory data was not released due to the Christmas holiday. As of December 25, SMM lead ingot social inventory across five regions showed a declining trend.

Source: mining.com Zinnwald Lithium plc, which focuses on European lithium resource development and is committed to advancing the integrated Zinnwald lithium project in Germany, recently announced ...

LME Closed for Christmas Holiday, SHFE Zinc Maintains Fluctuating Trend]: Overnight, the LME was closed due to the Christmas holiday. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2602 contract opened at ...