The SGX and DCE iron ore contracts saw slight declines, while the MMI 61% port spot index remained stable. SMM's data showed increasing inventory builds and a rise in maintenance, ...

This week, iron ore prices consolidated with SGX and DCE contracts showing slight declines. Inventories increased, driven by expanding maintenance and pre-holiday restocking. Supply pressure ...

Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines, now majority-owned by ZCCM-IH with IRH as partner, is rebuilding output: in June 2026 it processed 289,000 tonnes of ore and produced 5,140 tonnes of cathode against ...

India's Power Ministry has confirmed that coal will keep supplying nearly half of the country's electricity through 2035-36, as rising power demand and the limits of round-the-clock ...

As September draws to a close, "recovery" and "tug-of-war" stand out as the two defining keywords of China's aluminium billet market this month. On one side, supply-side disruptions intensified ...

China's local government special bond issuance reached 229.4 billion RMB for the week of September 21–27, 2026, up 126.1 billion RMB week-on-week. Total September issuance reached 438.1 billion ...

For the week ending September 24, 2026, total weekly output across China's five major steel products decreased by 144,600 tonnes week-on-week to 7.7968 million tonnes. Total inventories dropped ...

Energiequelle has completed the sale of its French subsidiary, Energiequelle SAS, to French developer and operator H2air for an undisclosed amount. The transaction includes the local team and ...

SMM PV Express] It is understood that on September 24, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued its review decision, unconditionally approving the acquisition of equity ...

SMM surveyed 25 secondary lead smelters for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, finding that about 60% will maintain normal operations. Regional variations show ...

SMM analysis shows that during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, around 60% of secondary lead smelters in China maintained normal production, with a minor impact ...

SMM Aluminum Downstream Weekly Survey] This week, the operating rate of leading aluminum downstream processing enterprises in China recorded 62.1%, up slightly by 0.2 percentage points WoW.