On Friday evening, the most-traded SHFE lead 2509 contract opened at 16,780 yuan/mt. After briefly touching a high of 16,830 yuan/mt at the beginning of trading, it fluctuated downward. During the ...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Dragged down by LME's doldrums, SHFE zinc's center sinks] Last Friday, SHFE zinc recorded a small bearish candlestick, with the KDJ opening expanding downward. Affected ...

[SMM morning comment on zinc] LME zinc recorded three consecutive negative days last Friday, with the upper middle track of the Bollinger Bands forming suppression. Last Friday's non-farm payrolls ...

Indonesia's RKAB System to Undergo Reforms, Tin Prices Expected to Maintain Fluctuating Trend] Last week, the domestic and overseas tin markets generally exhibited a fluctuating downward trend, ...

For the month of July alone, BYD reported sales of 344,296 new vehicles, marking a year-on-year rise of 0.56%, but showing a month-on-month decrease of 10.01% due to the seasonal factor.

[SMM Morning Comment on Cast Aluminum Alloy: Weakened Cost Support Coupled with Sluggish Demand Leads to Weak Consolidation of ADC12 Prices] Yesterday, aluminum prices dropped back slightly, and the ...

Coefficients for nickel and cobalt in ternary (NCM/NCA) and lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) black mass remained largely flat, with the lithium coefficient experiencing a slight dip following the drop in ...

Rising lithium carbonate prices have driven an increase in battery cell prices. Meanwhile, the surge in automotive sales stimulated by auto shows earlier in July gradually subsided, with the new ...

Overview of Q2 2025 Copper Production from the World’s Top 13 Mining Companies] According to the Q2 2025 reports released by some major mining companies, the combined copper output of these 13 firms ...

Previously, SMM estimated that China’s copper concentrate imports in 2025 would reach 29.444 million dmt, a year-on-year increase of 4.53%, or 1.277 million dmt. However, due to the evolving U.S.

Xiaomi EV delivered more than 30,000 vehicles in July, marking a 20% increase from June and a 121% surge year-on-year, according to sales data shared by company ...

Li Auto delivered 30,731 vehicles in July 2025, bringing its cumulative deliveries to 1,368,541 units as of the end of the month. Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Li Auto delivered 30,731 vehicles in July 2025, ...