The Indonesian ESDM has officially published the Mineral Reference Price (HMA) for the 2nd half of May 2026. The benchmark price for nickel has been s ...

Supply Contraction Expectations Persisted, MHP and High-Grade Nickel Matte Payable Indicators Fluctuated at Highs This Week ...

Platinum prices came under pressure and fell sharply intraday. In the morning session, the most-traded GFEX platinum contract PT2606 hit a lowest price of 500.05 yuan/gram, down over 6%, and ...

SMM Stainless Steel Daily Review] Macro Disturbances Dragged SS Futures Lower; Low Inventory Pressure and Rigid Demand Supported Stainless Steel Spot Prices SMM, May 15 — SS futures continued to be in ...

Today, #1 copper cathode spot prices in North China against the front-month contract were reported at an average discount of 320 yuan/mt to a discount of 220 yuan/mt, with the average discount of 270 ...

PBOC data showed that at the end of April, broad money (M2) balance stood at 353.04 trillion yuan, up 8.6% YoY. In the first four months, RMB deposits increased by 14 trillion yuan, and RMB loans ...

As of the midday close, domestic market base metals fell across the board. SHFE copper dropped 1.61%. SHFE aluminum fell 1.09%. SHFE lead declined 0.6%, SHFE zinc fell 0.24%. SHFE tin dropped 2.14%.

According to SMM data, on May 15, the FOB price of Indonesian MHP nickel fell by $80/mt Ni from the previous day, while the FOB price of Indonesian MH ...

With the joint support of upstream and downstream enterprises in the zinc industry, industry associations, and relevant parties, SMM is about to hold the 2026 SMM Zinc Industry Conference & the 8th ...

According to SMM data, on May 15, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate average price fell 30 yuan/mt from the previous day.

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Zambia banned sulphuric acid exports in September 2025 and subsequently implemented a licensing policy in March this year. Zambia's Minister of Comme ...