In 2017, China used a hard “June 30” deadline to purge roughly 140 million tonnes of “ground-strip steel” (ditiaogang) capacity. But the furnaces did not disappear. Customs data tells the rest: after ...

The WGC believes that market participants used the previously lower gold prices, close to US$4,000 per ounce, as an entry point to re-enter the market and diversify their portfolios. This led to a ...

In its half-year results announcement, UAE-based EGA unveiled the production resumption timeline for the Al Taweelah smelter, which was forced to shut ...

Today, the copper scrap price rose 100 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. The copper scrap sales sentiment index fell to 2.72, and the purchasing sentiment index fell to 1.83. The price difference ...

South Africa's chrome industry is built on a paradox that has only deepened over the past 25 years. The country holds more than 40% of the world's chrome ore reserves, yet its ability to convert that ...

Gold produced from imported raw materials, however, rose 4.62% or 3.40 tonnes to 77.08 tonnes in H1. China produced a combined 229.99 tonnes of gold from both domestic and imported raw materials, a ...

According to official 2026 data from Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, the country’s national electricity system operator has received data cente ...

The Urban Renewal 15th Five-Year Plan has identified 23 key tasks involving cultivating and strengthening new momentum for urban development, promotin ...

According to official news from a Hunan-based company, the company started bidding today for the sale of its 800 mt in physical content of bismuth concentrates for August 2026. The deadline for ...

As of the midday close, base metals in the domestic market rose almost across the board. SHFE copper rose 0.27%, and SHFE aluminum rose 0.93%. SHFE lead rose 0.25%. SHFE zinc rose 0.7%. SHFE tin rose ...

According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), domestic raw steel production for the week ending August 8, 2026, decreased by 2.7% week-on ...

LME aluminium hit its highest level since June, trading around $3,337 per tonne on August 11, up more than 8% since the end of June, as stalled US-Ira ...