NEWS & EVENTS

7 March 2010 Analysis of Impact on China Zinc Market from Establishment of China-Peru FTA
The China-Peru Free Trade Agreement took effect on March 1st, 2010. At present, China is the second-largest commercial partner of Peru, and Peru is China's...
7 March 2010 Raw Material Costs Pushing up Domestic Silicon Prices
This week, petroleum coke prices have been raised for two times, and petroleum coke prices were only RMB 1,600-1,700/mt pre-holiday, exerting great impact on costs at...
2 March 2010 Sluggish Transactions at EMM Market Due
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 15,000-15,200/mt range. Production resumption from downstream stainless steel mills was limited, and purchasing demand...
1 March 2010 EMM Prices Climb up Stably Temporarily
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 15,000-15,100/mt range. Costs at EMM producers increased slightly, and downstream stainless steel mills had to make...
1 March 2010 Domestic Selenium Prices Climb Rapidly
China's imports of selenium powder was in a difficult situation due to reduced supply of international copper ore as well as increased demand of selenium from CIGS...
25 February 2010 SMM China Base Metal Markets 2009 Year-End Summary
China's strong economic recovery in 2009 helped lead the world's economy out of the global recession erupted in late 2008. China's strong demand drove up prices of...
24 February 2010 China to Issue 50b Yuan of Certificate Treasury Bonds
China will issue 50 billion yuan ($7.32 billion) of certificate treasury bonds next week, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday.
24 February 2010 More Credit Lines for Small Businesses, Says CBRC
China's banking regulator said Tuesday it would open up more credit avenues for small enterprises this year, despite the recent government clampdown on excessive lending.
23 February 2010 Tight Supply of High-Grade Nickel Ore in Ports at Present
According to sources at ports, supply of high-grade nickel ore was not much in the spot market, and it was also difficult to place orders from Indonesia at present. In...
23 February 2010 Copper Drops for Second Day in London as Gains Seen Overdone
Copper dropped for a second day in London, extending its decline from a four-week high, as investors viewed recent gains excessive amid rising stockpiles.
22 February 2010 Copper Market Surplus 144,000 T in Jan-Nov
World refined copper production exceeded consumption by 144,000 tonnes between January and November of 2009, more than doubling a market surplus of 58,000 tonnes in the...
22 February 2010 Silvercorp to Buy Silver-Lead-Zinc Project for C$15 mln
Canada's Silvercorp Metals Inc (SVM.TO: Quote) agreed to buy Silvertip, an advanced stage silver-lead-zinc project, in British Columbia from Silver Standard Resources...
22 February 2010 Anglo Sees Falling Copper Stocks on Supply Limits
Global copper stockpiles probably will fall in the "longer term" as mining companies struggle to increase supplies, said Anglo American Plc's head of copper.
21 February 2010 Refined Cobalt Products that Have Successfully Registered at LME
Up to now, products that have successfully registered at LME include: Jinchuan (China), Heinrich (China), Sumitomo (Japan), Votorantim (Brazil), Kasese (Uganda),...
19 February 2010 CHALCO Puts Nanhai Aluminum Alloy Project into Operation
CHALCO has put the first phase of its Nanhai aluiminum alloy project into operation on February 1st. This project began construction in April 2008, with a total...