Shanghai Metals Market3m
General Administration of Customs: China’s Refined Copper Imports Rose 14.39% YoY in February Breakdown of Data
Customs statistics online query platform data showed that China's refined copper imports in February 2025 were 305,133 mt, up 2.70% MoM and up 14.39% YoY. The DRC was the largest supplier, with 99,005 ...
Shanghai Metals Market4m
General Administration of Customs: China's Refined Copper Imports in January Decline 21.5 YoY Detailed Data Overview
Customs online query platform data showed that China's refined copper imports in January 2025 were 297,123 mt, down 27.23% MoM and 21.54% YoY. The DRC was the largest supplier, with 142,804.428 mt of ...
Shanghai Metals Market8m
General Administration of Customs: China's Imported Copper Ore and Concentrates Down 13.78% MoM in February Detailed Data Overview
Customs statistics online query platform data showed that China's imports of copper ore and concentrates in February 2025 were 2,182,469 mt, down 13.78% MoM and 0.74% YoY. Chile was the largest ...
Shanghai Metals Market17m
General Administration of Customs: China's January Copper Ore and Concentrates Imports up 3.2% YoY Breakdown of Data
Customs statistics online query platform data showed that China's imports of copper ore and concentrates in January 2025 were 2,531,256 mt, up 0.39% MoM and up 3.20% YoY. Chile was the largest ...
Shanghai Metals Market20m
Goldman Sachs: Copper Prices Expected to Rise to $10,200 per mt in Q4 This Year
On Friday, March 21, Goldman Sachs maintained its optimistic forecast for Q4 2025 copper prices at $10,200/mt in a report, citing strong electrification demand and slowing mine supply growth.
Shanghai Metals Market1h
Metals Mostly Fall, Copper Closes Lower Due to Stronger US Dollar [LME Close on March 21]
At 17:00 London time (01:00 Beijing time on March 22), the three-month copper contract closed down $81, or 0.82%, at $9,855.50 per mt. The contract had hit a five-month high of $10,046.50 per mt on ...
Shanghai Metals Market2h
Aluminum Scrap Imports and Countries of Origin, January-February 2025
According to the latest customs data, domestic aluminum scrap imports in January-February 2025 were approximately 311,900 mt, up 8.1% YoY.
Shanghai Metals Market23h
High Nickel Pig Iron Prices Continue to Rise Amid Complex Supply and Demand Dynamics
This week, the average ex-factory price (including tax) of SMM8-12% high-nickel pig iron is 1016.5 yuan per nickel point, an ...
Shanghai Metals Market3h
Import Window Remains Closed, Net Imports of Primary Aluminum Plunged YoY in January-February 2025 [SMM Analysis]
Net Imports of Primary Aluminum in January-February 2025 Plunge YoY as Import Window Remains Closed Aluminum prices continue to show LME outperforms SHFE, keeping the domestic import window closed.
Shanghai Metals Market3h
Import Losses Widen, Net Imports of Primary Aluminum Plunged YoY in January-February
In January-February 2025, the cumulative net imports of primary aluminum in China were approximately 349,800 mt, down 25.7% YoY. (The above import and export data are based on HS codes 76011090, ...
Shanghai Metals Market23h
LME Copper Inventories Increased by 1,325 mt on March 21, Rotterdam Warehouse Saw the Largest Change
LME copper inventories increased by 1,325 mt or 0.59% to 224,600 mt on March 21, with the largest change occurring in Rotterdam, where 3,850 mt were added. The following shows the distribution changes ...
Shanghai Metals Market23h
LME Aluminum Inventory Decreased by 3,600 on March 21 with the Largest Change at Port Klang Warehouse
The London Metal Exchange (LME) announced on March 21 that aluminum inventory decreased by 3,600 mt or 0.74% to 483,925 mt. The largest change occurred at Port Klang, with a reduction of 2,000 mt. The ...