In May 2025, secondary crude lead and refined lead production plummeted due to weak demand and tight scrap supply. Despite ...

In May 2025, the production of secondary crude lead plummeted, down 32.67% MoM and 12.69% YoY. The production of secondary refined lead also declined, down 36.39% MoM and 16.54% YoY.

On the raw material side, the supply surplus of manganese ore persisted, and market transactions were sluggish. On the futures side, the SiMn futures market remained in the doldrums before the holiday ...

Research and development expenses came in at RMB2.5 billion (US$346.4 million) in Q1 2025, a 17.5% decrease from RMB3 billion in Q1 2024, primarily due to lower employee compensation and slower ...

In a related development, CATL signed a memorandum of enhanced cooperation with Honda Motor China Technology Co., Ltd. (“Honda China”) in mid-May. Building on their existing partnership, the two sides ...

The initiative aims to position Lanzhou as a model city for zero-carbon transformation in northwest China.

SMM, May 30: In May 2025, the national production of primary lead showed a slight upward trend, increasing by 2.39 percentage points MoM and 14.66 percentage points YoY. The cumulative production of ...

DCE iron ore futures market falling sharply trends by 2.37%, the main contract closed 865. some traders were negative to sell, Some steel mills tended to be wait-and-see, and purchasing enthusiasm is ...

Magnesium Prices Followed an Inverted V-shaped Trend in May - What's Next?] In May, magnesium ingot prices followed an inverted V-shaped trend. At the beginning of the month, influenced by news of ...

[SMM Analysis: Summary of China's LFP Market in May and Outlook for June] China's LFP production rose approximately 6.7% MoM and 43% YoY, with the overall industry operating rate at around 56%.

At the end of Q1 2025, the balance of RMB real estate loans was 53.54 trillion yuan, up 0.04% YoY, with a growth rate 0.2 percentage points higher than that at the end of the previous year, and an ...

In terms of domestic bauxite supply, according to SMM calculations, China's bauxite production in May 2025 (31 days) increased by 5.0% MoM and 19.1% YoY. It is understood that in the coming period, ...