SMM's review on September 30 shows that China's waste lead-acid battery market saw stable prices and sluggish trading before the National Day holiday, with smelters maintaining steady ...

SMM analysis shows that China's primary aluminum output in September 2026 increased year-on-year but decreased month-on-month. The molten aluminum ratio fell to 78.2%, below expectations, with ...

SMM reports a steady decline in spot lithium carbonate prices, with the 2701 contract closing at 119,100 yuan/mt, down 0.33%. Pre-holiday stockpiling is largely complete, and production is ...

This weekly update covers several lithium-ion battery recycling projects in China, including a 20,000 tpa waste LFP cathode sheet project in Hunan, a 40,000 tpa battery recycling project in ...

Gotion High-Tech has been selected as the battery energy storage system supplier for three utility-scale projects in Saudi Arabia, with a combined storage capacity of 6 GWh. The projects ...

In September, China's titanium industry chain was under pressure overall. For titanium dioxide, industry production rebounded somewhat, and factory inventory saw some destocking, but ...

CATL started trial production at its new cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary on September 22, commissioning its first two cell lines to validate equipment and processes ahead of mass production.

The AI-server PCB boom is straining high-end copper foil supply. Industry sources cited by Digitimes put the 2026 supply gap for HVLP4 ultra-low-profile copper foil at about 1,500 tonnes, ...

In September 2026, China's metallurgical-grade alumina output increased slightly by 0.7% month-on-month, driven by new capacity in Shanxi and Guangxi. National installed capacity stood at ...

Nickel prices faced downward pressure due to high US Treasury yields, a strong US dollar, and elevated inventories outside China. SHFE nickel declined, with the most-traded contract closing ...

SMM Analysis] Peak Season Expectations Completely Fall Through as End-Use Demand Destocking Loses Steam; Stainless Steel Inventory Reverses Decline and Builds Up Again SMM, October 1: This ...

According to an SMM survey, sample wire and cable enterprises in China had an average holiday of 2.07 days, the same as last year. However, last year featured an 8-day combined National Day ...