SMM Analysis] Demand Resilience Persists at Tail End of Peak Season, Stainless Steel Social Inventory Continues Destocking On May 21, SMM reported that stainless steel social inventory continued its ...

China’s hydrogen market is showing clear divergence: alkaline electrolyzers are booming with frequent deliveries, PEM electrolyzers stay quiet, and AEM technology is quietly advancing. This “ice and ...

On May 21, 2026, Dalian iron ore futures weakened today. The most-traded contract I2609 closed at 789.5 yuan/mt, down 1.07% from the previous trading session. Port spot prices fell 4-8 yuan from the ...

The gold rush that started late last year looks exhausted. Since the U.S. operation in Iran, the precious metal has lost around 15% and continues to slide amid fears of another inflation wave driven ...

POSCO Future M announced on May 20 that it has developed silicon anode materials capable of storing more than four times as much energy as graphite-ba ...

At first glance, the price of silver appears to be stuck in a rut, with a sustained breakout above stubborn resistance levels still a long way off. But this calm is deceptive: according to experts, an ...

SMM Rare Earth News Flash] Australia's Arafura announced a final investment decision on the Nolan rare earth project, which has an annual output of 4 ...

Japan's Kobe Steel has announced plans to evaluate the installation of a new, large-scale scrap melting furnace at its flagship Kakogawa Works, aimed ...

SMM Steel] Tata Steel UK received an exemption from US steel tariff rules, allowing steel processed at its Port Talbot plant in Wales to qualify for ...

SMM Rare Earth News Flash] Advanced Magnet Lab (AML) announced it was awarded a $2 million contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to quali ...

SMM Steel] Brazil imported 24,500 mt of CRC in April, with South Korea supplying 23,800 mt at 546 USD/mt FOB, while China supplied only 700 mt at 661 ...

Tightening Supply Expectations Heated Up, Steel Scrap Price Decline Restrained NPI Price Gains] May 21 — The SMM high-grade NPI upstream sentiment factor was 3.12, up 0.02 MoM, and the high-grade NPI ...