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The US dollar index hit a new low in recent years, while copper prices rose overnight. [SMM Copper Morning Meeting Summary]
Futures: LME copper was closed overnight. The SHFE copper 2506 contract opened at 77,400 yuan/mt overnight, touched a high of ...
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SMM Survey: Divergence in Rebar and Wire Rod Production in Central China, How Will the Market Evolve Next?
Next period, wire rod production in Central China is expected to decrease, mainly because steel mills under maintenance in Hubei have no production resumption plans, and the capacity utilization rate ...
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General Administration of Customs: China's Copper Scrap Imports Decreased by 13.01% YoY in March, Breakdown of Sub-Data
Data from the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform showed that China's imports of copper scrap (copper scrap and shredded copper scrap) in March 2025 reached 189,722.465 mt, down 1.87% MoM and 13.
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General Administration of Customs: China's Copper Ore and Concentrate Imports Up 2.80% YoY in March, Breakdown of Sub-Items
Data from the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform showed that China's imports of copper ores and concentrates in March 2025 reached 2,393,926.47 mt, up 9.67% MoM and up 2.80% YoY. Chile was the ...
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General Administration of Customs: China's Copper Cathode Imports Rose 16.11% MoM in March, Breakdown Data Overview
Data from the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform showed that China's copper cathode imports in March 2025 reached 354,275.469 mt, up 16.11% MoM and 11.80% YoY. The DRC was the largest supplier, ...
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General Administration of Customs: Major Supplier Deliveries Increased, China's Copper Cathode Imports Rebounded MoM in March
According to online query data from the General Administration of Customs, China's copper cathode imports in March were 311,300 mt, up 16.11% MoM and 11.80% YoY. Among them, Congo remained the largest ...
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General Administration of Customs: LME Outperforms SHFE, China's Copper Cathode Exports More Than Doubled MoM in March
According to the online query data from the General Administration of Customs, China's copper cathode exports in March reached 68,002 mt, more than doubling MoM. Last month, due to concerns that the ...
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China's Imports of Nickel Hydrometallurgy Intermediate Products Hit a New Monthly High in March
According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, China's imports of nickel hydrometallurgy intermediate products reached 168,800 mt in March 2025, up 40,900 mt MoM, an increase ...
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Traders Adopted a Cautious Wait-and-See Approach, China's Copper Scrap Imports Slightly Declined MoM in March
According to data from the General Administration of Customs online query, China's copper scrap imports in March were 189,700 mt, down 1.87% MoM and 13.01% YoY. Among them, the US shipments decreased ...
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China's unwrought nickel imports in March increased by 30.03% YoY. Breakdown of the data is as follows:
Data from the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform showed that China's imports of unwrought nickel in March 2025 reached 8,559.429 mt, up 8.37% MoM and 30.03% YoY. Russia was the largest supplier, ...
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The rainy season in the Philippines ended, and China's nickel ore imports rebounded from a low level in March.
According to data from China's General Administration of Customs, nickel ore imports in March 2025 reached 1.5352 million mt, up 389,100 mt MoM, an increase of 33.95%. However, imports decreased by 6, ...
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China's Nickel Iron Imports Rose 11.55% MoM in March, Breakdown of Sub-Data
Data from the Customs Statistics Online Query Platform showed that China's ferronickel imports in March 2025 reached 1,013,259.492 mt, up 11.55% MoM and 60.58% YoY. Indonesia was the largest supplier, ...