After a short-lived dip in the previous week, the total volume of iron ore dispatched to global destinations from the 20 ports and 17 mining companies in Australia and Brazil rebounded by 2 million tonnes or 7.6% on week to reach 27.8 million tonnes during August 24-30, with the shipments

Mysteel's survey showed that China's lithium carbonate production in August 2026 stood at 106,500 tonnes, up 5.2% month-on-month. Compared with early-August production scheduling, the final surveyed output was revised lower, as some production lines ramped up more slowly than expected post overhaul,

Price: Higher copper price widens refined-scrap spread China's refined copper prices shifted higher last week. Meanwhile, copper scrap prices also rose, but by less than refined copper, causing the refined-scrap copper price spread to widen slightly last week. Looking ahead, as macro factors weigh o