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Top news, commentary and analysis on the China steel and other commodities markets.

Podcast - China LPG market weekly takeaway: geopolitical risk keeps China LPG supported

China's LPG market remained firm this week, even as refinery output recovered and import arrivals increased. Rather than triggering a price correction, higher crude oil and international LPG prices, combined with active downstream replenishment amid geopolitical uncertainty, kept buying interest str

Jul 25, 2026 13:49
India's interim PVC import price cap dent China exports

India's six-month interim PVC price cap effective Jul 24, 2026 reshapes global export competition, weakening China's calcium carbide PVC competitiveness.

Jul 24, 2026 17:22
Secondary aluminium margin trap: How toxic dross, CBAM, and 2.5% import duty are destroying the recycling arbitrage

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The carbon legislation trap: The CBAM Omnibus 2025 update has eliminated the zero-emission loophole for pre-consumer scrap. Secondary aluminium producers using primary factory off-cuts must now declare massive upstream carbon footprints, destroying their European export margins. T

Jul 24, 2026 16:34
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Mysteel Survey
Latest updates from Mysteel's market surveys on China's commodity prices, inventories, production, imports/exports, costs, profits, and more.

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Import/Export

Survey: China daily tin ingot import/export profit 2026.07.23

Survey: Shanghai daily copper cathode import profit 2026.07.24

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Inventory

Survey: China weekly tin ingot trader's inventory 2026.07.24

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Price

Survey: Nickel, Chrome and Stainless Steel Prices 2026.07.24

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Survey: China daily cobalt powder cost 2026.07.24

Survey: China daily cobalt sulfate cost 2026.07.24

Survey: China daily Co3O4 cost 2026.07.24

Survey: China daily electrolytic cobalt cost 2026.07.24

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Trading

Survey: China copper rod daily transactions 2026.07.24

Survey: China copper cathode daily transactions 2026.07.24