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

Podcast - China LPG Market Weekly Take-Away: Geopolitical Risks Reshape China's LPG Market

China's LPG market rebounded sharply as geopolitical risks reshaped pricing, purchasing behavior and market sentiment.

Jul 17, 2026 17:13
South Africa launches safeguard, AD probes against certain CR flat steel imports

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) has initiated safeguard and anti-dumping (AD) investigations into imports of certain cold-rolled (CR) carbon-steel flat products from all origins and China respectively, according to two notices dated on July 10 and published b

Jul 17, 2026 17:00
Why do aluminium traders already need the LME 2025-2035 trading calendar?

  Imagine it is the final trading week of December 2031. A cargo vessel loaded with Guinean bauxite is approaching a Chinese port after weeks at sea. An aluminium smelter in the Middle East is preparing to price its next monthly shipment to an automotive customer in Europe. A commodity trader

Jul 17, 2026 14:49
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Mysteel Indices
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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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Mysteel Daily Price Express 2026.7.17

Survey: Nickel, Chrome and Stainless Steel Prices 2026.07.17

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Cost&Profit

Survey: China daily cobalt powder cost 2026.07.17

Survey: China daily cobalt sulfate cost 2026.07.17

Survey: China daily Co3O4 cost 2026.07.17

Survey: China daily electrolytic cobalt cost 2026.07.17

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Survey: Domestic crush plants' weekly operating rate 20260717

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Trading

Survey: China copper rod daily transactions 2026.07.17

Survey: China copper cathode daily transactions 2026.07.17

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Inventory

Survey: Refined nickel inventory at Chinese warehouses 2026.07.17