• MYMETAL: Chinese alumina prices dive on thin demand Apr 01, 2020

  China’s domestic spot price for alumina assessed by Mymetal plunged by Yuan 178/tonne ($25.4/t) on week to Yuan 2,448/t including 13% VAT as of last Friday, mainly because the thinner demand from aluminum smelters had dampened market sentiment. Mymetal is Mysteel’s nonferrous metals collection arm.

• WEEKLY: China Cr ore price gains on South African ban Mar 31, 2020

  Chinese prices of imported chrome ore reversed up after several weeks of decline as of March 27, mainly due to the near-term supply disruptions from South Africa where a 21-day lockdown is in force to help combat the spread of COVID-19, market sources explained.

• WEEKLY: China’s FeCr and chrome ore prices dip further Mar 24, 2020

  Chinese prices of high-carbon ferrochrome (FeCr) and chrome ore continued to decrease last week, hitting new multi-year lows as of March 20, as the procurement prices for the ferroalloy for March from domestic stainless mills all declined last week, softening ore prices further, according to Mysteel’s latest weekly survey.

• China FeMo prices stabilize on firming moly concs prices Mar 18, 2020

  Chinese prices of ferromolybdenum (FeMo) had finally stabilized by March 13 after several weeks of decline, mainly because smelters firmed their offer prices when they saw that those the domestic miners were seeking for the crucial raw material, moly concentrates, for March remain relatively high, market sources said on Tuesday.

• WEEKLY: China FeCr and chrome ore prices hit new lows Mar 17, 2020

  China’s high-carbon ferrochrome (FeCr) and chrome ore prices decreased to their 45-month and 46-month lows respectively as of March 13, as domestic stainless producers had trimmed their procurement prices for the ferroalloy on a sluggish stainless market.

• WEEKLY: China’s chrome ore prices refresh 2-month low Mar 10, 2020

  The prices of chrome ore at China’s ports continued to decline over the week of March 2-6 and refreshed their respective two-month lows under the pressure of the persistently low demand from domestic smelters while remaining high port stocks, according to Mysteel’s latest survey.

• MYMETAL: China aluminum traders holding 10-m high stocks Mar 10, 2020

  China’s primary aluminum stocks in the warehouses of the Shanghai Futures Exchange and at the traders in the 16 Chinese cities under Mymetal’s weekly surveyhit a 10-month high of 1.56 million tonnes as of March 9, as domestic demand stayed tepid while smelters showed little inclination to cut production. The total

• MYMETAL: China’s retail Al stocks climb to 9-month high Feb 25, 2020

  Total aluminum ingot stocks in China’s retail markets refreshed their record high during February 17-24, climbing to nine-month new peak, according to the latest stocks report from Mymetal, Mysteel’s nonferrous metals data collecting arm.

• MYMETAL: China’s social aluminum stocks hit 7-m high Feb 12, 2020

  Social Aluminum ingot stocks in China piled up to its seven-month high of over 1 million tonnes as of February 10, as the market has remained quiet amid the continuing battling against the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) outbreak, showed the latest survey by Mymetal, Mysteel’s nonferrous metals data collecting arm.

• WEEKLY: China’s Al prices buoyed by contracting stocks Dec 24, 2019

  China’s average price for 99.7% aluminum ingot moved up by Yuan 437/tonne ($62.4/t) on week to Yuan 14,419/t including 13% VAT as of December 20, mainly thanks to the ongoing de-stocking of ingots, according to the weekly report from Mymetal, Mysteel’s nonferrous market data collection arm.

• MYMETAL: China’s Cu prices surge on improved sentiment Dec 18, 2019

  China’s price for 99.99% copper cathode averaged Yuan 48,959/tonne ($6,994/t) as of last Friday, with the substantial Yuan 1,636/t rise on week seen as a result of better market sentiment, according to Mymetal’s latest weekly report. Mymetal is Mysteel’s publication reporting non-ferrous news and prices.

• MYMETAL: China’s dipping Al stocks standing by prices Dec 10, 2019

  China’s aluminum price had been holding firm over December 3-9, partly as aluminum stocks with the traders in 16 major Chinese cities under Mymetal’s weekly survey posted the fourth week of contraction during the period, down another 43,000 tonnes on week to 643,000 tonnes as of December 9, according to Mymetal’s weekly aluminum report.

• MYMETAL: China zinc price slips albeit robust consumption Dec 04, 2019

  China’s national average price for refined zinc ingot fell further for the fourth week by Yuan 96/tonne ($/t) on week to Yuan 18,647/t including the 13% VAT as of November 29, although zinc consumption in steel galvanizing and zinc alloys stayed steady last week, according to Mymetal, Mysteel’s nonferrous market data collection arm.

• MYMETAL: China Al price rebounds on ongoing de-stocking Nov 26, 2019

  China’s national average price for 99.7% grade primary aluminum ingot recovered by Yuan 135/tonne ($19.3/t) on week to reach Yuan 14,044/t including 13% VAT as of November 25, according to Mymetal’s latest price report. The prices received a boosted from the steady contraction of aluminum stocks across the country which are now at their lowest level in nearly three years. Mymetal is Mysteel’s publication reporting non-ferrous news and prices.

• MYMETAL: China Cu prices fall as mood turns gloomy Nov 19, 2019

  The national average price for 99.99% copper cathode across China headed down during the November 11-15 week, losing Yuan 444/tonne ($63/t) on week to reach Yuan 46,908/t including 13% VAT as of November 15, according to Mymetal’s latest weekly study.

• SHFE metals down on market jitters about economy Oct 19, 2018

  Futures prices of most non-ferrous metals including copper, aluminum, zinc and nickel on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lost ground this week on macro-economic factors, both in the domestic and global markets, which investors believed reflected a gradual slowing economy, market sources said.

• China’s FeMo price corrects, dropping 6% on week Aug 15, 2018

  Domestic prices of ferromolybdenum in China have slid over the past week, with Mysteel’s 60% ferromolybdenum price slipping by Yuan 8,000/tonne ($1,176) or 6% on week to Yuan 130,000/t including 16% VAT as of August 14. Only a week earlier on August 7, the price had hit a 6.5-year high of Yuan 138,000/t.