Latest news on China steel and other commodity markets

DAILY: China import iron ore prices rise, sales shrink

China's imported iron ore prices in the portside and seaborne markets both increased on April 1, yet trading activity in the two markets slowed.

Mysteel Daily Price Express 2026.4.01

Mysteel daily survey on China's ferrous market, covering major steel products prices and price indices of iron ore, coal and coke.   Mysteel major steel products prices     Mysteel iron ore price indices     Mysteel coal and coke price indices   Edited by Irene Zhuang, zhuangailing@mysteel.com Disc

MONTHLY: Sentiment in China's coking coal market seen settling in April

Sentiment in China's coking coal market is expected to cool this month after the strong boost that prices received during March from the escalating Middle East tensions, Mysteel's latest monthly report on the commodity suggests. Market players are recalibrating price expectations in line with underl

Survey: Nickel, Chrome and Stainless Steel Prices 2026.04.01

Mysteel daily survey on nickel, chrome and stainless steel prices.

Survey: Weekly corn consumption of 149 deep processing enterprises 2026.03.27

Mysteel weekly survey of corn consumption of 149 deep processing enterprises Unit: KT

Survey: China's daily oil trade track 2026.04.01

Mysteel daily survey of domestic oil transaction. Unit: tonne

Chalco's 2025 revenue rises 1.7% YoY

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco), China's leading state-owned aluminum producer, reported a 1.7% on-year increase in its operating revenue for the full year of 2025 at Yuan 241.1 billion ($35.1 billion), according to its latest annual results.

Survey: China copper rod daily transactions 2026.04.01

Mysteel daily survey of copper rod transactions among 31 Chinese copper rod sample manufacturers with a total annual capacity of 6.01 million tonnes, and 6 sample traders Unit: tonne

Survey: China copper cathode daily transactions 2026.04.01

Mysteel daily survey of copper cathode transactions among 56 copper cathode trading enterprises, including traders, smelters, and downstream fabricators in China Unit: tonne

Survey: China daily lithium carbonate price_afternoon session 2026.04.01

Mysteel daily survey of China's lithium carbonate market price of the afternoon session. Unit: RMB yuan/t Unit: RMB yuan/t