Latest news on China steel and other commodity markets

Survey: China's daily oil trade track 2026.09.16

Mysteel daily survey of domestic oil transaction. Unit: tonne

Survey: China copper rod daily transactions 2026.09.16

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 2026.09.16

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

EU Parliament backs wider CBAM scope for steel and aluminium products

The European Parliament has backed plans to expand the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to a wider range of steel and aluminium products, including screws, wires, springs and household utensils.   MEPs approved the Parliament's position on the proposed CBAM review with 464

Survey: China daily lithium carbonate price_afternoon session 2026.09.16

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

FLASH: China calcined petcoke wholesale prices 2026.09.16

OilChem daily survey of China calcined petcoke wholesale prices. According to OilChem's assessment, the wholesale price of medium-sulfur(3%S, 350V) calcined petcoke in East China on Sep 16 was 4,200 yuan/tonne, flat. Unit: RMB Yuan/tonne

FLASH: China LNG price 2026.09.16

OilChem daily survey of the LNG price in China. According to OilChem's assessment, the LNG wholesale price in China on Sep 16 was 6,391 yuan/tonne, up 27yuan/tonne DoD. Unit: RMB Yuan/tonne

MYSTEEL: China's construction steel demand to improve further in Sept

China's demand for construction steel is expected to steadily improve this month, usually a peak month for steel consumption, as construction activities should recover with the return of milder weather conditions in most regions of the country, according to the findings of Mysteel's latest monthly s

Vietnam's coal imports hit a six-month low in August

Vietnam's coal imports fell sharply in August, hitting their lowest level since February this year, according to preliminary statistics from Vietnam Customs.

Survey: China T3 copper rod average price/price spread 2026.09.16

Mysteel daily survey of 8mm T3 copper rod prices in China's major markets (Jiangxi, Guangdong, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Shandong, Hebei), tax inclusive, the price spread between Jiangxi's T1 and T3 copper rod, as well as the price spread between Jiangxi's T3 copper rod and SHFE copper Uni