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CCMA: China's excavator sales rise 14% YoY in July

China’s sales of excavators to both domestic and overseas customers increased again in July, jumping by 13.9% on year to hit 19,521 units, according to the latest data released by the China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA). The growth slowed from June's 35.3% on-year leap, however.

China's PVC supply expected to tighten in near term

China's PVC supply is expected to be shrink in the short run, thanks to the rising maintenance loss, and as the social inventory of PVC will continue to decline. However, the tightness will fail to bring a strong rebound for PVC market, given persistently weak domestic and export demand.

GACC: China's foreign trade value jumps 17% YoY over Jan-Jul

China's total foreign trade value amounted to Yuan 30.13 trillion ($4.47 trillion) during this year's January-July period, showing a huge on-year leap of 17.3%, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC) on August 7.

Southeast Asia's aluminium extrusion boom: Five new projects and 8.47% CAGR - what's driving the growth?

From a Hong Kong-backed plant in Vietnam to Malaysia's largest extrusion expansion in years and Indonesia's biggest extrusion press, Southeast Asia is witnessing a wave of aluminium extrusion investments. Although these projects span different countries, companies and end markets, they all point in

Podcast - China's H2 2026 policy priorities point to uneven prospects for energy and chemicals

China's July 30 Political Bureau meeting provided new signals on where policy support will focus in H2 2026.

CISA: Global iron ore market heading for sustainable era

After years of an unhealthy structural imbalance existing between upstream and downstream players, the global iron ore market is now undergoing profound adjustment, according to the latest press release published by China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). A new market order is gradually taking shap

FLASH: PT Weda Bay Nickel has been granted an additional 25 million tonnes of RKAB nickel ore quota.

According to Mysteel's survey confirmation, PT Weda Bay Nickel (WBN), one of Indonesia's largest nickel ore suppliers, has been granted an additional RKAB quota of approximately 25 million wet metric tonnes of nickel ore for the second half of 2026. Combined with the quota already approved in the fi

China PC industry shifts as Wanhua, Pingmei forge partnership in 2026 capacity lull

Wanhua-Pingmei deal is a clear signal that China's PC sector is entering a new phase of consolidation and high-end competition, with 2026 marking the first year in over a decade with no new domestic capacity additions.

Ford's July sales fall as aluminium shortage continues to limit F-Series production

Ford Motor Co. reported a double-digit decline in U.S. vehicle sales for July as production constraints linked to an aluminium shortage continued to limit F-Series truck availability, although the automaker said demand for its high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs remains resilient.   Ford sold 169,951

India's SCCL boosts coal reserves by 180 Mt with new mining block

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) India's second - largest coal producer after Coal India Limited - has secured the allocation of the PKOC-2 (Prakasam Khani Opencast) Dipside coal block in Telangana, adding around 180 million tonnes of coal reserves to support its long-term production capa