Latest news on China steel and other commodity markets

EVENT: International Energy Week 2026

International Energy Week - Growth and security in an increasingly disordered energy transition   International Energy Week 2026 is set to bring together global energy leaders to tackle the industry's most pressing challenges. The event, taking place February 10-12, 2026, will explore the future of

Apparent steel consumption in the EU to rise 3% in 2026

The European Steel Association (EUROFER) forecasts that the EU’s apparent steel consumption will fall by 0.2% in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive on-year decline, but will pick up in 2026 to rise by 3%, according to the latest Economic and Steel Market Outlook released by the association on Dece

MYSTEEL: lron ore DCE 2601 delivery profit daily monitoring

MYSTEEL: Iron ore import arbitrage daily monitoring

WEEKLY: China's NPI prices bottom as sellers hold back

China's spot prices of nickel pig iron (NPI) held the line during the week of December 1-5, as many suppliers withdrew from the market in response to ultra-low price levels, the latest Mysteel survey revealed.

MYSTEEL: lron ore basis daily monitoring

DAILY: Chinese alumina prices weaken in spot, futures markets

China's spot alumina prices softened again on December 4 after briefly stabilizing the previous day, while alumina futures also declined further the same day.

WEEKLY Chinese traders' stainless stocks edge down

Total inventories of finished stainless steel in commercial warehouses in Wuxi and Foshan China's two main stainless trading hubs declined slightly during November 28-December 4 to 922,665 tonnes, down by 12,568 tonnes or 1.3% on week after the rise over the prior week, according to Mysteel's latest

CONF: China's aluminum producers scrambling to expand overseas capacity

More Chinese aluminum producers are expected to shift their focus from domestic capacity expansion to building a dual presence both at home and abroad, according to Mo Xinda, Director of the Light Metals Department at the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. Mo made the remarks at the 12th

Survey: China daily gasoline retail margin 2025.12.05

OilChem daily survey of China gasoline retail margin. Unit: RMB yuan/tonne