Top News on China steel and other commodity markets

China's zinc prices stopped falling and rebounded on December 19, with Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) zinc main contract closing prices increasing by Yuan 35/tonne day on day to Yuan 23,065/tonne. On December 19, China's zinc price slightly increased as the impact of substantial London Metal Excha

China's tin prices increased further this week and refreshed year-to-date highs, with the weekly settlement price of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) tin main contract increasing by 3.40% week on week to Yuan 330,584/tonne. Meanwhile, the London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month tin contract sett

A multi-year period of elevated iron ore prices has accelerated global investment in new mining capacity, pushing a sizeable pipeline of projects toward commissioning. With these developments converging, the global iron ore market is entering a decisive phase of supply expansion. While 2025 experien

China Steel Corp (CSC), Taiwan's largest steel mill headquartered in South Taiwan's Kaohsiung, has decided to raise the list prices of some of its major steel products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils by TWD 300/tonne ($9.5/t) for local sales in January, according to the company's latest rel

China's domestic lead prices trended downward this week. Mysteel's 1# primary lead spot average prices from Monday to Thursday decreased by 1.53% and that of the secondary lead decreased by 1.47% week on week, reaching Yuan 16,845/tonne and Yuan 16,769/tonne, respectively. The Shanghai Futures Excha

Osaka-based Kyoei Steel, Japan's largest rebar producer, has decided to keep its prices for rebars unchanged for January, saying on Friday that the long steel product market currently is in a difficult environment due to seasonal factors, with the year-end slowdown causing inquiries and cargo moveme

China's run-of-mine (ROM) iron ore production during January-November totalled 923.6 million tonnes, 2.8% lower than during the same period last year, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Australia's Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) predicts that iron ore prices will fall moderately in the coming years due to weak steel demand and loose iron ore supply, according to the department's latest Resources and Energy Quarterly report published on December 19.

After dropping for three consecutive weeks and approaching the intra-year low in the previous week, rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills increased to 1.82 million tonnes over December 11-17, up by 1.6% or 29,000 tonnes on week due to mills' improved profit margins on producing this long st

In November 2025, the General Office of the State Council released the Measures to Further Promote the Development of Private Investment. As a cornerstone policy shaping China's new investment and financing framework during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the most significant breakthrough lies in th