Inner Mongolia Envision's 120 MW Wind-Storage Project Achieves Grid Connection on March 3

Due to the conflict in the Middle East, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted, raising the risk of tighter global sulphur supplies. Indonesia relies on the Middle East for around 75% of its sulphur imports, and sulphur is a key raw material for producing sulphuric acid, which is essential for leaching metals in nickel and copper processing. Analysts note that sulphur inventories at Indonesia’s HPAL nickel plants typically cover only one to two months of consumption. If transport disruptions persist, some plants may be forced to cut production as early as next month. Overall, if shipping disruptions in the Middle East continue for more than a few weeks, production and demand for related metals may need to slow.

A blocked Strait of Hormuz would upend global methanol supplies, hammer conventional methanol markets, and elevate green methanol’s strategic value, pushing China to diversify imports and boost green methanol for supply security.

[Dawn Automobile: Production and Sales of Certain Car Models Surged YoY in February 2026] Dawn Automobile announced that in February 2026, the company’s complete-vehicle production was 281 units, up 3,022.22% YoY; cumulative production for the year was 562 units, up 1,270.73% YoY. Complete-vehicle sales were 123 units, up 61.84% YoY; cumulative sales for the year were 171 units, up 5.56% YoY. Among them, pickup and special-purpose vehicle production and sales both rose sharply YoY. However, axle production and sales both declined YoY, and the YoY decline in new-energy axle production and sales was significant.