Weak market to extend decline in operating rates of prebaked anode plants in Mar

Operating rates across China’s prebaked anode producers averaged 57.97% in Feb, down 0.99 percentage point from Jan

Operating rates at scrap-using copper rod producers fall for 4 consecutive months

Rates fell 5.83 percentage points from Jan to stand at 44.47% in Feb

Data: SHFE, DCE market movement (Mar 18)

The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on Monday Mar 18, 2019

Production of ternary materials to rebound after falling 5% in Feb

A shorter month, output cuts for some regular specifications accounted for the month-on-month decline in Feb

China's steel bar output rises 10.9% YoY in Jan-Feb: NBS

Domestic production of medium-sized steel belt and strip increased 12.1% year on year

Primary aluminium inventories extend gains as high prices sideline buyers

Stocks came in at 1.755 million mt as of Monday Mar 18, up 1,000 mt from Thursday Mar 14

China's copper output gain 6.3% YoY in Jan-Feb: NBS

In the first two months of the year, daily production of copper cathode averaged 22,712 mt, down 16.1% from Dec

Chromite port stocks decline 3% on week

Inventories across Chinese ports declined 3% week on week to stand at 3 million mt as of Mar 15