On April 23, at the CCIE 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference & Copper Industry Expo - Main Forum, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Tong Qingping, Chief Scientist and PhD of China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd., analyzed the current development status and high-quality development trends of China's copper processing industry.

On April 22, at the CCIE 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference & Copper Industry Expo – Copper Pipe and Billet Processing Industry Development Forum, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., SMM Metal Trading Center, and Shandong Aisi Information Technology Co., Ltd., Zhou Mingliang, Executive Director of the Advanced Basic Materials Application Research Center of the Shenzhen Connector Industry Association, shared insights on the topic of "Development Trends of Copper Alloy Materials for Connectors."

At the CLNB 2025 (10th) New Energy Industry Chain Expo - Battery Raw Materials Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), Frisdio Fercanza, a geologist and mine research and development expert from PT Pamapersada Nusantara, shared insights on the topic of "Anti-Stick Liners for Dump Trucks in Nickel Mining Operations."

On April 23, at the CCIE 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference & Copper Industry Expo - Main Forum, Hou Zhenhai, Chief Strategist of Straits Financial Group, delivered a speech named "Global Macroeconomic Uncertainties and Outlook for Commodity Allocation".

At the CLNB 2025 (10th) New Energy Industry Chain Expo - Lithium Battery Recycling Forum hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), Kenji Takeda, the Chief Representative of the Nickel Institute Japan Office, shared insights on the topic of "Progress and Challenges in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in Japan."

To better serve as a benchmark for spot prices in the nickel, cobalt, manganese, and new energy industries, and to assist the market in optimizing order signing mechanisms, SMM, after a period of consolidation and market survey, plans to advance the release time of some prices starting from March 24, 2025

According to the SMM survey, Indonesia's ESDM (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources) issued two decrees numbered 80.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2025 and 72.K/MB.01/MM.B/2025. Decree No. 80.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2025 announced a new calculation method for HMA prices of metallic minerals, while Decree No. 72.K/MB.01/MM.B/2025 clarified the HPM price calculation for eight nickel-related products, including nickel ore, NPI, and mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP).