SHFE Market Movement (2015-8-25)

According to an August 28 advisory from logistics company Beckchoice, Dutch unions FNV and CNV have called on workers in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland ports to halt ship-handling activities from 11:15 to 19:00 local time on September 4. The action is part of a campaign against proposed changes and cuts to the Netherlands’ social security system. The planned stoppage could disrupt cargo loading and unloading, towage and related operations, delaying vessel schedules, cargo collections and onward transport. Some disruption could persist beyond the strike period, with the extent depending on worker participation and individual terminal operations.

The 2026 semi-annual report disclosure season has concluded, with publicly listed firms across China's copper foil industry chain delivering impressive interim results. Driven by sustained growth in ESS installations, rising NEV penetration rates, and accelerated construction of AI computing infrastructure, the industry has emerged from a two-year downturn and entered an upward cycle of rising volumes and prices...

Shandong Xinhai Mining's 1.5 million tonnes per year sulphide-copper flotation plant in Kazakhstan has entered the equipment installation and commissioning phase, with civil works past the halfway mark and all major equipment foundations accepted. Delivered under a full EPC+M+O contract, the plant treats ore averaging 0.86% copper and is designed for a 22% copper concentrate grade at 90% recovery, processing 5,000 tonnes per day over 300 operating days. Work started in October 2025, resumed in April 2026 after winter, and is scheduled for civil completion by end-September and full commissioning by year-end. Onstream, it will recover roughly 11,600 tonnes of copper metal annually.