Report: Beidou Auto to invest 20 billion yuan in NEV production

Sales of NEVs recorded 217,900 units in June, up 181.7% on the year and 22.8% on the month, achieving positive growth for the second consecutive month.

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Sales of new energy passenger vehicles with Compulsory Traffic Insurance were 188,000 units in March, up 99.1% month-on-month and 288.4% year-on-year.

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In November, NEV sales were 177,000 units based on compulsory traffic insurance, an increase of 40.5% from the previous month.

The Development Plan for the New Energy Vehicle Industry (2021-2035) suggests that average power consumption of new pure electric passenger vehicles should be reduced to 12 kwh/100 km, sales of new NEVs should reach 20% of total new vehicle sales

Domestic zinc concentrate supply has tightened this year as COVID-19 drove mining companies across Peru and Mexico to halt production. This, combined with sharp declines in domestic zinc concentrate production, lowered treatment charges (TCs) from a high seen early this year. Large quantities of shipments from other countries pushed China’s zinc concentrate imports to a record high in April.

China will stay committed to deeper reform and wider opening-up, and will step up efforts to expand domestic demand and increase the vitality for economic development in the face of growing uncertainties and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday July 30.

Silicon prices returned to a downward trend in June after stabilising in May, as supply increased with ramped-up production in Yunnan and Sichuan, while demand in the domestic and overseas markets failed to post same growth. Trades were thin amid pessimistic sentiment.

Near-term prices of cobalt may find some support as stockpiling demand for cobalt salt increased last week after some workers in mining areas of Congo were tested positive for the coronavirus.