Summary of important non-ferrous information: please take the complete collection of dry information at the summit of the copper industry chain * the trend of high nickelization of ternary materials is still the same * Mine maintenance affects the release

Published: Jul 18, 2020 09:39
Summary of important non-ferrous information: the 15th China International Copper Industry chain Summit has come to a successful conclusion. Please pick up the complete collection of practical information. * MCC's Saindak copper smelter resumed production after closing for nearly 10 months * lead price rise boosted orders lead battery operation increased 1.03% month-on-month. * this week, Shanghai nickel rose and fell back against the 20-day moving average. Focus on whether the price of magnesium ingots bottomed out again. There is still a downward risk. * Lithium iron phosphate power market demand increases and ternary materials continue to become more nickel-rich. * Mine maintenance affects zinc ore release. It is expected that the increase in processing fees in the second half of the year is limited.

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The 15th China International Copper Industry chain Summit has come to a successful conclusion. Please pick up the complete collection of practical information.

[SMM scrap Copper column] the detailed rules for the implementation of recycled copper standards still need to be improved and it is difficult to implement them quickly in a short period of time.

Copper inventory in SMM bonded warehouse increased by 2500 tons in Shanghai bonded warehouse this week.

The Saindak copper smelter owned by MCC has been closed for nearly 10 months before resuming production.

Alcoa (Alcoa) 2020 Quarterly report announced: steady production operations help mitigate the impact of the epidemic

"[SMM Analysis] out of the warehouse to maintain the inventory of high aluminum bars does not increase but decrease.

The rise in lead prices boosts orders the weekly start-up of lead-acid batteries increased by 1.03% month-on-month over the previous month.

Delivery [SMM data] the social inventory of lead ingots at the arrival of warehouses has increased continuously for ten consecutive years.

[SMM analysis] what happened when Shanghai lead fell for four days and broke the Wanwu pass?

[SMM Weekly Outlook] this week, Shanghai Nickel hit the high and fell back and spit out the increase against the 20-day moving average to see if it can go up.

Li Chen stainless Steel Co., Ltd. will be put into production this month.

Although the price of gold is still bullish or needs a bigger correction to attract new buyers

Bi [SMM Bismuth spot Weekly Review] Bismuth market price is stable (2020.7.13 muri 2020.7.17)

[SMM selenium spot Weekly Review] the price of diselenide is firm and the selenium market continues to stabilize (2020.7.13 muri 2020.7.17)

There is still a downward risk that magnesium ingot prices hit bottom again. [SMM analysis]

Rio Tinto: iron ore shipments in the second quarter were 86.7 million tons, up 1% from the same period last year.

Quzhou Huayou Cobalt New material with an annual output of 30,000 tons of high purity ternary power battery grade nickel sulfate project starts construction

One of the production data of 2020H1 battery materials in China: the epidemic affects cobalt prices to decline in the first half of the year and cobalt salt prices may rebound in the second half of the year.

[SMM Analysis] 2020H1 China Battery material production data II: lithium prices fall to the bottom Enterprise cost prices rebound need to wait for inventory repair

[SMM Analysis] 2020H1 China Battery material production data part 3: the market demand for lithium iron phosphate power increases and the trend of high nickel content of ternary materials remains the same.

Zhou [SMM Hot Rolling Weekly] this week's price "up and down dilemma" follow-up hot roll "where is the way?"

[SMM Cobalt Lithium spot Weekly report (0713Muth0717)] the price of cobalt salt has risen slightly and the terminal cost reduction requirement is still there.

Weekly Review of spot Trading of basic Metals in SMM (2020.07.13 Mel 2020.07.17)

Review on spot Trading Day of SMM Base Metals on July 17

Selected SMM Weekly report

A large number of manufacturers of scrap copper rods actively replenish corresponding raw materials. [selected SMM Weekly report]

The return of lead ingot inventory to more than 40, 000 tons should pay attention to the pace of recovery of domestic lead battery consumption.

[SMM Weekly report selected] Mine overhaul affects the release of zinc ore. It is expected that the increase in processing fees in the second half of the year will be limited.

[SMM Weekly report selected] Nickel Sulfate factory inventory bottomed out. The recent quotation intention follows the rising period of nickel, but the price effect is limited.

Xi [SMM Weekly Outlook] in Shanghai this week, Xi first suppressed and then Yang was not willing to pick up spot goods downstream.

[selected SMM Weekly report] Myanmar's extended immigration control on imported tin ore is still relatively tight. Tin ore processing fees are basically stable.

[selected SMM Weekly report] the domestic rare earth market tends to stabilize. There may be price differentiation between light rare earths and medium and heavy rare earths.

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Summary of important non-ferrous information: please take the complete collection of dry information at the summit of the copper industry chain * the trend of high nickelization of ternary materials is still the same * Mine maintenance affects the release - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)