On November 14, 2025, according to public information from Longyuan Linwu, Hunan Jiusen New Energy Co., Ltd. successfully trial-produced a 320-370 Wh/kg solid-liquid battery (semi-solid-state battery).

Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) today announced the official launch and operational commencement of its Korea Office. This strategic expansion reinforces SMM's commitment to the Northeast Asian market and underscores its focus on delivering localized services to clients in the region’s metals and new energy sectors.

On November 3, the Li-ion Battery Europe 2025, organized by SMM and supported by ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment (Government of Catalonia), was grandly held at the Hilton Barcelona, Spain!

From a comprehensive supply-demand fundamental perspective, the current petroleum coke market is in a situation of increasing supply and tightening demand, coupled with downstream enterprises adopting a more cautious purchasing approach. SMM expects the price divergence of petroleum coke to persist in the short term. Among them, mainstream refineries are likely to maintain stable quotations, while local refineries may exhibit a generally stable with slight fall trend.

November 14 news: North China ports: South African high-iron ore at 29.6–30.1 yuan/mtu, up 0.34% WoW; South African semi‑carbonate ore at 34.1–34.6 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; Gabonese ore at 39.7–40.5 yuan/mtu, up 0.25% WoW; Australian lumps at 39.9–40.6 yuan/mtu, up 0.25% WoW from last Tuesday; South African medium‑iron ore at 35.4–35.9 yuan/mtu, up 0.28% WoW. South China ports: South African high‑iron ore at 30.8–31.3 yuan/mtu, up 0.32% WoW; South African semi‑carbonate ore at 36.9–37.6 yuan/mtu, flat WoW; Gabonese ore at 40.5–41.2 yuan/mtu, up 0.25% WoW; Australian lumps at 40.2–40.9 yuan/mtu, up 0.25% WoW; South African medium‑iron ore at 37.3–37.8 yuan/mtu, up 1.35% WoW. Overall, due to high cargo ownership concentration and elevated future costs, manganese ore prices at ports are holding firm, and the market is expected to remain strong in the short term.

On November 6, 2025, the assessment report of the mining rights transfer income for the undeveloped lithium ore resources in the Zhankouli-Fengxin County Jianxiawo mining area in Yifeng County, Jiangxi Province, was published on the official website of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Natural Resources.

Located approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Menzies, the Mt Ida Critical Minerals Project is emerging as a pivotal development in Western Australia's mining sector. This integrated operation employs an innovative model, combining the extraction of three critical minerals – lithium, rubidium, and tantalum – within a unified development framework, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and economic returns while strongly supporting lithium industry innovation within Australia's critical minerals sector.

The price center of cobalt sulphate edged up slightly this week. Over the weekend, domestic enterprises announced a suspension of toll processing for intermediate products, which boosted market sentiment and improved transaction activity. On the supply side, driven by production costs, smelters continued to raise their offers: quotations for cobalt sulphate produced from MHP and recycled materials reached 88,000-90,000 yuan/mt, while offers for cobalt sulphate made from intermediate products approached 95,000 yuan/mt. On the demand side, purchase willingness strengthened, with some enterprises accepting traders' low-priced old inventory, while others began to take on smelters' high-priced new material, driving the overall transaction price upward. The market remains in a tug-of-war between sellers and buyers, with price discrepancies persisting between upstream and downstream players. In the short term, cobalt sulphate prices are expected to stabilize. Once downstream players gradually digest the current price levels and initiate a new round of procurement, cobalt salt prices are likely to resume their upward trend.