High stainless steel production in China in 2023 generated lofty imports of raw materials, including chrome ore, ferro-chrome, nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferro-nickel

A new heavy rare earth mineral was discovered in China's Bayan Obo district, in Baotou city of Inner Mongolia, according to the daily news released by the country's Baogang group

Oversupply caused by growing refining capacity in China overturned the fundamentals of the Chinese Class-1 nickel market in 2023 and the effects are expected to be extended and amplified in 2024, sources told Fastmarkets

Clearer standards are required in order to support the sustainable growth of its lithium-ion battery recycling sector

These changes are driven by the need to adapt to an uncertain market environment and a sluggish economy, especially with pessimistic steel demand from China's real estate sector

Learn more about how Chinese ferro-alloy smelters are planning to strengthen green production efforts in 2024

Despite the lower average premiums compared to 2022, the market's resilience was tested, which highlighted global dependence on Chinese demand

China’s Ministry of Commerce has prohibited the export of rare earth magnet production technology and machinery by adding it to its list of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies

Key takeaways: Will pulp price rally in China? With the backdrop of a pulp price recovery taking shape in China, leading pulp and paper industry participants met last week in London, with upside risk present in the market for the first time in over a year. The strong seasonal bump for demand in China in […]

While daily crude steel production stood at 2 million tonnes in mid-October, a 1.25% decrease from the previous year according to data published by China’s Iron and Steel Association (CISA), overall production has remained relatively firm following a strong first half of 2023. With no clear indications of a rebound in downstream steel prices in […]