【SMM Steel】Taiwan's CSC is advising downstream customers to submit orders early for production planning as multiple facilities begin scheduled maintenance starting June. The schedule includes a 15-day shutdown at wire rod mill No.2 from June 26 to July 10, and a 24-day maintenance at the billet factory from June 11 to July 4. Bar mill No.2 will assist with rolling during the wire rod shutdown, and billets needed for deliveries before mid-July are already prepared. This marks CSC's third consecutive year of summer intensive maintenance to prepare capacity for H2 auto and construction demand.

Since late April, aluminum billet processing fees in China's three major consumption regions staged a strong rebound, with South China taking the lead. Processing fees of φ120 aluminum billets (Guangdong) hit a Q2 low of -40 yuan/mt on April 16, then surged rapidly, approaching the 500 yuan/mt mark by month-end in May, and reaching a new yearly high of 490 yuan/mt on May 28. SMM believed there were three main reasons...

According to SMM statistics, on May 28, aluminum billet inventory in China's major consumption regions fell to 181,500 mt, a significant destocking of 24,000 mt WoW, successfully pulling back below the 200,000 mt threshold. Warehouse withdrawals during the week climbed to 58,900 mt, up 3,200 mt WoW, hitting a new periodic high.

【SMM Steel】China's Panhua Group is advancing its $1bn integrated steel project in Sarangani, Philippines. After commissioning a color-coated steel line in June 2025, a new galvanizing line is set to start in H1 2026. Panhua Chairman Xinhua Li expressed strong confidence in local manufacturing potential during a meeting with the Philippine trade secretary. Phase 1, focused on sheet manufacturing, has 2 million tonnes per year capacity and will create around 4,000 jobs. The full 3-phase complex will eventually produce up to 10 million tonnes per year of steel products including billets and galvanized steel, with at least 70% of output for export.

Driven by global economic integration and technological innovation, magnet wire, as a fundamental material for the electrical power and electronics industries, has seen continuously climbing demand. In 2025, the rapid development of China's NEV, smart power grid, and other industries injected strong momentum into the magnet wire industry. Meanwhile, tightening environmental protection regulations and rising technological barriers accelerated the industry's transition toward green production and intelligent manufacturing. The eastern region exhibited a notable industrial clustering effect, the central and western regions accelerated their industrial layout leveraging resources and policy support, and the northeast embraced new opportunities through the Belt and Road Initiative. Against this backdrop, Zhejiang Jinjia Special-Shaped Copper Co., Ltd. joined hands with SMM to jointly produce the which came into being at the right moment. Through data collection and regional analysis, the industry distribution map was created to reveal development characteristics and trends, providing a scientific basis for enterprise strategies, policy formulation, and investment decisions, and facilitating the high-quality development of China's magnet wire industry. (Claim your free distribution map:) Specializing in High-Precision Oxygen-Free Copper Product Series ▌Company Profile Zhejiang Jinjia Special-Shaped Copper Co., Ltd. , located at No. 3 Chuangzhi Road, Lijiaxiang Town, Changxing County, in the Changxing Sub-zone of the South Taihu Lake Industrial Cluster Area, covers a land area of 111.8 mu, with a total building area of 167,600 m² for workshops and office buildings. The company specializes in high-precision oxygen-free copper processing, professionally producing premium upward-cast oxygen-free copper rod, oxygen-free copper busbar, copper billet, and special-shaped copper semis, as well as high-precision oxygen-free copper plate and copper strip products . The company owns multiple sets of domestically advanced energy-saving and environmental protection upward continuous casting units, capable of providing clients with premium electrical oxygen-free copper rod in various specifications ranging from Ø8.0 to Ø35.0 mm. The company owns multiple sets of the most advanced domestic copper semis continuous extrusion units of various models and fully automatic copper busbar drawing and straightening integrated units, capable of providing clients with copper busbars and copper billets in various specifications, producing copper busbar products with widths of 320 mm and below, and producing copper billet products with diameters of Ø120 mm and below, with internal quality and oxygen content both exceeding national standard requirements. The company possesses strong mold design and development capabilities, enabling it to provide clients with technical support and develop special-shaped copper busbars and electrical special-shaped products. The company co-established a "production-academia-research" research base with the Continuous Extrusion Research Center of Dalian Jiaotong University. Relying on Dalian Kangfeng Technology Co., Ltd., it developed the world's first TLJ800U copper semis continuous extrusion unit. The commissioning of this equipment enables the company to provide clients with oxygen-free copper plate/sheet and strip with a thickness of 12–20 mm and a width of 420–630 mm. The company also collaborated with China Copper Industry Kunming Heavy Industry on a copper plate/sheet and strip rolling production line and its ancillary facilities. Once in operation, it can provide clients with copper plates, copper strips, and other products in various specifications. The company has obtained certifications for the ISO 9001-2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001-2015 Environmental Management System, and ISO 45001-2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, strictly implementing standardized management to provide reliable assurance for product quality. ▌ Contact Information Xu Jianhua 139 5759 7472 SMM Contact Chen Xiaolong 180 1708 9983 Long press to scan the QR code for a free distribution map

Following the formal announcement by India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will take effect on 1 June 2026. Market attention has largely focused on the surface-level benefit that “Oman will exempt an average 5% import tariff on 98% of Indian export goods.”