According to the investor relations activity record announced by Jintian Holdings on March 19 (March 10-12, 2026): 1. The Company’s 2025 earnings guidance and the reasons for the projected increase. Jintian Holdings replied: In 2025, the company implemented its “dual upgrade in products and clients” strategy, with product applications continuing to deepen in high-end fields; it stepped up expansion among clients outside China, and sales in markets outside China continued to grow; meanwhile, through digitalization initiatives, it improved operational and management efficiency, and the gross margin and profitability of its products improved YoY. The company expected net profit attributable to owners of the parent for 2025 to reach 700 million yuan to 800 million yuan, up 51.50%-73.14% YoY from the same period last year. 2. Progress of the company’s share repurchase. Jintian Holdings replied: From February 3, 2026 to February 28, 2026, the company had cumulatively repurchased 4,942,200 shares through centralized bidding, accounting for 0.29% of its current total share capital, with total funds paid of 56,676,944 yuan (excluding transaction costs). 3. The company’s industry position and competitive advantages. Jintian Holdings replied: The company had focused on the copper processing industry for 39 years and was one of the largest enterprises in China by scale and with the most complete industry chain. In 2024, the company achieved total production of 1.9162 million mt of copper and copper alloy materials, and its total production of copper semis ranked first globally. The company offered a wide range of copper products and could meet clients’ one-stop procurement needs for multiple categories of copper semis, including rods, tubes, plates and strips, and wires. Its copper products had been widely used in NEV, clean energy, communications technology, electrical power and equipment, chips and semiconductors, and other fields. At present, the company had developed a profound cultural heritage and outstanding organizational capability, with a significant market scale position and a global industrial footprint; it possessed leading manufacturing and R&D capabilities; it had built a specialized product matrix and formed a stable base of top-tier industry clients; and it had also established forward-looking green recycling technology barriers, laying a solid foundation for becoming a world-class base for copper products and advanced materials. 4. The capacity and business performance of the company’s rare earth permanent magnet products. Jintian Holdings replied: The company had entered the magnetic materials business in 2001. After more than 20 years of dedicated development, it had become one of the enterprises in China’s peer industry with relatively advanced technology and a well-developed product system. At present, the company had two magnetic material production sites in Ningbo and Baotou. Phase I of the Baotou site had commenced production, and the company’s annual capacity of rare earth permanent magnet materials had increased to 9,000 mt. The company was actively advancing the Phase II project at the Baotou site to further increase capacity to 13,000 mt. At the same time, through its newly established German subsidiary, the company accelerated its international expansion and increased its share in overseas markets. The company was among the first batch of enterprises to obtain a general export license for rare earth permanent magnet products, and it has continued to strengthen and advance export-related business. The company’s rare earth permanent magnet products are widely used in multiple high-end fields, including NEVs, wind power generation, high-efficiency energy-saving motors, robotics, consumer electronics, and medical devices. 5. The Company’s Business Development in the Chip Computing Power Sector. Jintian Co., Ltd. responded: With its outstanding electrical and thermal conductivity, copper has become a core material for advanced AI industry chip interconnects and heat dissipation in computing power facilities, and the transition of copper-based materials toward high value-added products has further accelerated. The company has a solid client base and technical reserves in the chip computing power sector, and it is also among the first companies globally to achieve large-scale supply of copper-based materials to leading enterprises in the above fields. Among them, the company’s high-precision special-shaped oxygen-free copper busbar products have been applied in multiple top-tier GPU cooling solutions of several global first-tier thermal module enterprises. Products independently developed by the company, such as copper heat pipes and liquid-cooling copper pipe & tube, have been supplied in batches for computing power server products of multiple top-tier enterprises. The company will closely monitor and follow market demand in the chip computing power sector, further improve its product portfolio, and enhance the competitive advantages of its products. 6. The Company’s Position Advantages and Business Achievements in the Secondary Copper Sector. Jintian Co., Ltd. responded: The company has continuously innovated new pathways for the green development of copper-based high-tech materials and has become one of the enterprises in China with the largest utilization of secondary copper and the highest comprehensive utilization rate. It is also one of the few companies in the global industry to achieve a closed-loop entire industry chain covering secondary copper recycling, purification, and deep processing. The company’s independently developed low-carbon secondary copper products significantly reduce carbon emissions while ensuring product performance, enabling it to provide downstream clients across the industry chain with high-quality, comprehensive one-stop green solutions for copper semis. In H1 2025, sales of the company’s green, high-end, low-carbon secondary copper products increased 61% YoY. Its product matrix now covers copper strip, copper wire, magnet wire, copper pipe & tube, copper busbar, copper billet, and more, and has been applied in fields such as high-end consumer electronics, the automotive industry, and electrical equipment. Specific applications include laptop cooling modules, mobile phone vibration motors, NEV power battery connections, and AC/DC power supplies. The products have achieved mass production in the products of multiple world-renowned clients, forming a new performance growth driver represented by “green low-carbon secondary copper products.” An investor asked on the investor interaction platform: Have the company’s copper billet products now become core supplies for top-tier enterprises such as DJI Innovation or EHang Intelligent?With the boom in the low-altitude economy’s payload flight market, have the company’s PEEK materials or high-strength copper alloys developed for drone motor bearings and airframe structural components seen explosive growth in orders? On March 19, Jintian Co., Ltd. stated on the investor interaction platform that the company had a solid client base and technical reserves in the low-altitude economy field. Among its products, high-precision free-cutting copper billet, with excellent properties such as high strength and wear resistance, had already been applied in airborne structural components of low-altitude aircraft. The company’s PEEK material products provide high-voltage drive stability technical solutions for the low-altitude economy’s payload flight market, and it had already carried out R&D cooperation with multiple top-tier enterprises in China. The company will closely monitor and follow market demand in the low-altitude economy field, further improve its product portfolio, and enhance its product competitive advantages. For specific related information, please refer to periodic reports. An investor asked on the investor interaction platform: Hello, Board Secretary. Recently, LME copper prices have risen sharply. Under the company’s strictly implemented hedging strategy, did this generate positive gains from closing positions during the reporting period, or was there a slight loss? Approximately how much was the amount? In addition, as the company’s revenue scale expanded, how well did net operating cash flow match net profit in 2025? Was there any cash flow strain caused by prepayments for raw material procurement? On March 19, Jintian Co., Ltd. stated on the investor interaction platform that the company’s copper processing products adopted a pricing model of “raw material prices + processing fee” and carried out hedging operations in strict accordance with the Hedging Management System to reduce the impact of raw material price fluctuations on the company’s net profit. At present, fluctuations in copper prices had a relatively small impact on the company’s operating performance. For specific related information, please refer to periodic reports. On March 18, when responding to investor questions on the interaction platform, Jintian Co., Ltd. stated that the company had continued to expand its technological leadership in high-voltage electromagnetic flat wire and had further advanced cooperation on new energy high-voltage electromagnetic flat wire projects with world-class OEMs and motor suppliers. As of H1 2025, the company had secured 23 new nominations for its 800V high-voltage platform for new energy drive motors, and had already achieved bulk supply for multiple projects, with the shipment share of high-voltage flat wire continuing to increase. For specific related information, please refer to periodic reports. On March 17, when responding to investor questions on the interaction platform, Jintian Co., Ltd. stated that, with its outstanding electrical and thermal conductivity, copper had become a core material for chip interconnection in the advanced AI industry and heat dissipation in computing power facilities. The company had a solid client base and technical reserves in the AI computing power field. Among its products, the company’s high-precision shaped oxygen-free copper busbar products had already been applied in multiple top-tier GPU cooling solutions of several first-tier thermal module enterprises worldwide. The company will closely monitor and follow market demand in the AI computing power sector, further improve its product portfolio, and enhance its competitive edge. For specific information, please refer to the periodic reports. On March 17, Jintian Co., Ltd. said in response to investor questions on an interactive platform that the company continued to expand its technological leadership in the high-voltage electromagnetic flat wire industry, with both the number of designated projects on high-voltage platforms and shipment volume continuing to grow. Among them, the company's 1,000V flat wire products for drive motors have become an industry benchmark as supporting materials for "megawatt flash charging" technology in the NEV sector, while client-related certification for 1,200V flat wire for drive motors was also progressing in an orderly manner. In addition, the company had a solid client base and sound technical reserves in the chip and semiconductor sector. The company will closely monitor and follow market demand in the chip and semiconductor sector, further improve its product portfolio, and enhance its competitive edge. For specific information, please refer to the periodic reports. On March 17, Jintian Co., Ltd. said in response to investor questions on an interactive platform that the company remained committed to advancing its internationalization strategy, and construction of its newly built Thailand production site was progressing smoothly. The company's copper semis products exported outside China had an overall relatively high gross margin. In H1 2025, revenue from its principal operations outside China was up 21.86% YoY and continued to maintain a solid growth trend. The steady growth of business outside China laid a solid foundation for the company to deepen the upgrading of its global product and client mix. For specific information, please refer to the periodic reports. Jintian Co., Ltd.'s 2025 earnings forecast showed that, based on preliminary estimates by its finance department, the company expected net profit attributable to owners of the parent for 2025 to reach 700 million to 800 million yuan, representing an increase of 237.9574 million to 337.9574 million yuan from the same period last year (statutorily disclosed data), up 51.50% to 73.14% YoY. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent excluding non-recurring gains and losses for 2025 was expected to reach 440 million to 528 million yuan, representing an increase of 101.4004 million to 189.4004 million yuan from the same period last year (statutorily disclosed data), up 29.95% to 55.94% YoY. Regarding the main reasons for the expected increase in results for the period, Jintian Co., Ltd. stated: In 2025, the company implemented its "dual upgrade of products and clients" strategy, with product applications in high-end fields continuing to deepen; it stepped up expansion among clients outside China, and sales in markets outside China continued to grow; meanwhile, through digitalization initiatives, it improved operating and management efficiency, and its product gross margin level and profitability improved YoY. On January 23, Jintian Co., Ltd. said in response to investor questions on an interactive platform that Phase I of its Baotou base had been put into operation, and the annual capacity of rare earth permanent magnets had been increased to 9,000 mt. The company is currently actively advancing Phase II of the Baotou base project, with the aim of further increasing capacity to 13,000 mt. The company has a solid client base and technical reserves in the robotics field, and some rare earth permanent magnets have already been applied in the robotics sector. The company will closely monitor and follow market demand in the robotics field, further improve its product portfolio, and enhance its product competitiveness. A performance preview commentary on Jintian Co., Ltd. for 2025 released by Aijian Securities showed that the share repurchase demonstrated confidence in long-term development, while capital structure optimization was advancing steadily. The company’s high-end copper-based materials were being introduced at an accelerated pace to clients outside China in the computing power cooling sector, with sales rising rapidly and profitability improving significantly. 1) In terms of profitability, processing fees for copper busbar used in computing power are relatively high, and product mix upgrades are expected to continue lifting the company’s gross margin level; 2) In terms of shipment progress, in H1 2025, sales of the company’s copper busbar products in the cooling sector increased 72% YoY, and its high-precision profiled oxygen-free copper busbar has entered GPU cooling solutions of multiple global first-tier cooling module enterprises. The company’s copper heat pipes, liquid-cooling copper pipe & tube, and other products have also achieved bulk supply in computing servers of multiple top-tier enterprises. Copper prices fluctuations had a limited impact on the company’s profitability. 1) The company adopts a “copper prices + processing fee” pricing model, with revenue and profit primarily derived from processing fees rather than copper prices themselves. Processing fees are negotiated between the company and clients based on factors such as product specifications and process complexity, and show a certain degree of historical stickiness; 2) The company effectively hedges copper prices through hedging, while fluctuations in upstream raw material prices are mainly borne by downstream customers, resulting in a relatively small impact on the company’s profit; 3) Rapid copper prices fluctuations may affect downstream ordering willingness in phases and lengthen order cycles, but copper application scenarios are characterized by rigid demand, so the impact on total demand is limited, only changing the pace of copper product orders, and the company’s overall operating stability remains strong. The company is actively expanding into the “aluminum as an substitute for copper” direction, with material substitution optimizing the gross profit structure while enhancing its ability to hedge against copper prices fluctuations. 1) On a per-mt basis, the absolute value of processing fees for aluminum products is usually lower than that of copper-based solutions (at the same performance level, processing fees for high-precision aluminum extrusion are about 10,000 yuan/mt, versus about 20,000 yuan/mt for copper semis); however, since the per-mt price of aluminum semis is significantly lower than that of copper, usually about one-fourth of the latter, the material cost base is lower, increasing the share of processing fees in total product value. The corresponding processing fee rate of aluminum-based solutions is about 13–14 pct higher than that of copper-based solutions, providing positive support to the company’s overall gross margin; 2) In terms of supply progress, the company’s electromagnetic flat aluminum wire and aluminum 3D bent busbars for vehicles have entered the certification and mass supply stage, while inner-grooved aluminum pipe & tube for air conditioners has already begun small-batch supply. Risk Warning: Risks of lower-than-expected downstream demand for new energy or capacity release, rising copper prices, and changes in trade policies outside China.
Mar 19, 2026 20:06Gravita India has agreed to acquire Rashtriya Metal Industries for roughly ₹800 crore, marking the company’s entry into the copper alloy segment and broadening its footprint beyond lead recycling into broader metal recycling and manufacturing.
Feb 12, 2026 13:53As a key material in fields such as aerospace, integrated circuits, and high-speed rail transportation, high-end copper alloys are increasingly gaining strategic importance. Despite China's copper semis production and consumption ranking first globally for consecutive years, with a self-sufficiency rate of 96% for general copper semis, high-end copper alloy products still heavily rely on imports. To address this "chokehold" challenge, SMM recently initiated an industry resource integration proposal, collaborating with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain as well as research institutions to meticulously produce the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" , aiming to advance the localisation process of high-end copper alloy materials and facilitate the transition from a "major material producer" to a "powerful material producer". Ningbo Ouke Metal Materials Co., Ltd., as a partner, actively participated in the joint production of the sourcing guide, jointly promoting the healthy and rapid upgrading of China's copper alloy materials industry chain. Ningbo Ouke Metal Materials Co., Ltd. , established in 2018, spans 30 mu with a construction area of 12,000 square meters and an annual production capacity of 8,000 mt of copper alloy rods and wires. It is a producer specializing in the R&D and production of high-precision copper alloy materials. The company mainly engages in the production and processing of wire and rod materials for alloys such as tin bronze, red copper, tellurium copper, and brass, offering a comprehensive range of copper alloy series grades, advanced production and inspection equipment, and forming advantageous industrial layouts in multiple sectors. The straightness and tolerance of the company's products can meet the processing requirements of various types of automatic lathes and CNC turning machines, with straight bars available in specifications ranging from φ0.8 to φ100mm in diameter. The grades involved include: 1. Tellurium copper C14500, oxygen-free tellurium copper (new energy high-voltage fast charging series), red copper T2, oxygen-free copper TU1, TU2, etc., with coil stock used for cold heading terminal series (500 kg per single coil) 2. Lead-free copper HBi59-1.5 (conventional C6801), HBi59-2 (applied in easy-to-machine e-cigarette through-hole parts, spring pins, etc.) 3. Tin bronze QSn4-3 (military 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.0, etc., diameter stockpiling), C54400, QSn6.5-0.1, C5191, C51000, QSn10-1, C93200 4. Aluminum bronze QAl9-4, QAl10-4-4, C63000, C63200 5. Conventional brass and environmentally friendly national standard copper: 62, H65, H70 copper, HPb59-1, C3604, etc. 6. New-type elastic easy-to-machine materials: C19160, C31400, C18700, C14415, applied in NEV, military, and aerospace fields 7. Agency sales and polishing, beryllium copper C17300, C17200, QBe2, C17510, etc., can provide high-precision ground bars with a tolerance control of 0.005mm Contact Information Wu Yonglin, Deputy General Manager, 13685735155 (same as WeChat) Click here to receive the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" for free SMM Contact Person Lin Junfeng 183 2622 3112 linjunfeng@smm.cn
Jun 10, 2025 13:49As a critical material in fields such as aerospace, integrated circuits, and high-speed rail transportation, high-end copper alloys are increasingly gaining strategic importance. Despite China's copper semis production and consumption ranking first globally for consecutive years, with a self-sufficiency rate of 96% for general copper semis, high-end copper alloy products still heavily rely on imports. To address this "chokehold" challenge, SMM recently initiated an industry resource integration proposal, collaborating with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, as well as research institutions, to meticulously produce the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" , aiming to advance the localisation process of high-end copper alloy materials and facilitate the transition from a "major material producer" to a "leading material powerhouse." Jiangsu Xiongsheng New Material Co., Ltd., as a partner, actively participated in the joint production of the sourcing guide, jointly promoting the healthy and rapid upgrading of China's copper alloy materials industry chain. Jiangsu Xiongsheng New Material Co., Ltd. specializes in producing high-hardness, high-strength, high-wear-resistant, high-corrosion-resistant, high-conductivity, high-thermal-conductivity, and non-magnetic high-performance copper alloy materials, including beryllium bronze, beryllium cobalt copper, beryllium nickel copper, beryllium cobalt nickel, chromium zirconium copper, aluminum bronze, and high-conductivity copper alloys. The main grades are: C17200 beryllium copper, C17300 free-cutting beryllium copper, C17500 beryllium cobalt copper, C17510 beryllium nickel copper, C18150 chromium zirconium copper, 86300 aluminum bronze, and nickel chromium silicon copper. The company boasts over two decades of production experience and history. The company holds over 10 patents, has passed ISO9001 system certification, and possesses 105 sets of equipment, including vacuum melting furnaces, pneumatic forging hammers, and sawing machines, with an annual production capacity exceeding 2,000 mt. Through R&D and improvements in special processes such as melting, forging, heat treatment, and cold working, it has eliminated difficult-to-overcome defects like porosity, blowholes, and uneven thermal conductivity, enabling products to meet national and international industry standards! The products are mainly used in electrode blocks, electrode wheels, conductive nozzles, current pins, nozzles, rotating shaft sleeves, etc., for spot welding, seam welding machines, EV batteries, and robot assembly lines. They are widely applied in manufacturing large molds, ceramic sanitary ware, electronics, machinery, explosion-proof appliances, aerospace, shipping, oil exploration, NEVs, and other industries. Their high-hardness, high-strength, high-wear-resistant, high-corrosion-resistant, high-conductivity, high-thermal-conductivity, and non-magnetic properties are increasingly being applied to more industries and fields. Jiasheng Copper adheres to the industry philosophy of "integrity, pragmatism, and striving for excellence" and upholds the business principle of "quality first, customer supreme." We are willing to grow together with you! Contact Information: Manager Zhang 15853799595/13926800367 Click here to receive a free copy of the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" SMM Contact Person Lin Junfeng 183 2622 3112 linjunfeng@smm.cn
Jun 9, 2025 15:50As a critical material in fields such as aerospace, integrated circuits, and high-speed rail transportation, high-end copper alloys have increasingly prominent strategic significance. Despite China's copper semis production and consumption ranking first globally for consecutive years, with a self-sufficiency rate of 96% for general copper semis, high-end copper alloy products still heavily rely on imports. To address this "chokepoint" challenge, SMM recently launched an initiative for industrial resource integration. Collaborating with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, as well as research institutions, it meticulously compiled the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" , aiming to advance the localisation process of high-end copper alloy materials and facilitate the transition from a "major material producer" to a "leading material powerhouse." Jiangsu Xingcheng New Materials Co., Ltd. actively participated in the joint compilation of the sourcing guide as a partner, jointly promoting the healthy and rapid upgrading of China's copper alloy materials industry chain. Jiangsu Xingcheng New Materials Co., Ltd. , located in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province, renowned as the "Land of Fish and Rice," is a private technology enterprise integrating the R&D, production, processing, and sales of alloy products. It has been recognized as a high-tech enterprise and a specialized, sophisticated, unique, and innovative enterprise. Situated in the Diduozhen Industrial Concentration Zone, the company has a registered capital of 58 million yuan, a factory area spanning over 20,000 m², and a total investment of several hundred million yuan. It produces 10,000 mt of various high-precision copper alloy materials annually. Currently, it employs over a hundred staff members, with technical and managerial personnel accounting for approximately 30% of the workforce. Over the years, the company has consistently adhered to the principle of "pursuing development through technology and survival through quality," continuously optimizing its products. Simultaneously, it emphasizes the recruitment and nurturing of various professional and technical talents, establishing a high-caliber R&D team. It increases investment in training to enhance employee quality and adopts modern management concepts to provide the driving force for the company's development. The company strictly adheres to the ISO9001 quality management standard and upholds the quality policy of "building Xingcheng with quality and achieving the future with innovation." In its future development, it will continue to provide superior products to domestic and foreign customers with an honest and pragmatic approach. The company is a professional enterprise primarily engaged in the R&D and production of copper-based alloy materials, boasting a professional technical service team. It has been successively recognized as a national high-tech enterprise, a national-level technology-based small and medium-sized enterprise, a provincial specialized, sophisticated, unique, and innovative small giant enterprise, a provincial enterprise technology center, and a provincial private technology enterprise, among others. It offers high-quality materials and after-sales services to customers. Main products: copper strip, copper foil, copper plate, copper billet, copper wire, etc. The company maintains a substantial inventory throughout the year, providing high-precision slitting, film coating, electroplating, and other services. It possesses various precision detection instruments, and its production standards comply with technical standards such as European, Japanese, and American standards. Main equipment: melting furnace, milling machine, annealing furnace, cold rolling mill, slitting machine, laminating machine, etc.; equipment for quality detection: microhardness tester, high-temperature test chamber, conductivity meter, surface roughness tester, salt spray test chamber, tensile elongation machine, direct-reading spectrometer, etc. Product Introduction Cultural Philosophy Contact Information Wang Minglong 138 0142 3955 Click here to get the "2026 China Copper Alloy Material Procurement Guide" for free SMM Contact Person Huang Yizhe 139 5899 2666 huangyizhe@smm.cn
Jun 3, 2025 14:12As a key material in fields such as aerospace, integrated circuits, and high-speed rail transportation, high-end copper alloys are increasingly prominent in their strategic position. Despite China's copper semis production and consumption ranking first globally for consecutive years, with a self-sufficiency rate of general copper semis as high as 96%, high-end copper alloy products still heavily rely on imports. To address this "chokepoint" challenge, SMM recently initiated an industry resource integration proposal, collaborating with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain as well as research institutions to meticulously produce the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" , aiming to advance the localisation process of high-end copper alloy materials and facilitate the transition from a "major material producer" to a "powerhouse in materials". This time, Jiangyin Bangda Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Fukun Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. actively participated in the joint production of the sourcing guide as partners, jointly promoting the healthy and rapid upgrading of China's copper alloy materials industry chain. Jiangyin Bangda Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. , as an R&D and innovation-oriented enterprise in nonferrous material processing, has always adhered to the philosophy of "treating others with sincerity and making commitments with quality". It is dedicated to the R&D, production, sales, and technical services of high-performance, high-precision beryllium copper alloy billets, wires, plates, and other advanced materials. As a professional supplier of beryllium copper alloy materials, the company has gathered a group of comprehensive talents with high quality, strong capabilities, and rich experience in production/R&D. Leveraging a profound understanding of copper alloy materials, the company continuously develops high-tech products and extends its product lines to different application fields. The company boasts advanced continuous production equipment with international standards, including high vacuum melting and casting, heavy-duty extrusion, vertical solution treatment, vacuum aging, and high-precision straightening, as well as manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights. It is equipped with detection instruments such as spectrometers, universal testing machines, conductivity testers, hardness testers, metallographic microscopes, and ultrasonic flaw detectors. With an annual production capacity of 500 mt of high-performance copper alloy products, the company's product performance indicators reach leading levels and have passed relevant detection and certification. The company is always customer-oriented, accurately grasping market trends, adhering to a development model of technological leadership and scientific management, continuously promoting technological innovation, and sincerely hoping to establish friendly and in-depth cooperative relationships with a wide range of users, working hand in hand to create brilliance together! Main Products: C17200 high-strength rods and wires, C17300 free-cutting and polished rods, high-conductivity C17510 and C17500 beryllium copper billets. Contact Information Zhou Ziyang 151 5228 4228 Click here to receive the "2026 China Copper Alloy Materials Sourcing Guide" for free SMM Contact Person Bao Jinyong 131 5933 8158 baojinyong@smm.cn
May 31, 2025 16:58To better serve industrial clients and more closely align with the market, SMM has added a weekly price for Vietnam 8mm copper cathode rod (CIF) processing fees, which will be officially launched on the SMM website (smm.cn) on December 19, 2025. 1. SMM 8mm Copper Cathode Rod Premium, CIF Vietnam, USD/tonne Methodology 1.1 SMM Price Assessment Methodology General Provisions Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) is a fully independent third-party service organization that does not participate in any actual transactions. Instead, it maintains close communication with buyers or sellers in the market as an observer or organizer and provides relevant services to the market. SMM continuously develops, reviews, and revises its methodology through communication with industry professionals, adopting the most common product specifications, trade terms, and trade conditions in the industry. Equal importance is given to normal transactions that meet the standard specifications. 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Major changes will then be announced with a notice period of at least 28 days, inviting industry comments, unless special circumstances, particularly force majeure (natural disasters, war, exchange bankruptcy, etc.), necessitate a shorter notice period. SMM is committed to carefully considering all comments on proposed methodology changes, but in some cases, it may be necessary to proceed with changes contrary to the wishes of some market participants. Additionally, SMM has a formal methodology consultation process. SMM commits to holding a formal consultation on the methodology every three years. The date of the last consultation and the deadline for the next consultation committed by SMM are located at the top of the methodology document. 2.4 Compliance with SMM Policies All relevant SMM employees must not only comply with the methodology published by SMM but also adhere to SMM's internal standards and policies. These include: SMM Conflict of Interest Policy, SMM Whistleblower Policy, SMM Error Correction Policy, SMM Methodology Review Consultation and Change Policy, SMM Complaints Policy, etc. Welcome more relevant enterprises in the industry chain to participate and support SMM in better serving related enterprises in the Copper Cathode Rod industry chain. For inquiries, please contact: Shanghai Metals Market Copper Research Team, Xinyang Wang Contact: 021-20707846, +86 15762822325
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