SMM will launch six daily ferrous scrap price assessments on 17 August 2026.

As the world's second-largest crude steel producer and one of its significant iron ore producing nations, India has seen continuous expansion in domestic infrastructure, manufacturing, and steelmaking

Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) will launch four new Philippine low-grade nickel laterite ore price data points on August 17, 2026, expanding its coverage of the Philippine physical nickel ore market.

SMM launches daily Indonesia NPI full cost and cash cost (spot ore) data by region, covering IMIP, IWIP, Obi and other areas of Sulawesi, with cost per nickel unit, USD cost per nickel tonne and profi

SMM launches a new price assessment for battery-grade LDP, effective August 10, 2026, to provide a transparent, spot-trading-based price reference.

SMM HVLP1 copper foil premiums, deliverd to Consumer Works, VAT included, yuan/tonne will officially launch on the SMM website (smm.cn) on July 31, 2026.

The data is planned to be officially launched in September 2026, at which time the new indicator names and IDs will be updated. The existing related data points will be discontinued on July 17, 2026.

SMM is expanding the pig iron production data in the SMM database : adding pig iron production data for 39 countries and regions.

Expanding our iron ore production data in the SMM database by adding iron ore production data for 10 key iron ore-producing countries worldwide. The data update frequency remains annual, with specific

To better serve the entire global energy storage supply chain and to help market participants accurately track FOB China price trends for DC‑side battery containers exported to Europe and India,