The 2026 Labour Day holiday is approaching. To help you make timely work and trading arrangements in advance, SMM hereby releases the official service schedule during the holiday period as follows:

SMM will launch new pricing for manganese-rich slag from Shanxi (30%-35% Mn) and Hunan (30%-31% Mn) starting May 8, 2026, to improve market transparency and trading efficiency.

Announcement on Publishing China’s Imported Remelted Lead Landed Duty-Paid Price and Premiums/Discounts

Announcement on Migration of Some Automotive Steel Price Points

We have updated the organization of our Other Minor Metals section for better navigation, grouping price points by specific metal categories.

To better serve industry clients and more closely align with the market, SMM plans to add 6 copper scrap price assessments for the US region, which will be officially launched on April 24, 2026. Shang

[SMM Announcement] Launch of CIF Premiums by Lead Content for Lead Ingots from Vietnam and Malaysia

9 domestic bauxite price points will be adjusted: from daily updates to monthly updates (on the first Thursday of each month at 5:00 PM Beijing Time).

SMM Industry Research Department will suspend price updates from April 13-15, 2026, due to the Songkran Festival in Thailand. Daily and weekly prices will resume on April 16 and 17, 2026 respectively

Please be informed that April 3rd (Friday), 2026, coincides with the public holidays for Good Friday in several countries, including Indonesia and Philippines. Due to the holiday, the SMM Industry Res