►New Advances in Magnesium Materials and Processes ►Development and Application of New-Type Low-Cost, High-Strength, Corrosion-Resistant Magnesium Alloys ►Stainless Magnesium Technology: R&D Progress from Alloy Materials to Semi-Solid Processes, R&D and Application of Stainless Magnesium Alloys ►Hefei • Great “Magnesium” Chaohu — Building a First-Class Magnesium Industry Ecosystem in China ►R&D Progress and Current Industrialisation Status of Magnesium-Based Materials and Products at Baowu Magnesium ►Haitian Magnesium Alloy Injection Molding Technology and Market Outlook ►Magnesium from an International Perspective: The Transformation from a Cost-Driven Bulk Commodity to a Strategic Engineering Material ►: Focusing on the New Cycle of Supply and Demand for Magnesium Metal and Downstream Applications — Outlook for the Magnesium Market in 2026

[Dual Momentum in the Magnesium Industry: Coordinated Empowerment of New Development Through Salt Lake Resource Security and Breakthroughs in End-Use Applications] As one of the lightest known structural metallic materials, magnesium combines outstanding properties such as light weight, high strength, and high thermal conductivity, making it a core strategic material supporting industrial upgrading in sectors such as automotive lightweighting and new energy materials. China’s magnesium industry is advancing on two fronts, simultaneously promoting breakthroughs in end-use application technologies and securing raw material supply, overcoming bottlenecks in industrial development and supporting the high-quality development of the magnesium industry.

[SMM Magnesium Express] Latrobe Magnesium successfully produced ~20 tonnes of high-grade magnesium oxide at its Victoria demonstration plant, with total magnesium compounds around 90%, paving the way for first magnesium metal production in H2 2026. The patented process uses brown coal power generation ash as feedstock, following a circular economy model. Long-term contracts with U.S. distributors are secured, with plans for a 100,000 tpa plant in Malaysia.

[Gearing Up for 2026! Magnesium Market Wraps Up a Stable January, Nearly 300,000 mt of Additional Demand to Boost Industry's New Prosperity] The magnesium market's performance for the year has now concluded. Price fluctuations in the magnesium market during 2025 may not have stood out among nonferrous metals, but it is precisely this past stability that is expected to foster the potential for nearly 300,000 mt of additional magnesium alloy demand growth in 2026. The magnesium metal market in 2026 is set to embark on a year of prosperity, marking a crucial step toward a thriving future. The industry is poised to write a new chapter of growth, which is highly anticipated across the sector. As we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, on behalf of the SMM Magnesium Team, I would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to colleagues in the industry, magnesium enterprise partners, experts, and scholars who have long cared for and supported SMM. Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year, immediate success, abundant wealth, and lasting good fortune!

[SMM Spot Magnesium Ingot Bulletin: Manufacturers' Reluctance to Budge on Prices Returns, Magnesium Prices Firm Up Slightly Today] SMM June 18 News: Today, magnesium manufacturers' reluctance to budge on prices has returned. The mainstream transaction price for magnesium ingots in the Fugu region has been adjusted upwards to 16,000 yuan/mt, with fewer low-priced supplies compared to the previous day. Magnesium prices remain stable amidst a stalemate.

[SMM Magnesium Ingot Spot Cargo Flash Report: Insufficient Follow-up on Transactions, Magnesium Prices Accelerate Decline Today] SMM June 16 News: Affected by insufficient follow-up on market transactions, magnesium plants in the Fugu region slightly lowered their quotes today. The mainstream transaction prices in the market ranged from 16,000 to 16,100 yuan/mt, with individual traders choosing to sell at lower prices, bringing the magnesium market atmosphere back to a wait-and-see stance.

[SMM Magnesium News] US startup Magrathea has launched a next-generation magnesium chloride electrolyzer in Auckland to advance the commercialization of carbon-neutral magnesium metal extraction from seawater, supporting the US in rebuilding its critical minerals supply chain.

[Announcement: Regarding the Addition of Import and Export Data for the US Magnesium Industry] In recent years, global magnesium prices have continued to fluctuate. As a major consumer and trade hub for magnesium products, the US's import and export dynamics have a significant impact on the international market. Based on the latest official statistical data released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), we have systematically compiled historical data on the import and export of magnesium metal and magnesium products in the US. To help industry participants accurately grasp the trade trends in the US magnesium market, we are now officially releasing this statistical report on the import and export of magnesium products, which is based on authoritative data from the USGS, providing reliable decision-making references for enterprises in the global industry chain.

Recently, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province issued the "Several Policy Measures to Support the Development of the Semi Coke and Magnesium Metal Industries" (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy Measures"), aiming to accelerate the high-end, intelligent, and green upgrading of related industries, and promote the high-quality development of the semi coke and magnesium deep processing industries. The "Policy Measures" propose to guide the construction of key enterprises for the smelting of primary magnesium and magnesium alloys at scales of 100,000 mt, 200,000 mt, and 300,000 mt through industry consolidation and restructuring; to establish high-standard R&D institutions to promote the coupling development of production, education, and research; and to strive to build a new modern industrial cluster for semi coke and magnesium during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The "Policy Measures" clarify the formulation and issuance of development plans and industry construction standards for the semi coke and magnesium industries, strengthen the standard system construction, and reward units that promote the revision and improvement of standards. Actively build industrial clusters, according to the idea of "differentiated development," layout magnesium and magnesium alloy deep processing and magnesium slag comprehensive utilization industries in Shenmu City and Fugu County, and layout downstream R&D and manufacturing industries for magnesium alloy products in the Yushen Industrial Zone and Yuheng Industrial Zone. Strengthen product research, support magnesium and magnesium alloy enterprises to collaborate with universities and research institutes to conduct basic research and application innovation, and reward technological processes that have won national science and technology awards and are applied in production in Yulin. Promote the intelligent construction of enterprises, support the upgrading of the magnesium enterprise industry chain and intelligent transformation, and reward provincial-level intelligent manufacturing pilot demonstration enterprises and smart factories that have been recognized. The "Policy Measures" emphasize accelerating the brand building of semi coke and magnesium products, creating regional public brands such as "Shenmu Semi Coke" and "Fugu Magnesium," and enhancing brand influence. Strictly implement various support policies, tilt in terms of financial support, financial assistance, and tax incentives, and establish a special fund of 100 million yuan annually for three consecutive years to promote related work. Subsidize enterprises that rent transit warehouses or off-site warehouses to store magnesium products, and subsidize enterprises that build, operate, or rent "overseas warehouses" or establish bonded warehouses in Yulin City to broaden sales channels. The "Policy Measures" propose to accelerate the overcoming of clean and intelligent production challenges in magnesium smelting processes. Accelerate the technical research of vertical retort smelting projects, optimize process flows, reduce production costs, fully learn from domestic and overseas advanced automation transformation cases, accelerate the development of intelligent feeding, slag removal, and slag transportation equipment for magnesium smelting reduction furnace workshops, and vigorously promote intelligent and informatization transformations. Reward enterprises that have won national science and technology awards and have actually applied the technological processes in Yulin; support enterprises to carry out water-saving and energy-saving process technological transformations, and reward enterprises with continuously declining energy consumption levels; encourage enterprises to adopt advanced energy-saving technologies, and reward enterprises that meet emission standards.

On May 12, the "Precision Denitration Project for Magnesium Metal Smelting Industry" was launched in Fugu County, Yulin City. This project is the first of its kind in the world, filling the gap in exhaust gas denitration in China's magnesium smelting industry.