[SMM Titanium Express] Guizhou Province's 2026 key projects list includes multiple titanium chemical projects: Kaiyang "P-S-Ti-Cu-Fe-Li-F" integrated project with 400,000 tpa TiO₂ and 1.4Mtpa ferrous sulfate heptahydrate; Kaiyang Sunward 300,000 tpa TiO₂ project with nearly 5.1 billion yuan investment targeting 10 billion yuan annual output; Sunward Fuquan 100,000 tpa TiO₂ project with pyrite acid plant, achieving full "Ti-P-S-Fe" resource recycling.

As of March 8, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (Weekly) stood at $15.29/mt, $1.12/mt lower than a week earlier. The price coefficient of Cu 20% domestic ore stood at 89.5- 91.5%.

SMM understood that Antofagasta and Chinese smelters finalised Cu 50% copper concentrate TC/RCs under long-term contracts for 2024 at $88/mt and $0.088/mt, up $12/mt and $0.012/mt respectively, from those 2022.

【SMM Flash News】The rising trend of copper prices, characterized by strong volatility, has continued. The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Cu 2410 contract closed at 75,840 yuan/ton. Calculated based on the BC copper 2410 contract price of 67,240 yuan/ton, its after-tax price is approximately 75,981 yuan/ton. The price difference between the SHFE Cu 2410 contract and the BC copper 2410 contract is -141 yuan/ton, maintaining an inverted relationship and narrowing compared to the previous trading day.

As of September 15, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (Weekly) stood at $93.19/mt, $0.15/mt lower than a week earlier. Spot copper concentrate trading improved slightly. The price coefficient of Cu 20% domestic ore stood at 88.5-89.5%.

As of Wednesday June 21, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (Weekly) stood at $91.1/mt, $0.55/mt higher than June 16. During the week, SMM understood that there was a deal between a smelter and a trader for 20,000 mt of clean ore with TCs of $92/mt, scheduled for loading in August. Inquiries of smelters for clean ore scheduled for loading in August currently stand at $95/mt, while offers by traders exceeded $88/mt. The price coefficient of Cu 20% domestic ore stood at 88.5-89.5%.

On June 28, the SMM Copper Concentrate Index (weekly) was reported at -$0.28/mt, down $0.41/mt from the previous $0.13/mt. The pricing coefficient for Cu 20% grade domestic ore was 91-93%.

As of January 19, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (Weekly) stood at $41.45/mt, $6.18/mt lower than a week earlier. The price coefficient of Cu 20% domestic ore stood at 89.5-90.5%.

As of last Friday April 7, the SMM Imported Copper Concentrate Index (weekly) stood at $81.76/mt, $1.43/mt higher than the previous week. During the week, the spot trading between traders and smelters was relatively lukewarm. Inquiries by buyers improved after the CSPT finalised the spot copper concentrate guidance TCs for the second quarter of 2023 at $90/mt and $0.09/lb. The current offers for clean ore scheduled for the shipment in the second quarter exceed $78/mt. Some buyers refrained from purchasing in anticipation of more supply. Traded TCs exceeded $85/mt. The price coefficient of Cu 20% domestic ore stood at 88.5-89.5%.

On September 11, 2024, Tianyancha's intellectual property information revealed that Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. has obtained a patent titled "A Type of High Stress Corrosion Resistance Al-Mg-Cu Aluminum Alloy L-shaped Material Product and Manufacturing Method for Large Aircrafts," with the authorization announcement number CN116411210B, and the application date being March 2023.