On July 28, Shenzhen Energy Group-affiliated enterprises' 2026- 2028 annual photovoltaic module centralized procurement supplier pre-selection project was announced. The shortlisted companies are TCL Zhonghe Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Gaojing Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Hongyuan Green Energy Co., Ltd., JinkoSolar Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qiming Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., Trina Solar Co., Ltd., Tongwei Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Aixu Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Zhengtai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., China Energy Conservation Solar Technology (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.
Jul 31, 2026 16:43On July 28, the public announcement of the shortlisted candidates for the concentrated procurement supplier pre-selection project of PV modules from 2026 to 2028, conducted by an affiliate of Shenzhen Energy Group, was released. The shortlisted enterprises included TCL Zhonghuan Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Gokin Solar Co., Ltd., HoYuan Green Energy Co., Ltd., Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qiming PV Technology Co., Ltd., TrinaSolar Co., Ltd., Tongwei Co., Ltd., Zhejiang AIKO Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and CECEP Solar Energy Technology (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.
Jul 31, 2026 10:31The ongoing delay by the White House on potential refined copper import tariffs under President Donald Trump is accelerating structural dislocations across the global physical copper market. Although the statutory timeline for U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to deliver a recommendation has lapsed without a public ruling, the regulatory ambiguity itself has become a primary driver of global trade dynamics. By keeping the tariff threat active, the U.S. has sustained an elevated delivery premium that continues to incentivize aggressive physical inflows into American ports. Over the past 18 months, this mechanism has allowed the country to build a substantial domestic stockpile of a critical metal essential to both green energy transition and advanced technology sectors. However, this deliberate accumulation has come at the direct expense of liquidity in non-U.S. markets. Physical metal is being systematically diverted away from international hubs, driving rapid inventory drawdowns across both London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses. As regional pricing premiums widen and trade flows skew disproportionately toward the United States, prolonged tariff uncertainty risks transforming temporary arbitrage plays into a permanent, structural fracture in the global copper market.
Jul 30, 2026 23:06Capacity side, according to incomplete statistics, China's alkaline electrolyzer market remained at 43.77 GW, and the PEM electrolyzer market at 2.7 GW. This week, there were no offline public delivery updates. Project-related updates: Inner Mongolia Source Code Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. : The integrated project for coal chemical carbon dioxide capture, conversion to green methanol and reuse of Inner Mongolia Source Code Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. received filing. The project is located opposite the Xin'ao coal chemical enterprise park in Dalad Banner, Ordos City, with a total investment of 3.78 billion yuan, including self-owned funds of 3.213 billion yuan and bank loans of 567 million yuan. The construction period is from March 2027 to March 2030. The project plans to capture and purify 1.5 million mt of industrial flue gas CO₂ annually, combined with green hydrogen catalytic synthesis to produce green methanol. Upon completion, it will produce 1 million mt of green methanol per year. Supporting facilities for CO₂ capture, water electrolysis for hydrogen production, methanol synthesis, distillation units, storage and transportation, and environmental protection will also be constructed. Sinopec Star (Inner Mongolia) West Hydrogen East Transmission New Energy Co., Ltd. : The path planning and demonstration, land pre-examination, and planning site selection project (Tianjin section) for the Inner Mongolia Ulanqab to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region hydrogen transmission pipeline demonstration project, Section 1, has issued a tender announcement. This pipeline passes through Tianjin's Jinghai District, Binhai New Area, Xiqing District, and Jinnan District, with a total length of approximately 99 km, and plans to construct 1 station and 5 valve chambers. The tendering work includes path demonstration, preparation of a planning site selection report, and compilation and submission for land pre-examination, with the ultimate goal of obtaining the land pre-examination and site selection opinion letter. The estimated contract value for the section is 3.72 million yuan (tax inclusive), and consortium bids are not accepted for this tender. Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Coal-Electricity-Chemical Integration Co., Ltd. : The 300,000 mt/year methanol technological transformation and production resumption comprehensive utilization project at Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Xinsheng Coal Chemical has entered the environmental assessment stage. The project is invested and constructed by Guizhou Energy Shuicheng Coal-Electricity-Chemical Integration Co., Ltd., located in Shihe Community, Laoyingshan Subdistrict, Shuicheng District, Liupanshui City, covering an area of 125.2 mu. The total investment is 674.894 million yuan, with environmental protection investment of 57.25 million yuan, accounting for 8.48% of the total investment. The project will build a new 300,000 mt/year methanol plant, using coke oven gas and calcium carbide furnace gas as raw materials, with supporting utilities including conversion, synthesis, distillation, air separation, a methanol tank farm, and a flare. Raw material gas demand is 58,775.8 Nm³/h of coke oven gas and 11,202.8 Nm³/h of calcium carbide furnace gas. CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.: The tender for the feasibility study report preparation service for the CGN New Energy Yunnan Chuxiong Wind and Solar Integrated Green Ammonia Synthesis Project has announced the winning bidder. A consortium composed of China Energy Engineering Group Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid. This project is included in the 2026 Yunnan Province Green Electricity Hydrogen Production Integration Demonstration Project List and is Yunnan's first wind and solar integrated green ammonia project. The project is sited in the chemical industry area of Chuxiong Yundian Industrial Park, leveraging 143.75 MW of wind and solar clean energy resources around the park, using a water electrolysis process to prepare green hydrogen, and then combining it with nitrogen from air separation to synthesize green ammonia, achieving green and low-carbon production throughout the entire process. The project occupies approximately 140 mu, with a hydrogen production scale of 9,000 Nm³/h. After completion, it is expected to produce 4,300 mt of green hydrogen annually, with a supporting facility to produce 35,000 mt/year of green ammonia. Sinopec Qingdao Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. : The new energy team from Sinopec Qingdao Refining & Chemical conducted a field survey at Lankun Hydrogen Energy. The two parties plan to jointly build an innovative demonstration project for seawater floating PV off-grid hydrogen production, pioneering a new path for the industrialisation of marine green hydrogen. The project adopts an isolated grid operation mode, where power generated by the floating PV is supplied directly to Lankun's atmospheric pressure hydrogen production system without needing to be connected to the public power grid, creating a closed-loop model of "seawater floating PV directly connected to atmospheric pressure hydrogen production." This solution can avoid pain points such as grid connection approvals, grid consumption, and large-scale energy storage support, producing green hydrogen to replace traditional grey hydrogen and promoting the enterprise's green and low-carbon transformation. Hunan Guoye New Energy Co., Ltd. : The Miluo Municipal National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the record-filing certificate for the Tianjingshan 48 MW vertical-axis wind farm supporting PEM hydrogen production project, marking the official completion of project filing. This project is invested and constructed by Hunan Guoye New Energy Co., Ltd., located at Tianjing Village, Tianjingshan, Luojiang Town, Miluo City. Relying on green electricity from a 48 MW vertical-axis wind farm, it will use PEM water electrolysis technology to produce green hydrogen. The project is designed for a hydrogen production scale of 13,350 Nm³/h, with an annual green hydrogen output of 3,000 mt, and will be constructed in two phases with a total investment of 240 million yuan. Phase one will produce 1,080 mt/year of green hydrogen with an investment of 90 million yuan; phase two will produce 1,920 mt/year with an investment of 150 million yuan. The project will construct PEM electrolysers, purification units, hydrogen storage facilities, and related supporting works. CGN New Energy (Lufeng) Co., Ltd. : The Shanwei Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued a pre-approval public notice for the "Environmental Impact Report for the Integrated Energy Island Onshore Test Base Project (Phase II)." The project is invested and constructed by CGN New Energy (Lufeng) Co., Ltd., sited in the Dishui Village area of Jieshi Town, Lufeng, Shanwei. The project will deploy 500 Nm³/h ALK and 200 Nm³/h PEM electrolysers for hydrogen production testing, with an annual hydrogen production of 700,000 Nm³ and a total hydrogen storage scale of 1,050 kg. It will be equipped with hydrogen supply and utilisation devices such as fuel cells and hydrogen dispensers, as well as facilities including a marine climate simulation environmental chamber and a floating sway test platform, excluding tests related to green ammonia production, storage, and transportation. The total project investment is 42.44 million yuan, with environmental protection investment of 300,000 yuan. Zhongyuan Oilfield Branch Company: Petroleum Engineering Machinery successfully won the bid for the electrolytic water hydrogen production unit Balance of Plant (BOP) project at Zhongyuan Oilfield. It will provide core supporting equipment for China's first domestically produced 1,000 Nm³/h-class PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production demonstration project, supporting Sinopec's large-scale deployment of green hydrogen. The BOP equipment won in this bid has a rated hydrogen production capacity of no less than 1,000 Nm³/h, with system operating flexibility covering 10%–125%, capable of matching fluctuating wind and solar green electricity conditions. The output hydrogen purity reaches 99.999%, meeting various high-purity hydrogen application requirements. Zhangye Dawei Energy Co., Ltd.: The signing and groundbreaking meeting for the Zhangye Dawei Energy industrial tail gas resource utilisation coupled with renewable energy for green hydrogen and green methanol demonstration project was held at the headquarters of China Chengda Engineering Co., Ltd. The project will be located in the Circular Economy Demonstration Park of the Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone in Gansu, serving as a provincial-level key new energy demonstration project. The project will adopt Chengda's proprietary low-pressure methanol synthesis process, supported by a 10,000 m³-class water electrolysis hydrogen production unit. It will utilise local wind and solar power to produce green hydrogen, coupled with industrial tail gas to produce green methanol. Upon completion, it is expected to achieve an annual green methanol capacity of 500,000 mt. Huzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission : Huzhou Renhuang Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. issued a competitive consultation announcement for the Huzhou Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Research Project. The project budget and maximum price limit are both 180,000 yuan, and consortium bids are not accepted. Policy Review 1. The General Office of the National Energy Administration issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions on the 2026 energy sector industry standard development and revision plan and the foreign language translation plan. Among them, the 2026 energy sector industry standard development plan involves 43 hydrogen energy standard projects. Standard categories include safety, products, methods, engineering construction, and management. 2. The Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Dadukou District, Chongqing, issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions and suggestions on the "Dadukou District '15th Five-Year Plan' Beautiful Dadukou Construction Plan (Draft for Comments)." The document indicates accelerating low-carbon upgrades of transportation equipment. Following municipal requirements, it will accelerate the retirement of old operating ships, encourage enterprises to build new energy and clean energy ships, and promote the green transformation of waterway transportation. It will accelerate the elimination and renewal of old gas vehicles and promote the use of new energy for newly added and updated urban public service vehicles across the district, including buses, taxis, urban logistics, sanitation, and postal vehicles. Efforts to promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be intensified to drive energy conservation and carbon reduction in the transportation sector. 3. The Energy Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region issued a notice to publicly solicit opinions and suggestions on the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Renewable Energy Hydrogen Production Industry Safety Management Measures (Draft for Comments)." The "Measures" state that the site selection and layout of green hydrogen construction projects should comply with territorial spatial planning and the "three zones and three lines" control requirements, and should fully consider cross-safety risks. The construction of green hydrogen projects and integrated hydrogen production and refuelling stations outside chemical industrial parks is permitted. Green hydrogen projects do not require a hazardous chemical production safety permit, etc. Enterprise Developments Beijing Hypert Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.: The production ceremony for the upgraded hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty truck H49 production line was grandly held at the New Chufeng Manufacturing Base. This upgrade was comprehensively advanced in three directions: intelligence, automation, and quality. New cab sub-assembly lines, fuel cell sub-assembly lines, and power battery and chassis sub-assembly lines were added. Advanced equipment such as AGVs, glass gluing robots, and electric assembly tools were introduced. Production stations were optimised and restructured, with multiple new quality inspection checkpoints added, achieving dual improvements in production efficiency and manufacturing quality. Zhejiang Guwei Technology Co., Ltd. : It officially launched a strategic cooperation on hydrogen sensors with Seek Treasure Co., Ltd. The two parties will focus on joint R&D in core technology optimisation, product performance upgrades, and localised adaptation development for hydrogen sensors. Shenzhen Pengfei Green Energy Development Co., Ltd.: It issued its 2026 H1 performance forecast. The forecast shows that Pengfei Green Energy expects a net loss attributable to the parent company's shareholders of 10.5 million yuan to 15 million yuan in H1 2026, compared to a loss of 10.0004 million yuan in the same period last year. Deducted non-recurring profit or loss is expected to be a loss of 14 million yuan to 20 million yuan, compared to a loss of 21.4119 million yuan in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share are expected to be -0.008 yuan/share to -0.0114 yuan/share. Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Co., Ltd.: Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy held a discussion meeting with State Grid Yulin Power Supply Company, focusing on grid access, direct green electricity supply, optimisation of electricity purchasing and sales business, and efficient utilisation of new energy power. CIMC Enric Holdings Limited: An anhydrous ammonia transport vehicle escorted the world's largest single shipment of green ammonia for export, with 3,750 mt of green ammonia produced in Da'an, Jilin, shipped from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, bound for South Korea, setting a new global single-shipment export record for green ammonia. Qingyang Public Transportation Group Co., Ltd. : The Qingyang Public Trading Center issued a competitive negotiation announcement for Package 2 of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle procurement project (third round) for Qingyang Public Transportation Group. The budget and maximum price limit for this section is 6.7568 million yuan, with plans to purchase 4 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The supply period is 45 calendar days after contract signing. The project implements post-qualification review, does not accept consortium bids, and is not a procurement project specifically targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises. Beiben Trucks Group Co., Ltd.: Beiben Trucks signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Benxi Municipal People's Government, simultaneously advancing the Benxi Steel Union new energy heavy-duty truck project. At the event, Beiben Trucks and Benxi Steel Union signed a purchase order for 200 units of new energy heavy-duty trucks. Guangdong Yuntao Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.: The National Energy Administration announced the results of the renewal and expansion of the China-IRENA cooperation special working groups. Yuntao Hydrogen was successfully selected for both the Hydrogen Energy Working Group and the Energy Storage Working Group, becoming the only hydrogen energy enterprise to be shortlisted for two major working groups simultaneously. Patent Applications 1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(China) published patent CN2025110028, developing a ceramic-based anion exchange membrane with a laboratory-tested lifespan of 80,000 hours. 2. Johnson Matthey(UK) filed patent WO2025109876, disclosing a ternary Fe-Ni-Mo non-precious metal catalyst formulation with activity approaching that of platinum-based materials. Technology Footprints/Technical Specifications 1. The latest scientific research achievement by Professor Hu Wenbin's team from Tianjin University was published online in the prestigious international academic journal Science. This research overcame the key challenge of precisely preparing platinum group catalysts, pioneering a new technical pathway for atomic-level precise preparation of platinum group catalysts. 2. Tong Lei and Liang Haiwei from the University of Science and Technology of China, along with Zhang Liang from Tsinghua University, proposed a carbon mesoporous deep engineering (CMDE) strategy. Using hollow mesoporous carbon spheres to regulate ionomer penetration depth, they resolved the inherent contradiction between kinetic activity and oxygen mass transfer in low-platinum fuel cells. They developed a PtCo low-platinum catalyst that combines poisoning resistance, high mass transfer, and excellent durability, achieving the power, activity, and durability indicators specified by the US DOE at an ultra-low platinum loading of 0.1 mgPt cm⁻². 3. Professor Li Zhipeng's team from Northwestern Polytechnical University innovatively constructed a three-dimensional multi-physics coupled model for tubular solid oxide fuel cells, systematically revealing the quantitative influence of temperature, electrode thickness, porosity, and oxygen domain geometric parameters on cell output performance. 4. The National Hydrogen Power Quality Inspection and Testing Center of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute built a 0-400kW hydrogen-related, load-bearing three-comprehensive vibration testing platform and opened it for commercial use, filling a gap in China for high-power hydrogen-related multi-physics coupled testing. 5. The high specific power cathode closed air-cooled stack technology developed by the team of Academician Chen Zhongwei and Associate Researcher Zhang Meng at the National Key Laboratory of Energy Catalytic Conversion, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, passed the scientific and technological achievement appraisal by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. This technology effectively solves the industry contradiction between water retention and oxygen mass transfer in air-cooled fuel cells, addressing technical challenges such as low-humidity performance degradation, carbon corrosion, dry membrane and flooding, and high-power thermal management.
Jul 30, 2026 10:17On July 27, China Southern Power Grid Comprehensive Energy Company released the Transaction Result Announcement (II) for the first batch (third procurement) of the 2026 energy comprehensive utilization project equipment framework tender (PV modules), with winning enterprises including TCL Zhonghuan Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., and LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Jul 29, 2026 10:14Recently, the SPIC Wenzhou Green Hydrogen Project has made significant progress, with the first batch of 3,750 mt of green methanol successfully loaded and shipped to destinations outside China, marking that China's green fuel industry has entered a new stage of international commercial delivery and achieved a major breakthrough in large-scale green methanol exports. According to sources, the exported green methanol came from the SPIC Wenzhou Da'an Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project. The project uses a process coupling industrial tail gas and hydrogen produced from renewable energy to make green methanol. It was completed and put into operation in July 2025, equipped with facilities for approximately 800,000 mt of methanol output per year, 32,000 mt of green hydrogen production per year, and 180,000 mt of hydrogen storage, making it one of the world's largest green fuel demonstration projects. Since commissioning, the project has run stably for over 300 days, with overall production indicators stable. Relying on independently developed water electrolysis equipment and process technology, the project has achieved synergy between industrial tail gas resource utilisation and green methanol production, and realised large-scale stable operation in 2025, providing solid support for continued international market deliveries. At the same time, SPIC actively promoted alignment with international rules, proactively participated in building international sustainability and certification systems, and pushed green fuel products to meet market access requirements outside China. Focusing on the international sustainability and carbon certification system, renewable fuel standards, and life cycle carbon accounting, the project continuously improved its full-chain certification capabilities, creating conditions for green fuel to enter international markets. Industry insiders believe that this large-scale export of green methanol not only reflects the continuous improvement of China's green fuel technology and industrialisation capabilities, but also enhances China's competitiveness in the global green energy industry chain, accumulating practical experience for the international trade of green fuels. SPIC said that the next step will be to continue deepening international cooperation, actively expand markets outside China, continuously advance the industrialisation and international deployment of green fuels, constantly improve the green methanol industry chain system, push more green fuel products into international markets, and provide more Chinese solutions for the global energy transition to green and low-carbon.
Jul 29, 2026 09:34Recently, Zhangye Dawei Energy Co., Ltd. and China Chemical Engineering Chengda Company held a signing ceremony for a demonstration project on the resource-based utilization of industrial gas coupled with renewable energy hydrogen production for green methanol, and concurrently held the project kick-off meeting, marking the annual output of 500,000 mt green methanol project entering the substantive implementation phase. Upon completion, the project will become one of China's leading-scale demonstration projects for green methanol production through the coupling of synthetic industrial tail gas and green hydrogen. It is reported that the project is located in the Circular Economy Demonstration Park of Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone in Gansu Province, and is a locally prioritized new energy demonstration project. The project will adopt Chengda's independently developed low-pressure methanol synthesis technology, utilizing industrial tail gas and green hydrogen produced from renewable energy to carry out a coupling reaction and produce green methanol. It is planned to form an annual output of 500,000 mt green methanol production capacity. After implementation, the project will further enhance the comprehensive utilization level of industrial tail gas resources, promote the high-value recycling and utilization of industrial by-product gases, and effectively reduce carbon emissions. It represents an important practice in advancing green and low-carbon development and promoting the integration of new energy and the chemical industry, and aligns with the national "dual carbon" goals and related industrial development directions. Chengda Company stated that it will rely on the technical advantages and project management experience accumulated in the field of green chemical and new energy engineering, fully leverage its capabilities in engineering design, construction, and full-process services, and advance project construction with high standards and quality, creating a premium project that combines advancement, greenness, and demonstration effects. Dawei Energy stated that this cooperation will fully leverage the resource and technical advantages of both parties, deepen synergy around the green methanol industry chain, accelerate project construction and industrialisation, form a replicable and extendable demonstration experience, and infuse new momentum into the regional green energy industry development. After the signing ceremony was completed, the project teams of both parties immediately held a project working meeting, having in-depth discussions on the integration path of new energy and the chemical industry, core process plans, key points of engineering design, and subsequent collaboration mechanisms, thus laying the foundation for high-quality project implementation. In the next step, Chengda Company will continue to leverage its engineering technology, management capabilities, and resource integration advantages to provide full-process comprehensive services for project construction, facilitate the deep integration of green energy and modern chemical industry, and promote the high-quality development of the region's green and low-carbon industry.
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On July 22, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market Information Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM) held in-depth discussions with representatives of Stavian Industrial Metal JSC. The participants included: SMM Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminum Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for Overseas Information Sales Khai Yuen Chin, Senior Overseas Aluminum Analyst Stavian Industrial Metal JSC James (Nguyen Danh Vinh), Deputy Director of International Business Alex (Bui Trung Kien), International Business Representative The two sides exchanged views on the global aluminum market, the development of Vietnam’s aluminum industry, market information services, and the establishment of a regional pricing system, reaching broad consensus on several areas for future cooperation. Focusing on Southeast Asia and Exploring the Evolving Global Aluminum Industry Landscape SMM noted that in recent years, it has continued to expand its sourcing and sales network across Southeast Asia, establishing stable supply-chain connections in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other markets. Its business covers multiple metal categories, including aluminum, steel, and copper, while the company continues to explore emerging market opportunities across Southeast Asia. At the SMM AICE 2026 Southeast Asia Aluminum Industry Conference, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 19–20, SMM will officially launch the SMM Vietnam Aluminum Price and provide a detailed explanation of its pricing methodology. Against the backdrop of global supply-chain restructuring, evolving logistics patterns, and deepening regional trade, market demand for high-quality, in-depth, and timely market intelligence and reliable price references continues to rise. To address these needs, SMM has established a global presence across price assessments, market research, databases, consulting services, and international conferences. Its services cover major markets including China, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa, providing professional market intelligence and data services to participants across the global industrial value chain. Advancing Vietnam’s Pricing System to Support Regional Industry Development SMM noted that aluminum trading in Southeast Asia still commonly references LME prices and the MJP Premium. However, as Vietnam’s manufacturing sector expands rapidly and domestic consumption continues to grow, demand is increasing for regional price benchmarks that better reflect local supply-and-demand fundamentals. Since July 3, 2026, SMM has officially launched the Vietnam 6063 Non-Homogenized Aluminum Billet Processing Fee and the SMM Vietnam 6063 Non-Homogenized Aluminum Billet Price , with both assessments updated daily on each trading day. (Resources come from the SMM official website) In recent years, SMM has continued to develop its global pricing system while accelerating its presence in Southeast Asia. By engaging directly with participants across the industrial value chain and establishing local price data collection networks, SMM is continuously improving its Vietnam market price assessment framework and providing the regional market with more open, transparent, and impartial price references. Representatives from Stavian Industrial Metal JSC expressed strong recognition of this direction and shared insights into the rapid development of Vietnam’s market in recent years. They noted that Vietnam’s aluminum trading volume continues to expand alongside growing domestic demand. Establishing a regional pricing system that more accurately reflects local market conditions would help improve transparency across the industrial value chain and support the healthy and sustainable development of the market. Stavian Industrial Metal JSC Founded in 2021, Stavian Industrial Metal JSC is a member of Stavian Group, one of Vietnam’s major multinational industrial groups. The company specializes in the trading, supply-chain management, processing and manufacturing, and industrial investment of industrial metals including aluminum, steel, copper, and zinc. Its business network spans more than 100 countries and regions worldwide, with the goal of becoming a leading integrated industrial metals service platform in Southeast Asia. In recent years, Stavian has continued to increase investment in Vietnam’s domestic industrial sector, gradually expanding beyond traditional metals trading into industrial investment and advanced manufacturing. Its key areas of development include: Industrial Park Development Stavian Group’s industrial park platform is advancing the development of green industrial parks in Vietnam, with major projects including industrial parks in Thai Nguyen Province and Hung Yen Province. These projects aim to attract industries including electronics manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, supporting industries, logistics, and food processing. They also incorporate ESG principles such as green energy, circular economy practices, and wastewater reuse, supporting Vietnam’s manufacturing upgrade and facilitating foreign investment projects. Green Metals Development The company is actively developing supply chains for green aluminum, green steel, and recycled metals while promoting the use of low-carbon metal materials. Carbon management and ESG principles have also been integrated into the company’s corporate strategy, with the goal of becoming a leading green metals distributor and carbon services provider in Southeast Asia. Major Industrial Cooperation Projects In recent years, Stavian has established strategic partnerships with major Vietnamese enterprises including Viet Hai Group and Dai Dung Group. These partnerships cover areas such as shipbuilding, steel structure engineering, machinery manufacturing, new energy infrastructure, and industrial projects, enabling the companies to jointly participate in major industrial and infrastructure developments across Vietnam. As one of Vietnam’s rapidly growing industrial metals companies, Stavian Industrial Metal JSC plays an important role in supporting the country’s manufacturing upgrade and strengthening its domestic industrial metals supply chain. It has also emerged as a representative local enterprise within Vietnam’s aluminum and broader industrial metals industry. Join the Conversation at SMM AICE 2026 Connect with aluminum producers, processors, traders, manufacturers, certification organisations, industry associations and decision-makers from across Southeast Asia and the global market. Explore aluminum pricing, primary aluminum supply, processing technologies, low-carbon development, CBAM compliance and new opportunities for regional cooperation. ? Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ? November 19–20, 2026 Register now: bit.ly/AICE26 and secure your Super Early Bird Pass and save up to USD 200. Register before August 31, 2026.
Jul 29, 2026 09:25Recently, the Shandong Provincial National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Provincial Energy Bureau, together with the Shandong Office of the National Energy Administration, issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting the Development of Direct Green Electricity Supply in Shandong Province in an Orderly Manner," accompanied by the release of a standardized project preparation outline. This implements the national top-level policy on direct green electricity supply and defines four applicable scenarios: new loads, captive power plant retrofits, export manufacturing, and new energy with obstructed grid connection. The plan specifies that projects should generally be arranged at the county level, with cross-county exceptions requiring special demonstration. It sets rigid indicators of 60% self-consumption and no more than 20% surplus electricity fed into the grid. It requires that the new energy utilization rate of projects be no lower than the provincial average. A hierarchical approval mechanism is established, involving enterprise applications, municipal-level preliminary review, and provincial-level third-party evaluation. Synchronized management rules cover synchronized commissioning, annual clearing of indicators, and a three-year exit mechanism for non-compliance. Supporting lists are provided for comprehensive land use, environmental impact assessment, and grid connection documentation. Through dedicated line direct supply, the plan expands channels for local consumption of wind and solar power within the province, helping export-oriented and energy-intensive enterprises overcome international carbon barriers and reduce green energy use costs.
Jul 27, 2026 13:52Recently, Chint Green Energy, in collaboration with renowned Australian system integrator DS Energy, successfully completed the full construction and grid connection of a PV project at the Mercy Community Residential Aged Care facility. As another notable achievement of Chint Green Energy focusing on the distributed PV sector in the Australian market, this project not only significantly reduces the operational costs of aged care facilities through clean electricity, but also demonstrates, through tangible emission reductions, the infinite possibilities of deep integration between green energy and social well-being.
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