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The fundamental challenge in the 304 stainless steel industrial chain is Instrument Asymmetry, a scenario where the dominant cost driver, Nickel Pig Iron (NPI), lacks a direct futures contract and forces participants to manage 75% of their risk using standardized proxies like pure nickel. This creates a lethal threat not from price volatility itself, but from the Basis Risk that occurs when physical assets and hedging tools decouple.
Feb 23, 2026 10:28[SMM Overseas Tungsten Weekly Review: European Tungsten Market Surged This Week with APT Up Over 13% and Scrap Also Strengthened] As of February 19, prices for tungsten raw materials and scrap in the European market climbed across the board. SMM data showed that the average CIF Rotterdam price for ammonium paratungstate (APT) was $1,800/mtu, up 13.56% WoW; the average price for ferrotungsten was $200/kg W, up 1.5% WoW. The scrap market also strengthened, with the average price for European scrap tungsten drill bits at €90/kg, up 12.5% WoW; offers for scrap tungsten alloy blades rose to €89/kg. In the Indian scrap tungsten market, offers held steady, with FOB prices basically flat WoW.
Feb 19, 2026 18:16酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告 供应链管理分公司关于酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购,现发布采购预告,请符合资格要求的供方参与报名,具体如下: 一、项目概况 项目名称: 酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告 采购单位: 供应链管理分公司 交货地点: 宏兴股份公司炼轧厂 预计供货/施工开始时间: 2025年4月25日 预计供货/施工结束时间: 2025年5月31日 采购内容: 点击查看内容 二、报名资格要求 1.报名人须为中华人民共和国境内的独立法人或者其他组织;如涉及境外及港澳台报名人需提供所在地注册证书。 2.报名人应具有响应招标项目的能力。 3.报名人未被最高人民法院在“信用中国”网站列入失信被执行人名单。 4.报名人应具备新能源汽车或达到国六及以上排放标准汽车运输能力。 5.本次采购接受生产商 三、报名方式 供应商须在上述时间范围内响应预告,登录电子招投标系统( https://eps.jiugangbid.com/ ),未注册供应商需首先完成注册后,点击对应采购预告“我要报名”,填写相关信息。 四、报名截止日期 2025年4月26日16时47分 五、交流反馈 1.报名人对本预告如有疑问的,可以向采购发布联系人提出询问。联系人:王中辉,联系电话:18093732206。 六、质疑投诉 对采购活动有质疑投诉的,请将信息发送至酒钢集团交易中心交易监督室邮箱(jyjds@jiugang.com),联系电话:0937-6713939。 相关附件 无 供应链管理分公司 2025年4月21日 点击查看招标详情: 》酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告
Apr 25, 2025 10:47酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告 供应链管理分公司关于酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购,现发布采购预告,请符合资格要求的供方参与报名,具体如下: 一、项目概况 项目名称: 酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告 采购单位: 供应链管理分公司 交货地点: 宏宇新材料公司炼钢厂 预计供货/施工开始时间: 2025年4月25日 预计供货/施工结束时间: 2025年5月31日 采购内容: 点击查看内容 二、报名资格要求 1.报名人须为中华人民共和国境内的独立法人或者其他组织;如涉及境外及港澳台报名人需提供所在地注册证书。 2.报名人应具有响应招标项目的能力。 3.报名人未被最高人民法院在“信用中国”网站列入失信被执行人名单。 4.报名人应具备新能源汽车或达到国六及以上排放标准汽车运输能力。 5.本次采购接受生产商 三、报名方式 供应商须在上述时间范围内响应预告,登录电子招投标系统( https://eps.jiugangbid.com/ ),未注册供应商需首先完成注册后,点击对应采购预告“我要报名”,填写相关信息。 四、报名截止日期 2025年4月26日16时47分 五、交流反馈 1.报名人对本预告如有疑问的,可以向采购发布联系人提出询问。联系人:王中辉,联系电话:18093732206。 六、质疑投诉 对采购活动有质疑投诉的,请将信息发送至酒钢集团交易中心交易监督室邮箱(jyjds@jiugang.com),联系电话:0937-6713939。 相关附件 无 供应链管理分公司 2025年4月21日 点击查看招标详情: 》酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\棒麿铁集中采购预告
Apr 25, 2025 11:02酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购预告 供应链管理分公司关于酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购,现发布采购预告,请符合资格要求的供方参与报名,具体如下: 一、项目概况 项目名称: 酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购预告 采购单位: 供应链管理分公司 交货地点: 宏宇新材料公司炼钢厂 预计供货/施工开始时间: 2025年4月25日 预计供货/施工结束时间: 2025年5月31日 采购内容: 点击查看内容 二、报名资格要求 1.报名人须为中华人民共和国境内的独立法人或者其他组织;如涉及境外及港澳台报名人需提供所在地注册证书。 2.报名人应具有响应招标项目的能力。 3.报名人未被最高人民法院在“信用中国”网站列入失信被执行人名单。 4.报名人应具备新能源汽车或达到国六及以上排放标准汽车运输能力。 5.本次采购接受生产商 三、报名方式 供应商须在上述时间范围内响应预告,登录电子招投标系统( https://eps.jiugangbid.com/ ),未注册供应商需首先完成注册后,点击对应采购预告“我要报名”,填写相关信息。 四、报名截止日期 2025年4月26日16时48分 五、交流反馈 1.报名人对本预告如有疑问的,可以向采购发布联系人提出询问。联系人:王中辉,联系电话:18093732206。 六、质疑投诉 对采购活动有质疑投诉的,请将信息发送至酒钢集团交易中心交易监督室邮箱(jyjds@jiugang.com),联系电话:0937-6713939。 相关附件 无 供应链管理分公司 2025年4月21日 点击查看招标详情: 》酒钢集团宏宇新材料公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢采购预告
Apr 24, 2025 14:51酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购预告 供应链管理分公司关于酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购,现发布采购预告,请符合资格要求的供方参与报名,具体如下: 一、项目概况 项目名称: 酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中采购预告 采购单位: 供应链管理分公司 交货地点: 宏兴股份公司炼轧厂 预计供货/施工开始时间: 2025年4月25日 预计供货/施工结束时间: 2025年5月31日 采购内容: 点击查看内容 二、报名资格要求 1.报名人须为中华人民共和国境内的独立法人或者其他组织;如涉及境外及港澳台报名人需提供所在地注册证书。 2.报名人应具有响应招标项目的能力。 3.报名人未被最高人民法院在“信用中国”网站列入失信被执行人名单。 4.报名人应具备新能源汽车或达到国六及以上排放标准汽车运输能力。 5.本次采购接受生产商 三、报名方式 供应商须在上述时间范围内响应预告,登录电子招投标系统( https://eps.jiugangbid.com/ ),未注册供应商需首先完成注册后,点击对应采购预告“我要报名”,填写相关信息。 四、报名截止日期 2025年4月26日16时47分 五、交流反馈 1.报名人对本预告如有疑问的,可以向采购发布联系人提出询问。联系人:王中辉,联系电话:18093732206。 六、质疑投诉 对采购活动有质疑投诉的,请将信息发送至酒钢集团交易中心交易监督室邮箱(jyjds@jiugang.com),联系电话:0937-6713939。 相关附件 无 供应链管理分公司 2025年4月21日 点击查看招标详情: 》 酒钢集团宏兴股份公司2025年5月份废钢\粒子钢集中 采购预告
Apr 25, 2025 11:10Dear User, Hello! With the evolution of global PV trade, N-type 210R wafers, as a core product from China, are being exported to global PV markets including India. To facilitate upstream and downstream enterprises in the PV industry chain to better understand the global market conditions for PV wafers, grasp real-time international spot price dynamics, and convey more comprehensive and diverse price information to the market, thereby reducing transaction risks and costs in overseas trade. After a period of consolidation and market surveys, SMM plans to officially add the "N-type 210R Wafer — India CIF" product price as a reference for market transactions starting from December 29, 2025. The published prices are all CIF prices for major Indian ports. The specific specifications and descriptions are as follows: Price Point Name: N-type 210R Wafer — India CIF Price Description: Product Specification: 210R Tax Standard: Excluding VAT Definition: CIF price for major Indian ports Unit: US dollar/piece Mainstream Brands: TCL Zhonghuan, Gokin Solar, Shuangliang, Adani Minimum Trading Volume: 100,000 pieces Update Frequency: Daily Maintenance Time: 11:20 BJT (8:50 IST) Payment Terms: Cash, and other payment methods standardized to cash SMM PV Research Team December 19, 2025
PriceDec 19, 2025 16:05Dear User, Hello! To better assist upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain in monitoring market fluctuations and promptly reflecting the spot market prices, thereby reducing transaction risks and costs in the metal market, and continuously improving and deepening the research on the metal industry chain, SMM, after a period of preparation and market research, plans to introduce new price points starting from November 1. These include Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, and Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery, among others, for market reference. I. General Principles of SMM Price Methodology Shanghai Metals Market (hereinafter referred to as SMM) is a fully independent third-party service provider and does not participate in any substantive transactions. Instead, it acts as a market observer or organizer, maintaining close communication with buyers and sellers in transactions and providing relevant services to the market. SMM continuously develops, reviews, and revises its methodology through communication with industry professionals, adopting the most common product specifications, trade terms, and conditions in the industry, while giving equal importance to normal transactions that meet standard specifications. SMM reserves the right to exclude any price information deemed unreliable or unrepresentative from its pricing assessments. SMM publishes daily metal spot prices (or price indices, including the Chinese market, markets outside China, and global markets), commonly referred to as SMM prices. SMM has established corresponding methodologies for all published SMM prices (all of which are available for reference on SMM’s official website, www.smm.cn ). These methodologies specify the methods and procedures for generating and publishing SMM prices, which are strictly adhered to. To align with the actual conditions of the spot market, SMM may make necessary revisions to the SMM price methodology, which will be announced on the SMM official website before formal implementation. For any questions or suggestions regarding SMM prices or their methodologies, please contact SMM customer service (contact information can be found on the SMM official website, www.smm.cn ). This document outlines the standards for establishing price points such as Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, and Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery. The purpose of this standard is to establish a transparent and verifiable mechanism for SMM price determination. II. Formation of SMM Price Points for Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery, etc. 2.1 Definition SMM price points for Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery, etc., are formed and published by SMM in accordance with this methodology. They can be used by trading parties as reference for spot trade settlement of these price points. 2.2 New Metal-Related Price Points Added by SMM Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery, etc. 2.3 Quotation Generation Method SMM collects data for evaluating price points such as Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, and Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery through data collection (i.e., gathering raw data information that meets SMM standards). This includes bid and ask quotes provided by data providers for transactions not concluded on the same day, as well as actual transaction prices for spot trades provided by data providers. 2.4 Data Collection Method SMM price analysts collect data for price points such as Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery, Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery, Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery, and Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery regularly (between 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM on each trading day) via phone, QQ, WeChat, fax, and email. This data may include prices of concluded transactions on the same day, companies’ expected most likely prices for pending transactions, and offers. 2.5 Product Standards Price Point Name Reference Standard Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery Powder below 200 mesh or 1-5 mm particles. Selenium content not less than 99.5%, other elements unspecified. Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery Powder below 200 mesh or 1-5 mm particles. Selenium content not less than 99.9%, other elements unspecified. Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery Powder below 200 mesh or 1-5 mm particles. Selenium content not less than 99.9%, other elements unspecified. Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB Powder below 200 mesh or 1-5 mm particles. Selenium content not less than 99.9%, other elements unspecified. Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery Rod or ingot form. Cadmium content 99.99%, other elements unspecified. Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery Rod or ingot form. Cadmium content 99.99%, other elements unspecified. Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery Rod or ingot form. Cadmium content 99.99%, other elements unspecified. 2.6 Pricing Unit and Presentation Price Point Name Unit Selenium Powder 99.5% min Europe Delivery USD/lb Selenium Powder 99.9% min India Delivery INR/kg Selenium Powder 99.9% min USA Delivery USD/lb Selenium Powder 99.9% min Russia FOB USD/lb Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min USA Delivery USD/lb Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min Europe Delivery USD/lb Cadmium Ingot 99.99% min India Delivery INR/kg 2.7 Delivery Method Pick-up from relevant warehouses. 2.8 Payment Method Cash payment or wire transfer. Other terms handled as per常规. 2.9 Update Time Before 11:30 AM on each trading day. III. Methodology Changes All markets evolve, and SMM has a responsibility to ensure that the methodologies for market reporting keep pace with these changes. Therefore, SMM regularly conducts internal reviews of the appropriateness of its methodologies based on industry feedback. For all substantive but non-urgent potential revisions, SMM will follow a formal external consultation process. Major changes will be announced with a notice period of at least 28 days, inviting industry comments, unless special circumstances, particularly force majeure (natural disasters, war, exchange bankruptcy, etc.), necessitate a shorter notice period. SMM is committed to carefully reviewing all comments on proposed methodology changes. However, in some cases, it may be necessary to make changes to the methodology against the wishes of some market participants. Additionally, SMM has a formal methodology consultation process. Shanghai Metals Market Information Technology Co., Ltd. Precious Metals Team November 1, 2025
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