Focused on China's non-ferrous base metal market, SMM has more than 50 professional industry analysts in copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, tin and minor metals, and are committed to providing in-depth, professional, as well as timely reports and research. There are also over 100 staff dedicated to collecting data and conducting surveys in the downstream industries, in an effort to reflect an objective and actual downstream demand. The related reports include China Base Metal Briefing (weekly), and a series of Annual Industry Analysis Reports, with products involved Copper, Aluminum, Lead, Zinc, Nickel, Silicon, etc.
Besides, SMM has more than 80 steel professionals engaged in China's steel industry. They have been working on the weekly report China Steel Briefing, the monthly report China Steel PMI-Monthly, a survey of steel downstream
Chinese copper smelters rely greatly on imported raw materials. Currently domestic copper ore resources can only meet 1/3 of domestic demand.
As copper concentrate resources are tight, secondary copper will become future trends with its characteristics of recycling utilization and low-energy consumption.
SMM launches China Aluminum Processing Industry Report with comprehensive professional analysis and investment guidance for domestic related investors.
Bauxite, the main raw material for alumina, is the key factor to influence the rapid development of China’s aluminum and alumina industries.
Over the next five years, China's secondary aluminum industry will continue to develop, and Chinese demand for scrap aluminum will increase continuously as well.
Evident growth of energy, raw material and labor cost is also seen in 2011, pushing up zinc smelting cost.
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