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  Guidance Prices for Various Series of Domestic Large Stainless Steel Mills on June 20 [SMM Steel Mill Guidance Prices]

  [SMM Steel Mill Guidance Price] Guidance prices for various series of domestic large stainless steel mills on June 20

• [SMM Weekly Review] Chromium market continues to decline, with bearish expectations and is expected to remain in the doldrums

  [SMM Weekly Review: Chromium Market Continues to Decline, Bearish Sentiment Persists, in the Doldrums] June 20, 2025 News: Today, the ex-factory price of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia region is 7,700-79,000 yuan/mt (50% metal content), unchanged MoM...

• Facility maintenance at enterprises during the week, operating rates for die-casting zinc alloy decline [SMM Weekly Review of Die-casting Zinc Alloy]

  [Equipment Maintenance at Enterprises During the Week Led to a Decline in Operating Rate of Die-Casting Zinc Alloy] This week, the operating rate of die-casting zinc alloy was recorded at 55.12%, down 4.72 percentage points WoW. On the raw material side, zinc prices maintained a fluctuating trend this week. Although some end-users picked up goods during the week, most enterprises adopted a just-in-time procurement strategy, purchasing based on sales, leading to a slight MoM decline in raw material inventory. On the finished product inventories side, affected by the weakening end-use demand, the finished product inventories of die-casting zinc alloy increased MoM this week...

• Macro uncertainties coupled with weak domestic fundamentals led to mixed performance of zinc prices on SHFE and LME this week [SMM Market Review - Weekly Price Review]

  [Macro uncertainty coupled with weak domestic fundamentals led to mixed performance in zinc prices on SHFE and LME this week] At the beginning of the week, LME zinc continued the fluctuating trend from the previous week; subsequently, foreign media reported that Iran was seeking talks with the US and Israel to end the hostile state, and Trump also indicated that he would temporarily suspend sanctions against Russia, leading to an improvement in market sentiment and a continuous upward trend in LME zinc; however, the situation in the Middle East remained tense, and subsequent developments were unclear, with LME zinc maintaining a fluctuating trend amid uncertainty......

• Tungsten Market Outlook: High-Range Volatility Sustained by Tight Supply-Demand and Policy Pressures

  On June 20, major domestic tungsten enterprises successively finalized long-term supply prices for tungsten concentrate and APT products. Among them, the long-term contract price of national standard black tungsten concentrate was locked in the high range of 171,000-172,000 RMB/metric ton-degree, and the APT long-term price was anchored at 251,000 RMB/ton.