SHANGHAI, July 11 (SMM) – According to SMM survey, the domestic stainless steel output totalled 2.68 million mt in June, a drop of 6.08% month-on-month and 3.55% year-on-year. The output of the 200-series rose 6.32% YoY to 797,000 mt in June, that of the 300-series decreased 9.79% YoY to 1.35 million mt, and that of the 400-series dropped 0.79% YoY to 502,400 mt. In June, the supply decreased as expected. Steel mills took the initiative to destock. Spot stainless steel prices kept falling, while

SHANGHAI, Jun 9 (SMM) — Chinas output of nickel sulphate stood at 97,700 mt or 21,500 mt in metal content in May, down 5.82% from the previous month but up 128.57% year on year. Among them, the output of battery-grade nickel sulphate was 92,400 mt, and that of electroplating-grade nickel sulphate was 5,300 mt.The stocks of intermediate raw materials in the nickel sulphate smelters were limited in May, and the salt plants in south west regions even halted production. The overhaul of overseas MHP

Shares in Minmetals Resources (01208.HK) rose more than 11 percent as they resumed trading on Friday afternoon after being suspended at the end of May.