September 20, the US styrene market FOB US Gulf rose 0.5 cents to 60.8-61.3 cents / lb, FOB US Gulf rose 11 dollars to 1337.6-1348.6 US dollars / ton.

September 19 US p-xylene market closing price rose 5 US dollars / ton, the closing price of 780-790 US dollars / ton FOB US.

According to the business monitoring data show that the domestic hydrofluoric acid prices sharply higher, as of 19 days the price of 8554.55 yuan / ton, compared with the beginning of the price rose 8.91%.

19 hydrofluoric acid market prices rose sharply due to environmental factors in the near future, the domestic supply of hydrofluoric acid, some manufacturers reflect the manufacturers without inventory, spot unusually nervous, coupled with the downstream demand has improved, hydrofluoric acid manufacturers started is not high, Hydrofluoric acid market prices rose sharply. At present the southern region of hydrofluoric acid to discuss the mainstream for the 8500-9000 yuan / ton, the northern market price of hydrofluoric acid 8500-9500 yuan / ton. The domestic market fluorite powder market prices have higher, for the formation of the role of hydrofluoric acid market support role, hydrofluoric acid prices continue to rise.

Due to environmental factors, the domestic fluorine chemical industry supply is unusually tight, so the business community hydrofluoric acid analyst Chen Ling that hydrofluoric acid market will continue to rise in the short term, hydrofluoric acid prices or will rise to 9000-9500 yuan / ton

Lusaka September 15 news, Zambia Chamber of Mines (Zambia Chamber of Mines) released a report that the conservative estimate of the end of this year, Zambia copper production is expected to increase to 800,000 tons.

Between 2000 and 2014, the country attracted $ 12.4 billion in mining investment, and six mines are currently in operation.

The country will regain the throne of the largest copper producer in Africa.

“This is only a conservative estimate of production, while the Zambian government’s production is estimated to be close to 850,000 tons.”

Copper exports now account for the bulk of foreign exchange earnings in the country, and the copper industry also shares a significant portion of the country’s tax revenue.

In the 1990s, there was only one copper company in the country, with an annual output of 300,000 tons of copper.

In 2016, the country’s copper production has increased to 762,000 tons.

Global rare earth, tungsten ore supply Bacheng in China, China’s nickel consumption accounted for more than half of global consumption … … the world metal market close attention to China’s every move. Insiders said that in the distant London metal market, traders from China has actually become one of the main market.

This year, China introduced a number of industries for environmental protection policy, and in the second half of the intensive, strict environmental inspection of the main. This is not common in previous years. The international metals market is concerned that changes in China’s supply may change the pattern of supply and demand for multiple metals.

Interesting financial speculators hugged in.

Earlier this year, a news stirred the international financial markets. According to the British “Financial Times” news, including business coverage of commodity futures and other areas of Shanghai chaos investment and focus on the mining industry, the Swiss private equity company Pala Investments, including six funds have been in 2016 total to buy about 6,000 tons of cobalt, Last year’s global production of 17%, worth about $ 280 million.

The news was denied by a chaotic investor. Analysts also from the price, the number of “not on” point of view that the rumors of the data there are exaggerated or false ingredients. However, from the trend of cobalt prices this year, the news is also or not catching evidence, as of August 31 this year, since the international spot market this year, cobalt prices have risen more than 110%. Long-term immersion metal spot and speculative market financial giants have this “foresight”, and not let people feel surprised.

However, not only cobalt, Shanghai futures market of copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, tin, nickel, Dalian futures market iron ore, Zhengzhou futures market ferrosilicon, can not add to this wave of price tide , In addition, the city is still the lack of the subject of a number of rare metals, the market is stunning, A shares in the relevant indicators of the stock price doubled the good results. International spot market, this year, palladium and other precious metals and lithium carbonate prices rose equally impressive.

Observe the disk is not difficult to find that this wave of commodity rally is mainly concentrated in June – August. This coincides with the introduction and supervision of China’s environmental protection policy.

June 1 to August 31, Shanghai copper futures rose 16.5%; Shanghai aluminum futures rose 20%, Shanghai zinc futures rose 16.9%, Shanghai nickel futures rose about 28.4%, Shanghai lead futures rose 21.7% over the same period, Shanghai Tin futures performance of the most amazing, the current round rally began in December 2015, during the period once out of the monthly eight-yang, so far rose 69.4%.

Over the same period, Dagang iron ore futures rose 34.8%, Zheng Shang ferrosilicon futures rose 28.5%.

In sharp contrast, since June 1 this year, Shanghai silver futures fell 3.1%, while the Shanghai gold futures edged up 0.3% over the same period.

A shares, the concept of lithium shares Tianqi lithium industry from the beginning of the 32.45 yuan / share rose to 73.25 yuan / share today, the cumulative increase over 125% during the year; Huayou Cobalt cumulative increase of more than 140%; indium concept of stock The Group rose more than 44% in August.

Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies have the production of small metal resources, mineral processing enterprises, known as the concept of small metal stocks, also known as rare metal stocks. Different from the traditional product classification, futures investment point of view, investors often with copper, aluminum market capacity compared to the smaller lead-zinc nickel and vanadium and titanium indium zirconium tungsten and other small metal known as. “National policy and futures prices directly related to the fluctuations in the price of such metals, while the metal has always been a fund and institutions of Shigekura varieties.” Relevant analysts believe that.

“The Chemical Periodic Table is the most useful investment guide for this year.” Investors are ridiculed.