Leading mining company is making acquisitions! Zangge Mining is planning a change in control, and Zijin Mining Group intends to take the lead | Summary of the announcement.

Zangge Mining announced a significant notice, planning to transfer 24.72% of its shares, directly indicating a change of control, with the buyer being the mining giant Zijin Mining Group. It is worth noting that in recent years, Zangge Mining and Zijin Mining Group have made considerable moves in the expansion of lithium resources. The change of ownership of Zangge Mining to Zijin Mining Group is just one of several acquisition cases by the latter; looking at 2024 alone, Zijin Mining Group has already undertaken four large-scale acquisitions.

cls.cnJan 9 11:06 ET

The expectation of alumina production boosts the market for caustic soda, and the profitability of related listed companies is expected to improve | Industry Dynamics.

① Driven by expectations of downstream Aluminum oxide expansion, on January 7, the Futures Block Orders contract SH2505 for caustic soda reached a high of 3068 yuan/ton, refreshing a nearly one-year high during the trading session; ② Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries stated that, supported by the growth in demand for downstream Aluminum oxide and electrolytic Aluminum, caustic soda prices are expected to be running at a high level in 2025.

cls.cnJan 9 08:29 ET

In January, lithium battery companies' production scheduling improved, and the supply-demand relationship is expected to continue to improve after the Spring Festival.

① Recently released data from Shenzhen GaoGong Industry Research Institute indicates that lithium battery companies are expected to adjust their production schedules upwards in January 2025. ② A Research Report from Soochow states that production is expected to rebound rapidly after the Spring Festival, and the supply-demand relationship will continue to improve.

cls.cnJan 6 18:51 ET

Shandong Hontron Aluminum Industry Holding's restructuring issuance price is at a "discount" of 40%. The stock price hit the daily limit increase on the day before the suspension | Quick read of the announcement.

① The company has set the issuance price for this share issuance to purchase Assets at 5.34 yuan per share; ② This is more than 40% "discount" compared to the price limit increase on the last trading day before the suspension.

cls.cnJan 6 11:01 ET

The two major Block Orders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased production, CMOC Group Limited's 2024 Copper and Cobalt output both increased by over fifty percent year-on-year | Quick Announcement.

① Benefiting from the capacity expansion and increased production of the two major Block Orders mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, CMOC Group Limited's main mineral product output achieved overall growth last year; ② Among these, the increases in Copper and Cobalt products were particularly notable, with year-on-year growth rates exceeding fifty percent.

cls.cnJan 6 08:41 ET

Big changes! China Northern Rare Earth cancels the listing price and adopts the real-time Quote from the Rare Earth Exchange. Is the Trade for rare earth prices based on the "Baotou Index" being put on the agenda?

① Starting from January 2025, China Northern Rare Earth will no longer publish listed prices, and future long-term contract prices will use the real-time Quote from the Rare Earth Exchange; ② The Rare Earth Exchange will collect prices, and the landscape of rare earth Quote merchants will undergo a "major reshuffle," and the related Trade prices of rare earth concentrates may also change; ③ China Northern Rare Earth adopting the Quote from the Rare Earth Exchange is more fundamentally aimed at creating a rare earth price trading "Baotou Index."

cls.cnJan 6 03:23 ET