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Experts' Insights: Life Cycle Management of Energy Storage Systems [[PV ESS Summit Middle East]]
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) life cycle management is a systematic approach that oversees all stages from planning ...
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The proportion of EQ copper cathode imports exceeded 70%.
According to customs data, China's copper cathode imports in March 2025 reached 308,800 mt. SMM compiled data showed that ...
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Up 47.2% MoM! China's Aluminum Wire and Cable Exports Continued to Grow in March [SMM Analysis]
Customs data showed that China's aluminum wire and cable exports reached 22,500 mt in March 2025, up 47.2% MoM and surging 59 ...
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The proportion of unregistered copper cathode imports exceeded 70%. What are the reasons for the price increase? [SMM Analysis]
According to customs data, China's copper cathode imports in March 2025 reached 308,800 mt. SMM compiled data shows that ...
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Zhihui Xinyuan: 500,000 mt Secondary Aluminum Alloy Project Completed and Put into Operation
On April 25, the centralized commencement and completion ceremony for major projects in Wuzhou in April 2025, along with the ...
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As the Sino-US Trade War Continues to Escalate, What Lies Ahead for Imported Secondary Copper Raw Material?
Given that US goods exported to China are no longer marketable under the current tariff levels, if the US continues to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US, China will ...
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In March, the net exports of stainless steel increased significantly. In April, tariff policy disturbances raised market concerns. [SMM Analysis]
Data showed that China's total stainless steel exports in March 2025 surged to 520,500 mt, up 54.24% MoM, returning to a high level above 500,000 mt, and up 13.41% YoY. By product structure, the share ...
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0.8 yuan/Wh! Tender for EPC of 600MWh User-Side ESS Power Station in Anhui
Polaris Energy Storage Network learned that on April 23, Guoyang Yufeng Power Generation Co., Ltd. issued an EPC tender announcement for the user-side ESS power station (300MW/600MWh) project in ...
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China's Q1 auto imports were less than 100,000 units, down nearly 40% YoY. Imports of US autos were less than 10,000 units.
Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the Passenger Car Association, stated in an article on April 26 that China's auto imports have been declining at an average annual rate of around 8% since 2017, when ...
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The List of Winning Candidates for the 200MW/800MWh Grid-Forming ESS EPC Project in Shule, Xinjiang Has Been Announced.
The first winning candidate is the consortium of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Third Construction Co., Ltd. and Huasheng (Shenzhen) Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., with a ...
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【4.27 Lithium Battery News】Ministry of Transport and Ten Other Departments: Aim for Pure EVs to Become New Sales Vehicles by 2035
Ganfeng Lithium announced that it has signed cooperation agreements with the Gongshu District Government of Hangzhou and Hangzhou Energy Group. Ganfeng Lithium (002460.SZ) announced that it has signed ...
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Trump's "Tariff Cloud" Looms! IMF Member States: The Global Economy Is at a "Critical Juncture"
The IMF and World Bank Group (WBG) 2025 Spring Meetings were held from April 21 to April 26 at the headquarters of the two institutions in Washington, D.C., US, with the trade war initiated by US ...