The Tangshan government held a symposium on Monday, considering lowering the output curtailment ratio for some mills that had finished ultra-low emission upgrades.

Money managers have reduced their net long positioning on the CME copper contract by almost 30% in the space of three weeks.

Tangshan authority had urged local long-process steel producers to cut production by 30%-50% in March to improve air quality,

Tin prices surge to a 10-year high as supply issues persist.

Shanghai copper price registered a second consecutive month of gains on Monday as prices firmed on a potential supply threat in Chile and massive US infrastructure spending plans.

China plans to strengthen controls in industries such as steel and aluminum which involve high energy use and produce high emissions, in an effort to promote low-carbon developments.

Chinese rebar and hot-rolled coil futures also jumped after the market recorded heavy losses over the past few weeks following the government's vow to stabilise commodity prices.

The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.