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October 22, 2026 · Mobile edition
01 HIGHLIGHTS
Phase 2 of the 140th Canton Fair opens tomorrow
October 23–27, themed "Quality Home Life", covering ceramics, houseware, gifts, building materials and furniture.
Phase 2 is not our show; the value is the Phase 1 buyer list — send every first follow-u …
02 HIGHLIGHTS · BRAZIL
Yantian Port adds a direct South America East Coast service
ZIM's ZFS service now calls at Yantian, reaching Rio Grande in southern Brazil in 24 days and Itajaí in 27 days, 7–10 days faster than the market average.
transit to Brazil and South America is more than a week shorter
03 RAW MATERIALS
[FLAGGED MOVE] Lithium carbonate spot caught up on the late session
Battery-grade carbonate fell to 100,550 yuan/t in the evening session on October 21, down 1,500 yuan (-1.5%) on the day.
Spot has started to follow futures down, so the cost relief is real
04 RAW MATERIALS
Copper: a small pullback in the night session
Yangtze River 1# copper averaged 110,760 yuan/t on October 21, up 800 yuan (+0.73%); the SHFE 2611 contract traded at 109,570 yuan/t in the October 22 night session, down 160 yuan (-0.15%).
copper is oscillating high near 110,000;
05 RAW MATERIALS
Aluminium: the night session jumped 1.2%
SHFE aluminium 2611 traded at 23,565 yuan/t in the October 22 night session, up 270 yuan (+1.16%); 2612 was at 23,300 yuan/t, up 330 yuan; Shanghai spot aluminium was 23,590 yuan/t on October 21, up 70 yuan.
below the 3% alert line, so buy aluminium parts at current prices;
06 RAW MATERIALS · CHINA
FX: the settlement rate is 0.8% below the quoted rate
Bank of China's 06:40 quotes on October 22: USD cash remittance buying 666.53, selling 669.34, converted rate 671.92, 20 points below the October 21 buying rate of 666.73; …
put 6.66, not 6.72, in the FX field of the quotation
07 OVERSEAS
The Philippine EVAP show opens today
The 14th EVAP 2026 runs October 22–24 at the SMX Convention Center in Manila, the country's only national EV exhibition.
customers want vehicle plus battery plus after-sales as one package;
08 OVERSEAS · BRAZIL
Brazilian demand is still expanding
Bilateral goods trade between China and Brazil grew 19% year on year in January–August 2026.
South America is one of the few markets where volume and price are rising together this …
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