1. According to Mysteel, on February 25th, some steel mills in Tangshan received a notice to voluntarily reduce emissions during the Two Sessions, requiring them to implement emission reduction controls from March 4th to March 11th, with blast furnace load reduced by no less than 30%. Surveys indicate that some steel mills already have blast furnace maintenance plans; coupled with recent weak sales of finished steel products and low steel prices, pig iron production is expected to decline in early March.
2. According to AmSpec, an independent inspection agency in Malaysia, Malaysia's palm oil exports from February 1st to 25th totaled 922,649 tons, a 16.05% decrease compared to the 1,099,033 tons exported during the same period last month. Data from shipping survey agency ITS shows that Malaysia's palm oil exports from February 1st to 25th totaled 1,022,673 tons, a 12.1% decrease compared to the 1,163,634 tons exported during the same period last month.
3. According to data released by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), Malaysian palm oil production from February 1st to 20th is estimated to have decreased by 12.29%, with a 10.74% decrease in Peninsular Malaysia, a 15.23% decrease in Sabah, an 11.20% decrease in Sarawak, and a 14.19% decrease in Borneo.
4. Statistics Canada's oilseed crushing data shows that in January 2026, Canadian canola crushing volume was 1,053,420 tons, a decrease of 2.17% from the previous month and an increase of 4.24% from the same period last year.
5. According to Longzhong Information, as of February 25, 2026, the total methanol port inventory in China was 1.4467 million tons, an increase of 14,500 tons from the previous period. Specifically, East China saw a slight decrease in inventory, with a reduction of 500 tons; South China saw an increase in inventory, with an increase of 15,000 tons.
6. Zimbabwe has suspended exports of lithium concentrate and ore, a move aimed at encouraging mining companies to establish processing operations in the country. Zimbabwe's mining minister said on Wednesday that the export ban was effective immediately until further notice. African governments have been trying to force mining companies to refine minerals locally in order to extract greater economic benefits from their countries' resources.
