China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association data show nonferrous metals sector Profits rose 94% YoY in 1H, with sustained AI demand cited as one core driver. Metals closely tied to AI compute, termed "compute metals", have seen sharp price gains ove

2026-08-13

China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association data show nonferrous metals sector Profits rose 94% YoY in 1H, with sustained AI demand cited as one core driver. Metals closely tied to AI compute, termed "compute metals", have seen sharp price gains over the past six months: tin up about 40%, indium up 60% and Tantalum up 158%.