< br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. According to data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as of March 21, 2025, the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (Composite Index) reported 1292.75 points, down 26.59 points from the previous period; the China Export Container Freight Index reported 1147.76 points, down 3.7% from the previous period. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. According to Steel Bank E-commerce, the city's total inventory this week was 10.5978 million tons, down 184,800 tons (-1.71%) from last week, including 38 cities and a total of 135 warehouses. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 3. According to the data released by the shipping investigation agency SGS, Malaysia is expected to export 552,622 tons of palm oil from March 1 to 20, a decrease of 6.62% from the 591,791 tons exported in the same period last month. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 4. The Southern Peninsula Palm Oil Pushers Association (SPPOMA) data shows that from March 1 to 20, 2025, Malaysia's palm oil output increased by 7.34%, oil output decreased by 0.21%, and output increased by 6.12%. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 5. Yuanxing Energy replied that the maintenance work of the second production line of the first phase of the Alxa trona project, which is currently underway, is in the final stage. The specific end time depends on the actual maintenance situation. This is a planned inspection and repair that will not affect the annual production capacity. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 6. According to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter said that the Indian steel and power group JSW Group plans to build a copper smelter with a capacity of 500,000 tons in Orissa, eastern India, before the 2028/29 year, using copper concentrates from Peru and Chile as raw materials. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 7. According to Mysteel, nickel ore inventories at China's 14 ports decreased by 373,000 wet tons to 7.352 million wet tons last week, a decrease of 4.83%.