1. The Guangzhou Municipal People's Government issued the "Outline of the Beautiful Guangzhou Construction Plan (2025-2035)," which proposes to promote the construction of a carbon emission trading market.
2. According to the Emergency Management Bureau of Yijinhuoluo Banner, Inner Mongolia Youheng Coal Co., Ltd.'s Yimin Coal Mine was ordered to suspend production for two days due to significant safety hazards.
3. Based on the recommendation of the Ministry of Commerce, the State Council Tariff Commission decided to impose anti-dumping duties on imported pork and pork by-products originating from the European Union, effective December 17, 2025.
4. According to Mysteel, as of December 16, five steel mills have announced their 2026 winter stockpiling policies, covering Northeast, North, and Northwest China.
5. According to Mysteel, the Handan Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment officially announced that the city activated a Level II emergency response for heavy air pollution at 12:00 on December 14, requiring steel companies within its jurisdiction to strictly implement production restriction and control measures. Meanwhile, three blast furnaces at a steel mill in Handan are under maintenance, and the average daily pig iron output is expected to decrease by approximately 15,000 tons.
6. According to Mutian Technology, two sugar mills in Guangxi started crushing sugarcane on December 15-16, and two more are expected to start this week. All sugar mills are expected to be fully operational by December 26.
7. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, from December 1 to 7, 2025, the average purchase price of live pigs at designated slaughterhouses was 12.97 yuan/kg, a decrease of 1.1% month-on-month and 26.7% year-on-year. The average ex-factory price of pork carcasses was 16.98 yuan/kg, a decrease of 0.9% month-on-month and 26.3% year-on-year.
8. Data released by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (Unica) shows that sugarcane crushing volume in the central-southern region of Brazil in the second half of December was 15.993 million tons, compared to 20.266 million tons in the same period last year, a decrease of 21.08%.
9. According to foreign media reports, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced plans to extend the trading hours of its European natural gas futures to match the 22-hour trading cycle of US Henry Hub natural gas futures and the Platts Japan-Korea Benchmark Natural Gas Price Index (JKM).
10. In accordance with the relevant requirements of the *Mineral Resources Law*, the *Regulations on the Registration and Management of Mineral Resources Mining*, and the *Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Further Improving the Registration and Management of Mineral Resources Exploration and Mining*, the Yichun Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources intends to revoke 27 mining licenses, including the Wuqiao Porcelain Stone Mine in Gao'an City. Currently, the Yichun Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources has publicized the proposed revocation of these 27 mining licenses, and the revocation will be officially announced after the 30-working-day public notice period.
