基于影响铜价的基本面因素和技术面的分析，预计2014年，铜价将冲高回落，随后可能持续走低。2014年铜均价将在7000美元/吨附近（主要运行区间在6000-8000美元/吨），国内铜均价为49700元/吨，价差-300元/吨。

The Non-ferrous Metal Casting market in China is expected to grow at a steady rate during the period 2013-2018. The market is characterized by the presence of well-diversified international, regional, and local vendors. Some of the prominent vendors that provide a wide range of products and services in the market are Alcoa Inc., Beijing Jingtian Precision Investment Casting Co. Ltd., and Precision Castparts Corp. The overall market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.58 percent during the forecast period.

2014 年，伴随着政策效应和改革红利释放，新型城镇化建设加快推进、市场活力和经济内生增长动力进一步增强，宏观经济将延续“稳中向好”发展态势。从生产资料市场发展来看，预计行业运行中的有利条件和积极因素趋于增多，整体环境改善，特别是城镇化建设加快和物流业发展，将为生产资料市场发展带来较大空间，市场供需增速将继续加快，企业经营状况将有所好转，市场价格也有望止跌趋稳。

根据国际锡协的数据以及安泰科的估计，2013年全球锡精矿产量约为27.75万吨，同比增加1.6%。

PGM consist of six chemical elements clustered together in the periodic table. These elements are called transition metals and they have similar physical and chemical properties. Moreover,these elements tend to occur in the same mineral deposit and can be mined together as coproducts with platinum. PGM have outstanding catalytic properties which make them the ideal choice in various industries such as Autocatalyst Manufacturing, Jewelry, Chemicals, Electrical and Electronics, Electrochemical, Glass, Medical and Biomedical, Dental, and Petroleum. In recent years, they have also been purchased as an ideal investment option.

Aluminum casting is a process of solidifying molten aluminum (heated to optimal temperature) in a mold cavity to obtain products with complex geometries and varied patterns. The resulting products are used in several sectors such as Transportation, Industrial, Building and Construction.

Cobalt is classified as a strategic and critical metal that is integral to a country's economy. A lack in availability of a strategic metal could severely affect the economic, industrial, and defensive capability of a country. Cobalt is obtained from its minerals cobaltite, smaltite, and erythrite. The economic means of producing cobalt is to produce it as a by-product of nickel, lead, silver, iron, and copper ore operations. Cobalt can also be produced through recycling. Cobalt and its alloys find application in numerous sectors and industries such as Battery, Superalloys, Defense, and Catalysts.

Returnable transport packaging includes reusable containers, pallets, barrels, drums, racks, and dunnage that enable vendors and industrial customers in the Global Returnable Transport Packaging market to efficiently and safely transport products across the supply chain. This system was first implemented by the Automotive industry. It is used in an organized supply chain to effectively manage shipments. Returnable transport packaging is composed of durable products such as wood, metal, and plastic.

2013年欧洲钒铁价格波动范围24-33.2美元/千克钒，均价为27.65美元/千克钒，同比上涨10.2%；欧洲五氧化二钒价格范围在5.2-7美元/磅，均价为5.97美元/磅，上涨6.6%；美国市场钒铁均价13.65美元/磅，同比微幅下滑。