According to Futures Daily, the Guangdong Provincial Government has released the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Development “15th Five-Year Plan” (Draft for Public Comment), which explicitly proposes advancing futures-physical market integration for key commodities including iron ore, crude oil, and rubber. The initiative aims to strengthen China’s pricing influence in global commodity markets.
The plan outlines that Guangdong will leverage the policy advantages of its Free Trade Zone to develop commodity trading platforms, improve warehousing, logistics, and delivery infrastructure, and attract international commodity traders and institutional investors. Industry analysts note that this will further elevate China’s voice in global iron ore and other bulk commodity trade negotiations.
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Source: Futures Daily
Original link: SMM — Guangdong Pushes Futures-Physical Integration for Iron Ore and Other Key Commodities