Milestones
- 2020
2020-01-17
On 17 January 2020, QME introduced the first financing activity for the first aluminium billet standard warehouse warrant, helping to explore ways to address SMEs’ financing difficulties.
2020-01-09
On 9 January 2020, QME and Ant Financial/Ant Blockchain jointly held the launch ceremony of a blockchain warehouse warrant alliance.
- 2019
2019-12-13
On 13 December 2019, QME and Ccement.com successfully hosted “The First Construction Materials Commodities Spot Trading Convention 2019” in Shenzhen.
2019-11-22
On 22 November 2019, QME officially rolled out spot trading for copper cathode.
2019-11-20
On 20 November 2019, QME’s first imported alumina warehouse warrant transaction was successfully conducted at the warehouse in Lianyungang Port.
2019-11-15
During 12 and 15 November 2019, Dong Feng, the General Manager of QME, and his team participated in “2019 China Aluminium Forum” in Qingdao. The event attracted over 600 onshore and offshore clients of the aluminium industry.
2019-09-18
On 18 September 2019, QME successfully hosted “2019 QME Non-ferrous Metal Industry Summit and Industry-Finance-Technology Integration Development Forum” in Shanghai.
2019-09-17
On 17 September 2019, Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME)’s first online financing service for alumina producer warrant orders was successfully launched.
2019-08-23
On 23 August 2019, QME officially launched spot copper rod.
2019-08-20
In mid-August 2019, QME and the Shenzhen branch of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited officially launched the “Insurance Project on QME Warehouse Warrants”, in which the first insurance policy on QME warehouse warrant was signed and became effective.
2019-07-19
On 19 July 2019, QME and China Minsheng Bank signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
2019-07-05
On 5 July 2019, QME recorded the first trading of non-standard metallurgical aluminium oxide.
2019-06-28
On 28 June 2019, QME officially launched spot aluminium billets and aluminium rods.
2019-05-22
On 22 May 2019, QME successfully initiated the first batch of standard warehouse warrants.
2019-05-06
On 6 May 2019, QME officially launched the non-standard aluminium oxide and recorded the first transaction.
2019-04-08
On 8 April 2019, Li Xi, the Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong province, visited QME for research purposes.
2019-02-18
On 18 February 2019, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China published the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, in which Chapter Ten “Jointly Developing Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation Platforms” mentioned :“To support the Qianhai Mercantile Exchange of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in establishing a spot commodities trading platform serving domestic and foreign clients, and explore a new mode to serve the real economy.”
- 2018
2018-11-03
On 3 November 2018, QME completed the first batch of physical settlement of spot aluminium oxide, 2000 tonnes of which were successfully loaded in Jiaozuo, Henan and delivered to Inner Mongolia by railway trucks.
2018-10-24
24 October 2018, Charles Li, Chief Executive of HKEX and Chairman of QME, joined Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting session with Hong Kong corporations and Hong Kong teenagers in Qianhai.
2018-10-19
On 19 October 2018, QME officially made debut with trading in alumina. The first spot transaction saw 3,000 tonnes of alumina changed hands at a price of RMB3,030 a tonne, recording the first benchmark pricing of spot alumina based on actual transactions in mainland China.
2018-09-18
On 18 September 2018, QME held a briefing session of aluminium oxide for industry clients.
2018-08-27
On 27 August 2018, Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (CHALCO) and QME signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
2018-05-22
On 22 May 2018, QME received the “Letter of Approval of the Establishment of QME in Shenzhen from the Shenzhen Municipal’s Government”.
- 2017
2017-05-11
On 11 May 2017, a forum was held in Qianhai as part of the LME Asia Week programme. The logo of QME made its first appearance.
2017-04-07
On 7 April 2017, QME completed the business registration and registration of changes in company particulars.
2017-03-22
On 22 March 2017, HKEX and Qianhai Financial Holdings signed an agreement on establishing QME as a joint venture.
- 2016
2016-11-15
On 15 November 2016, Xinwen Lianbo, a CCTV’s programme, introduced HKEX’s idea of establishing QME as part of the efforts to promulgate President Xi’s proposition about “opening up and exploring for breakthroughs” put forward in his visit to Qianhai.
2016-10-12
On 12 October 2016, Li Keqiang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and Premier of the State Council, visited Shenzhen and stopped by HKEX QME’s booth in 2016 National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week. HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li introduced the commodity trading platform in Qianhai to Premier Li.
2016-10-12
On 12 October 2016, HKEX announced the appointment of Guo Xiaoli as the Chief Executive of HKEX QME.
2016-09-06
On 6 September 2016, HKEX and the Authority of Qianhai in Shenzhen signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a solid basis for advancing the exchange’s spot commodities initiatives.
2016-02-15
In February 2016, HKEX rolled out its three-year strategic plan and proposed a Commodities Connect mechanism, which plans to develop a spot commodities trading platform in the Mainland market in order to service the real economy, with a view to producing and internationalising ‘Chinese benchmarks’.