Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange
Zhengzhou, China
Abbreviation
CZCE
Location
Zhengzhou, China
Region
Asia
Product Types
Agricultural, Chemical, Energy, Textiles
About Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange
The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (CZCE), established in 1990, is one of China's three major commodity futures exchanges, regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). CZCE is the world's largest futures exchange for white sugar, wheat, cotton, and purified terephthalic acid (PTA). The exchange primarily serves agricultural and light industrial markets, listing futures and options for hard winter wheat, rape seed oil, cotton, white sugar, PTA, methanol, glass, soda ash, and thermal coal.
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