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Dalian Commodity Exchange

Dalian, China

Abbreviation

DCE

Location

Dalian, China

Region

Asia

Product Types

Agricultural, Plastics, Energy, Industrial Metals

About Dalian Commodity Exchange

The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), established in 1993, is one of China's three major commodity futures exchanges, regulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). DCE is the world's largest exchange for iron ore futures by volume and a top global market for agricultural derivatives including soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, and palm oil. The exchange also lists industrial plastics (polyethylene PE, polypropylene PP, PVC, ethylene glycol EG), energy products (LPG), and coking coal and coke contracts.

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