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Aluminium nears 46Mt, exceeds 45Mt cap? Production growth tests China’s green transition
22 Jul 20267MINS
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China, the largest producer of primary aluminium on the global platform, continues to raise its annual output despite maintaining a 45-million-tonne production cap. So, what's powering its industry's continued growth? In the January-June phase or the first half (H1) of 2026, China produced 22.34 million tonnes. Considering historical data, the figure has gone up year-on-year. H1 2026 – 22.34 million tonnes, up 2.24 per cent Y-o-Y from 21.85 million tonnes in H1 2025 H1 2025 – 21.85 million ...
Beyond the tariff wall: Will Washington’s new aluminium incentive programme succeed where tariffs alone failed?
21 Jul 20266MINS
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Seven years after Section 232 tariffs first shielded US aluminium producers, America still imports 60 per cent of the primary aluminium it consumes. That single statistic, buried in the US Geological Survey’s 2026 Mineral Commodity Summary, is the uncomfortable backdrop to President Trump’s latest move. On July 20, Trump signed a proclamation directing the Commerce Secretary to build an incentive programme around the existing aluminium tariff regime, alongside an executive order tightening cri ...

21 Jul 20265MINS
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The first quarter of 2026 brought a temporary setback for Oceania's primary aluminium production, but it did not define the first half of the year. Although production declined from the last year Q4, due to upstream supply disruptions and seasonal operational factors, the region regained momentum in Q2, 2026 as output strengthened. Oceania's primary aluminium production rebounded in the second quarter of 2026, rising to 476,000 from 467,000 in the first quarter, representing a 1.9 per cent qu ...
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