LME aluminium stocks declined by more than half during the first nine months of 2026, falling by 267,875 tonnes from 509,250 tonnes on January 2 to 241,375 tonnes on September 30 (52.6 per cent). The decline continued throughout the period, with average warehouse inventories falling each month. Compared with the same period in 2025, monthly average stocks were lower across all nine months, with the gap widening in the third quarter. Q1 LME aluminium stocks fall 18.2 per cent LME aluminium inventories continued to decline during Q1 2026. Month-end stocks fell from 495,725 tonnes in January to 465,550 tonnes in February, before dropping further to 416,775 tonnes in March. Monthly average inventories stood at 498,670 tonnes in January, 481,801 tonnes in February and 440,710 tonnes in March....
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price chart reported declines on the November 10 trading session after a temporary surge at the November 9 close. Both near-term and longer-dated contracts posted over 1 per cent dip over the previous session. The LME aluminium cash bid as well as offer prices contracted 0.32 per cent day-on-day on November 10. The bid shifted from USD 3,145 per tonne to USD 3,135 per tonne. The offer price dipped from USD 3,147 per tonne to USD 3,137 per tonne. Explore- Most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report — Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook The LME aluminium three-month bid price reported a 1.11 per cent decline from USD 3,059 per tonne on November 9 to USD 3,025 per tonne on...
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Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. The economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of other western European economies such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The largest sector of Finland's economy is services industry, followed by manufacturing and refining. Concerning foreign trade, the key economic sector is manufacturing. The largest industries are electronics, machinery, vehicles and other engineered metal products, forest industry, and chemicals. Finland’s aluminium ingot import market has been recorded strong though with uneven movement. The total import during 2017-19 has been recorded at...
According to a recent report, HVG Facades has extended the range of their non-combustible premium interlocking aluminium cladding system by adding new profiles called ZINTL. The new ZINTL range of profiles will lend flexibility to the architects to mix and match profiles on a single elevation, allowing them to create unique interlocking aluminium cladding designs. Mixing various profile sizes will create an alternate appearance with interlocking cladding. ZINTL aluminium cladding offers high-performance and is available in a range of interlocking weatherboard profiles to suit any project. It is timelessly elegant and endures material that opens up a world of design possibilities. This new range of cladding system will also provide greater coverage of the wall, allowing quicker...
China, in March 2020, imported 338,600 tonnes of alumina, which was 1147.10 per cent higher than the imports in the same period last year, according to China customs data. Australia was the leading supplier in the said month, accounting for 159,770 tonnes of the total alumina imports by China. In the first three months of the year (January-March), China’s total volume of alumina imports amounted to 1.029 million tonnes, up 546.34 per cent from the corresponding period last year. As the availability of domestic alumina narrowed on the delayed resumption of production since the Lunar New Year Holidays, followed by the outbreak of COVID19, the aluminium smelters increased the consumption of imported alumina, resulting in the boost in alumina imports to China. As far as the export is...
Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange dropped further to close at US$1440 per tonne on Friday, May 1, down 1.4 per cent from the previous day’s close at US$ 1460.5 per tonne. As of Friday, May 1, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1440 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1440 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1477.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1477.50 per tonne; Dec 21 bid price stands at US$ 1600.50 per tonne, and Dec 21 offer price stands at US$ 1600.50 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1356150 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1187150 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 169000 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 1484.92 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend The Shanghai...
India’s one of the leading automaker Mahindra & Mahindra, is selling its brand Roxor in the United States with a slew of aftermarket options as it can be customized to suit the requirements of the buyers, as the accessories range from new decals to wraps. The Roxor competes against mainly All-Terrain Vehicles from Kawasaki and Polaris as it is classified under the off-highway category mainly for domestic use. The Roxor caters most to the farmers and as many as seven paint schemes are offered with it. It also gets options for the grille, tires, shock absorbers, bumper, front hook, seat covers, winch, stinger, snowploughing, windshield, enclosure, and much more. The Mattracks fitted version is significantly costlier than the standard Roxor. The ZRX Roxor Tracks can be installed at the...
Hammond Electronics, a global force in the enclosures market with facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and South East Asia, has extended the variety of popular 1455 standard family enclosures by adding new 1455F flanged extruded aluminium enclosures. The 14555F features a completely new extrusion that has a flat base with integral mounting flanges. The flanges extend beyond the body of the unit and have four notches to accept securing screws for mounting the units to a flat surface such as a wall, bulkhead or machine. The new enclosure is available in two sizes 80 x 54 x 23mm and 120 x 54 x 23mm and in clear and black anodised finish. More sizes will be released in the coming months. Both the launch sizes are designed to accept 50mm wide and 1.6mm thick PCBs with...
The US imports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) decreased 81.36% year-on-year to stand at 22,000 tonnes in February 2020. Imports were 118,000 tonnes in February 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Semi-finished imports dropped 22.54% from January imports of 28,400 tonnes and 77.04% or 73,800 tonnes from December’s imports of 95,800 tonnes. In the first two months of 2020, the US imported 50,400 tonnes of semi-finished products as compared to 253,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2019, which indicates a 80% decrease year-on-year. On the export side, exports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) dropped 6% year-on-year, but up 0.59% month-on-month. Exports came in at 68,600 tonnes in February...
The American start-up pure-electric, Bollinger, has disclosed the images of its affirmation of the world’s first electric chassis-cab truck platform. The Bollinger B2CC pick-up truck is going to be ready for ordering by 2021. The firm has stated that it has designed, developed, and engineered to be configured for a wide range of commercial applications. Built in the US on the carmaker's four-wheel-drive skateboard architecture, the B2CC is close to the Bollinger B1 SUV and B2 pick-up models unveiled at the 2019 Los Angeles motor show. Like both of those vehicles, the B2CC ute possesses an unashamedly utilitarian look reminiscent of the former Land Rover Defender. That’s because it has been designed to be easy to manufacture and repair, with aluminium body panels that are simple to...
The aerospace manufacturers keep pursuing to identify news paths to soar product capacities and performance, while concurrently achieving determined goals for fuel efficiency and sustainability. Alvant, an organization specialised for the design, development, testing and manufacture of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite materials and components (AMCs), moves at supplying benefits to the aerospace sector. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8NBII96WD6c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> The formula of lessening weight without negotiating on structural integrity is a must-have for almost all engineering projects and aerospace remains as the most vital industry, as weight...
The average spot price of alumina continued to trend higher over the week. After remaining flat at RMB 2125 per tonne on Friday, the price increased by RMB 8 per tonne and RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 2133 per tonne and RMB 2143per tonne on April 27 and April 28. The price on Thursday stood at RMB 2209 per tonne, up RMB 26 per tonne from Wednesday. The market was closed on Friday for the Labour Day holiday in China. Other raw materials like Bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5)Shanxi, Alumina (Imported), Australian Alumina FOB Price, and Prebaked Anode East stood at RMB 365 per tonne, RMB 2170 per tonne, USD 242 per tonne and RMB 2700 per tonne as of Friday, April 30. A00 aluminium ingot price continued to rise over the week. The price started the week with an increase of RMB 50 per tonne and came in at RMB...
The US dollar declined throughout the week. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies, stood at 99.501 on Wednesday, April 29. Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange decreased from US$ 1472.5 per tonne on Monday, April 27, to US$ 1440 per tonne on Friday, May 1. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price showed a downtrend too this week. On Monday, April 27, they stood at US$ 1472.50 per tonne, which on April 28, declined to US$ 1465 per tonne. On Wednesday, April 29, the price stood further down at US$ 1464 per tonne, and on Thursday, April 30, at US$ 1460.5 per tonne. Extending the downfall further on Friday, May 1, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price came in at US$ 1440 per...
Electric cars having no internal combustion engines does not make it safer, as it is broadly accepted that if a battery catches fire, the outcome is much more catastrophic than a gasoline explosion. Volvo Cars' EV brand Polestar has done this by incorporating the battery within the structure of its upcoming Polestar 2. There are additional benefits to it. Apart from providing safety to the battery, it provides a stiffer body structure, minimising damage in case of a collision. The battery setup is also claimed to make the structure stable, acting as a damper to reduce so-called Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH). For added protection to the battery, it has been enclosed in an aluminium case and is also meant to disconnect from the entire car in the case of collision. These, of course,...
Lancashire-based precision engineering firm DA Design Automation has boosted up its production of key equipment used by the NHS in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. The company is has been a specialist in machinery design and build and has begun to produce hundreds of headbands for face shields, a crucial piece of PPE for healthcare workers. The firm has also more than doubled its production of aluminium components used in bedside hoists, which frees up NHS capacity by enabling patients to be treated at home. DA Design Automation manufactures the chassis and mounting hooks for the portable hoist system that is used by hospitals and in care homes and care facilities. The company has been the key supplier of the parts since 2018, but order volumes have doubled since the lockdown....
The UMC-063 XP ZERO is built by the Anglo-American brand Untitled Motorcycles. The electric bike was developed in partnership with Zero Motorcycles and features an 82kW (110bhp) and 140ft-lb (190Nm) of the torque power unit, good enough for a top speed of 124mph (200kph). The base model is the Zero SR/F electric naked motorcycle platform which also has a sport-touring version in the form of the SR/S model. Looking at the core of the XP ZERO it features a machined aerospace-grade aluminium powertrain that contains the batteries, charger, and power unit. Speaking of the output, the electric motor delivers 82kW (110bhp) and a maximum torque of 140ft-lb (190Nm). This helps the electric motorcycle reach a top speed of 124mph (200kph). Moreover, the 900A power unit features a clutch-less direct...
North America’s primary aluminium production increased by 5.23 per cent year-on-year to 342,000 tonnes in March 2020. On a month on month basis, the output rose by 8.92 per cent from February’s production of 314,000 tonnes. In the first three months of 2020, the production stood 4.12 per cent higher than the same period last year. The output amounted to 986,000 tonnes, from 947,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In 2019, the output stood at 3.809 million tonnes, an increase of 0.93 per cent from 3.774 million tonnes in 2018. Primary aluminium production in South America increased by 2.25 per cent year-on-year to 91,000 tonnes in March. On a month-on-month comparison, the output inched up by 1.11...
Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. The economy of Kenya is a market-based economy with a liberalised external trade system and a few state enterprises. Major industries include agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, energy, tourism and financial services. Aluminium enters Kenya as imported products, and scrap is either recycled locally or exported. The scrap dealers were the firms dealing with bulky aluminium scrap sourced from small scale dealers located within their home town and other smaller towns. They also bought scrap through tenders from companies and government institutions. The scrap collected was sold to the foundries, and the surplus was exported. The aluminium scraps export of Kenya has shown a lighting growth during 2017-19...
Century Aluminium Company, on Thursday, April 30, announced the first-quarter results of 2020, reporting a loss of 3 per cent in net sales from $435.5 million in Q4 2019 to $421.2 in Q1 2020. Shipments stood flat at 202,905 tonnes in Q1, compared to 202,870 tonnes in Q4 last year. Century reported a net loss of $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2020 and $1.0 million net income on an adjusted basis, compared to a net loss of $4.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $9.0 million net income on an adjusted basis. The first-quarter results were negatively impacted by $3.7 million of non-cash exceptional items, including a $12.1 million lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment (net of tax), offset by $8.3 million of unrealized gains on forward derivative contracts....
Impol Group, Slovenia's producer of flat rolled and extruded aluminium products, reported an operating profit of 30.5 million euro in 2019, a drop of 29 per cent. The company’s consolidated net profit stood at 23.8 million euro ($25.9 million) in 2019, registering a decline of 35 per cent. Impol said in a filing with the Ljubljana bourse on Wednesday that EBITDA decreased by 15% to 50.4 million euro. The Group’s nets sales revenue declined on lower aluminium prices and sales volume. Revenue for 2019 came in at 683 million euro, down 6.1 per cent. The group, which employed 2,393 people at the end of December, was the fifth largest exporter in Slovenia in 2019. The group said the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak are yet unknown in its operations in 2020.
