Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 24,000 per tonne, down RMB 190 from yesterday's settlement price, a decline of 0.79 per cent. It opened at RMB 24,100.00 per tonne during the day and fluctuated within a range of RMB 23,920-24,100 per tonne. The price traded below...
LME aluminium prices recorded a sharp decline on September 11 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month prices falling by around 2%, while exchange stocks edged lower. The LME aluminium cash bid price slipped to USD 3,273 per tonne on September 11, compared with USD 3,342...
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Hitachi High-Tech Corporation ("Hitachi High-Tech", part of Hitachi, Ltd.’s Connective Industries Sector), launches the FOUNDRY-MASTER Smart 2, an enhanced stationary optical emission spectrometer ("OES") designed to deliver lab-grade precision in a compact, durable format designed specifically for...
Domestic aluminium prices in India continued to strengthen w-o-w, supported by upward revisions from primary producers amid firm LME and MCX aluminium futures and ongoing global supply concerns. The price increase came despite adequate domestic availability and only moderate downstream demand,...
Static Hydraulic Pvt. Ltd. (SHPL), a leading Indian manufacturer of hydraulic and industrial automation solutions, has partnered with Xing Tian Xia Machinery Co., Ltd. (XTX), a globally recognised Chinese producer of aluminium extrusion presses. Under this partnership, XTX will introduce its...
Macro perspective: Macro sentiment was mixed between long and short factors . Domestically, positive macro sentiment remained strong. The Ministry of Finance held a national video conference to promote a package of policies for fiscal and financial coordination to boost domestic demand, requiring...
Guinea continued to execute record bauxite shipments to China as demand from the world’s largest aluminium producer kept on gathering pace. Fresh shipping data shows that Guinea supplied about three-quarters of China’s bauxite needs in 2025, reinforcing its status as Beijing’s most important source...
Recycling and sustainability are increasingly shaping aluminium markets. Scrap availability, energy costs and carbon rules are influencing where metal is produced, how it is processed and which regions gain or lose competitiveness. Developments across India, Europe and Southeast Asia show how...
Guests boarding the Delhi-based Taj Surajkund Resort & Spa will now be part of a more meaningful, nature-friendly and sustainable shift. The hotel has recently commissioned a 50 kWp solar power plant, taking an approach to hospitality that is well-founded in renewable energy. Referring to the...
An investor selection committee has been formed in Ghana that has delivered its findings on proposals to establish the country’s first large-scale alumina refinery, a development officials say could finally reverse decades of exporting raw bauxite while importing higher-value finished products at a...
At the beginning of 2026 and in the first half of January, 2026, the global upstream aluminium value chain is stepping into a new era where projects are ramping up, capital is being mobilised, leadership roles are shifting and price signals are becoming more pronounced, all at once. The industry is...
Mario Conserva, Secretary General of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE), recently voiced his concern for Europe’s aluminium scrap export scenario, highlighting dire circumstances that await. Seconding the CEO of Novelis Europe, Emilio Braghi, who drew attention to the matter,...
To set the context of this piece, it is necessary to understand that India’s Aluminium Vision 2047 and Viksit Bharat are intrinsically aligned and they complement each other’s ambition. Truth be told, achieving the milestones outlined in the Aluminium Vision 2047 can place India on course to...
The US’s latest countervailing duty action against rebar imports from Algeria, Egypt and Vietnam is definitely a steel story. But in the layer under, it is shaping up to be a structural aluminium demand event for the North American construction ecosystem. In January 2026, the US Department of...
Russia has taken control of the local assets of Canpack, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminium containers. Under a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the assets were placed under “temporary external management,” with Russian company Stalelement appointed to oversee them,...
As of January 14, the average price for domestically-generated #6063 aluminium scrap in South China's Guangdong province had jumped 7.9 per cent from the end of last month to reach RMB 19,150 per tonne (USD 2,746 per tonne), the highest level since Mysteel commenced tracking the price in 2023. To...
US-based semiconductor and electronic components manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has expanded its 193 PUR-SI series of miniature snap-in power aluminium electrolytic capacitors with voltage ratings of 550 V and 600 V. Produced under the Vishay BC components portfolio, the...
The Nyinahin bauxite project in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, gains momentum for mining development as The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Metalloïd Resources Investment, LLC-S.P.C, and Ghana Integrated Bauxite Development Limited Company (GIBDLC) have secured a USD 60...
On January 15, the LME aluminium cash bid price settled at USD 3,173.5 per tonne, down from USD 3,220.5 per tonne on January 14, marking a 1.46 per cent day-on-day decline. The cash offer price eased to USD 3,174 per tonne from USD 3,221 per tonne, also reflecting a 1.46 per cent decrease. The...
Futures: On January 15, the SHFE aluminium 2603 contract opened at RMB 24,470 per tonne during the night session. After opening, the price pulled back, reaching a low of RMB 24,015 per tonne, then entered consolidation without breaking the opening price, finally closing at RMB 24,320 per tonne,...
