Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,590 per tonne in the night session on September 9, reached a high of RMB 24,660 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,565 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,650 per tonne, up RMB 90 per tonne or 0.37 per cent from the previous close. Futures...
The LME aluminium price moved higher on September 9 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month aluminium prices recording gains, while total warehouse stocks remained unchanged. On September 9, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3351.5 per tonne, up USD 27.5 per...
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The certification covers Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd., which serves the automotive industry through the...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium market recorded marginal gains on June 1, with the LME aluminium cash bid price increasing to USD 3,795 per tonne from USD 3,769 per tonne on May 29, marking a rise of around 0.69 per cent. The aluminium LME cash offer price also climbed 0.69 per cent on...
US President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation revising tariffs on selected aluminium, copper and iron imports, introducing temporary changes aimed at encouraging domestic manufacturing investment while maintaining protection for key American metal industries. Under the revised framework,...
Futures: SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,435 per tonne, up 0.49 per cent (RMB +120 per tonne). The price is currently running near key moving averages, having risen above MA5 (24,367.00) and MA10 (24,426.00), but still below MA30 (24,654.33) and MA60 (24,698.08). The moving averages...
Aughinish Alumina exported more than 80 per cent of its alumina production to Russia during the first quarter of 2026, according to trade data cited in recent reports. Irish exports to Russia rose by approximately 55 per cent between 2021 and 2025, increasing from EUR 539 million to EUR 836...
CMR Green Technologies has moved ahead with its public listing at a time when several companies have delayed IPO plans due to volatile market conditions. The INR 6,300 million (USD 66.16 million) issue is a pure offer-for-sale (OFS), with no fresh issue component, and is also the first mainboard...
Maan Aluminium is entering a phase where improving technical momentum is colliding with softer earnings performance, leaving investors with a divided outlook on the stock’s near-term direction. The company’s latest quarterly numbers reflected a visible slowdown in profitability. For Q4 FY25-26,...
Printmann Offset is accelerating its expansion in southern India with a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, strengthening its presence in one of the country’s fastest-growing packaging markets. The Mumbai-based packaging company currently supplies cartons, labels, leaflets...
For years, the global solar industry focused almost entirely on expansion. Massive solar farms were built across continents, installations surged and photovoltaic (PV) panels became one of the fastest-growing energy technologies in the world. Now, the industry is entering a very different phase -...
Japan’s aluminium market is facing growing uncertainty as escalating tensions in the Middle East begin disrupting one of the country’s most critical supply routes for the metal. For years, Japan has relied heavily on Gulf producers such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, with the region...
Metro Mining has announced that non-executive director Jo-Anne Scarini has resigned from the company’s board, with the resignation taking effect on May 30. Scarini joined Metro Mining as a non-executive director in October 2024 and also served as Chair of the company’s Audit and Risk Committee. In...
According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium production in May 2026 (31 days) was up 2.1 per cent YoY and up 3.8 per cent M-o-M. Although the pace of China's end-use demand recovery remained slow, the widening aluminium supply gap outside China significantly boosted domestic aluminium semis...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD has unveiled engineering details behind the advanced one-piece aluminium frame used in its luxury SUV, the Yangwang U8L. The company disclosed that the development programme began in 2023 and involved building what is said to be China’s largest...
Every year, millions of tonnes of aluminium scrap are collected, sorted and processed across Europe before being turned into new products. From used beverage cans and demolished buildings to end-of-life vehicles and industrial waste, recycled aluminium has become an important raw material in...
For more than a century, aluminium producers have lived by a simple rule of securing the cheapest electricity possible, and everything else becomes manageable. The logic was straightforward. Aluminium smelting is one of the most electricity-intensive industrial processes on earth. Every tonne of...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings could continue benefiting from elevated aluminium prices, prompting Kenanga Research to upgrade its earnings estimates and increase its target price for the company. The brokerage said aluminium prices are likely to remain supported in the near term as supply...
Worldwide Aluminium turned profitable in the March 2026 quarter, despite registering a fall in income for that particular period. The company registered a standalone net profit of INR 400 thousand (USD 5 thousand) in the March 2026 quarter, as against a net loss of INR 0.3 million (USD 0.004...
China’s alumina price rose to RMB 2,707 per tonne as regional gains and Guinea bauxite concerns lifted market sentiment. Mysteel assessed the national average price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,707 per tonne (USD 400 per tonne) last Friday, higher...
