Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings has reported that overseas alumina prices averaged around USD 321 per tonne in the first nine months of 2026, down approximately 22 per cent year-on-year. The update highlights a third-quarter (Q3) price recovery following a subdued first half, supported by new overseas aluminium smelting capacity and supply constraints at some alumina refineries. The update centres around the unaudited nine-month results of Nanshan Aluminium International’s controlling shareholder, Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd., for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2026. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and alumina in our report: " Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook "...
The US aluminum trihydrate market strengthened in September 2026 as downstream procurement, rising overseas production costs, and shipping bottlenecks supported prices. In contrast, Bosnia’s market faced a quarterly correction as European buyers drew on accumulated inventories and lower caustic soda costs eased manufacturing pressures, highlighting diverging regional price trends. US aluminum trihydrate market gains on demand and supply constraints US aluminum trihydrate prices increased 2.38% month over month in September, supported by purchases from wire and cable manufacturers, electrical infrastructure compounders, and electric vehicle (EV) component producers. Demand remained particularly resilient for applications involving low-smoke cable compounds and flame-retardant materials....
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...The company reaffirmed its 2011 global aluminum demand growth projection of 12%. For the gains, it cited higher realized prices for alumina and aluminum, growing demand for aluminum products in major end markets and productivity gains...
...Reuters reported that Japanese shipments of aluminum products fell 8.5% in March from a year earlier logging the first YoY decline in 16 months as last month's devastating earthquake took a toll on demand from industries across the board..
...Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL: Quote) missed forecasts for its first-quarter results, as it suffered from weak alumina output from newly acquired assets...
... China's Yunnan Aluminium, which plans to start up its new 800,000 mt/year alumina refinery in May, expects commercial output in June, and hopes to ramp up to full capacity by July-August, a company source told Platts Thursday. ...
... Reports say that Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), who bought Traco, a company that makes windows and doors in August, has decided to add 280 full-time and seasonal workers at its Traco’s plant in Cranberry near Pittsburgh. ...
... National Aluminum Company Limited is in the process of implementing a INR 4,402 crore Phase II expansion program which include raising its mining, ... various expanded capacities of its alumina refinery at Damanjodi including cogeneration power plant, evaporation plant, stacker and bauxite circuit for production of alumina. ...
... There’s fresh trouble brewing for Vedanta Resources’s alumina project in Orissa with the project oustees intensifying the movement, demanding a special relief and rehabilitation (R&R) package. Thousands of oustees are on dharna in front of the Vedanta Aluminium’s alumina project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi for the last one month. ...
... Alumina Ltd. (AWC), Alcoa Inc.’s partner in Melbourne, may consider selling its first bonds in Australian dollars and take advantage of the currency swaps market where savings are almost double the 10-year average. The five-year Australian dollar basis swap has risen 0.3 basis point this month to 21.8 basis points, offering a bigger discount to exchange debt in the local currency to U.S. dollars, ...
... National Aluminium Company has crossed another milestone in implementation of its ambitious second phase expansion. The company has started commissioning various expanded capacities of its alumina refinery, at Damanjodi, including cogeneration power plant, evaporation plant, stacker and bauxite circuit for production of alumina. ...
...National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a Navratna PSU of government of India, has crossed another milestone in implementation of its ambitious Rs 4,402 crore 2nd phase expansion...
..National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), India's leading manufacturer and exporter of alumina and aluminium, is likely to set up its refinery near Makavarapalem in Visakhapatnam district...
...National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) finance director said, due to delays in refinery expansion, the production will fall about 100,000 tonnes short of its production target of 1.68 million tonnes of alumina in the fiscal year to March?..
...Shares of Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE:AA) closed the trading session at $16.13 below calculated support at $16.38 breaking the stock technically, raising concerns by investors, as the move might trigger more selling...
...Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and PT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk (Antam), of Indonesia, have started building a chemical alumina plant in the Tayan District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, based on their agreement reached in August last year. A ground-breaking ceremony was held yesterday at the plant site, with the attendance of high-ranking officials of the Indonesian Government, representing the Ministry of State of Enterprises, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Industry, and the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, as well as the Governor of the West Kalimantan Province...
...Worldal reported that Venezuela's CVG Bauxilum alumina sales rose 6.8% to 104,277 tonnes in March down from 111,831 tonnes in March 2010. Bauxilum said that March alumina sales were up 4.7% however from sales of 99,607 tonnes in February 2011. Of March alumina sales, 58,024 tonnes were domestic sales and 46,253 tonnes were export sales. The March alumina export sales were to Swiss based trader Glencore International AG...
...One of the major aims of Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah in the establishment of the Volta River Dam was to provide the country with cheap electricity supply and help in its industrialisation process...
...Reportedly, Rio Tinto the Australian mining giant alumina output in Q1 decreased by 4% YoY. Rio Tinto said that the harsh weather in the Q1 reduced its production and the company was resuming its production. In addition, Rio Tinto’s aluminum production increased slightly by 1% YoY in the Q1. It’s predicted that the whole aluminum production in 2011 would be at around 3.9 million tonnes...
...Shares of Alumina Limited (AWC) saw unusually high trading volume on Monday. Approximately 243,674 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 13.29% from the previous session. The stock last traded at $9.79...
