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July aluminium processing PMI records 42.2 per cent, fully falling into contraction territory as end-use demand weakens, exports diverge, and sector recovery remains unlikely in short term
02 Aug 202612MINS
China’s overall aluminium processing PMI for July registered 42.2 per cent, a sharp pullback of 4.4 percentage points M-o-M, with all sub-sectors in contraction territory. Aluminium plate/sheet and strip (44.8 per cent), aluminium foil (39.0 per cent), construction extrusion (39.7 per cent), industrial extrusion (42.1 per cent), aluminium wire and cable (44.4 per cent), primary alloy (43.9 per cent), and secondary alloy (37.6 per cent) all fell below the 50 mark, signalling a further contracti ...
66% and counting: China leads aluminium extrusions as India’s demand nears 858,000 tonnes
01 Aug 20268MINS
The centre of gravity of the global aluminium extrusion market is increasingly difficult to locate anywhere but Asia. China already sits at a scale that no other extrusion-producing country approaches. AL Circle's The World of Aluminium Extrusions – Industry Forecast to 2030 estimated China's aluminium extrusion usage at 20.94 million tonnes in 2023, against global consumption of approximately 31.5 million tonnes. That means, roughly two out of every three tonnes of aluminium extrusions consu ...

01 Aug 20264MINS
The aluminium industry's growth story is increasingly being shaped by value-added manufacturing rather than production volumes. Robust earnings, expansion projects and business diversification continued to strengthen confidence in downstream aluminium, with several producers raising their outlooks despite macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds. At the same time, global trade trends favoured economies with stronger downstream capabilities, while weaker exports in some regions and governance c ...
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