
LME aluminium prices strengthened across cash, three-month and December 27 contracts on November 11, 2026, as declining exchange inventories and constraints on immediate metal availability continued to support the market. The cash offer price rose 2.76 per cent to USD 3,223.5 per tonne , compared with USD 3,137 per tonne on November 10. The cash bid price also increased by 2.81 per cent, reaching USD 3,223 per tonne from USD 3,135 per tonne in the previous session. The LME aluminium three-month bid price advanced 1.22 per cent to USD 3,062 per tonne from USD 3,025 per tonne, while the corresponding offer price climbed 1.22 per cent to USD 3,064 per tonne from USD 3,027 per tonne. Similarly, the December 27 bid price rose 0.96 per cent to USD 2,930 per tonne, compared with USD 2,902 per...
A potential easing of trade tensions between the United States and Canada could reshape the North American aluminum market, with European buyers facing the risk of stronger competition for Canadian metal. Import data from ITC Trade Map shows that US purchases of Canadian unwrought aluminum fell sharply in 2025, while imports from Canada increased across six European markets, highlighting how trade flows have evolved amid tariff uncertainty. The United States imported approximately 2.03 million metric tons of unwrought aluminum from Canada in 2025, down 25.9% from 2.74 million metric tons in 2024. The decline amounted to around 711,494 metric tons over the year. Import value also decreased, falling 22.2% from $7.82 billion to $6.09 billion. The figures come as the possibility of a...
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...National Aluminium Co., India’s second-biggest producer, forecast a 9.5 percent gain in profit for the next fiscal year as prices of the lightweight metal used to make aircraft and beverage cans increase...

...Mr Gheorghe Dobra of the CEO of Alro a Romanian aluminum producer said that the company's aluminum output was expected to increase this year because of the strong demand...

...Japan Metal Bulletin reported that international market price surges for rare metals made as byproduct of nonferrous metal smelting. Price of gallium which is byproduct of aluminum smelting increased by 18% to more than USD 800 per kilogram last week...

... SHFE aluminum prices opened significantly lower following other base metals prices on Tuesday, with prices falling below all moving averages and testing a low set in November 2010. SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices opened at RMB 16,735/mt, ...

... LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,560/mt, and later climbed to USD 2,604/mt, as exports of spot aluminum from Libya were disrupted. However, LME aluminum prices later lost some gains due to a stronger US dollar, ....

...Auminum Corporation of China (NYSE:ACH) closed Friday's downbeat trading session at $23.58. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $18.03 and 52-week high of $28.88. Aluminum Corporation of China stock has been showing support around $23.16 and resistance in the $24.06 range...

...Aluminium giant NALCO today signed an agreement with Earth Refining Company (P) Ltd for transfer of knowhow for preparation of alumina tri-hydrate from bauxite by calcining with sodium carbonate and limestone, an innovative process for extraction of alumina...

...China, the largest aluminum producer in the world, may see its output of primary aluminum jump 24% year on year to 20 million metric tons this year...

...Aluminium producer Alro Slatina plans to start construction works on a gas-fueled thermal power plant near Tulcea in Romania, an investment which could reach EUR 500 million, according to Alro director Gheorghe Dobra...

...Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) closed Friday's negative trading session at $16.70. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $8.25 and 52-week high of $17.71. Century Aluminum stock has been showing support around $15.91 and resistance in the $17.09 range...

...Shares of Alumina Limited (AWC) saw unusually high trading volume on Monday. Approximately 310,515 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 41.92% from the previous session. The stock last traded at $9.63...

...Over 250 executives and government officials gathered at the Meydan Hotel, Dubai on 3 March 2011 for a special dinner organized by the Gulf Aluminium Council the first event in a planned annual series of such gatherings...

...Rio Tinto Alcan (RIO.L) said on Wednesday that its Laterriere aluminum smelter in Quebec was operating at half capacity following a power failure. The smelter suffered a significant outage on Tuesday after two electrical transformers failed, leaving the plant without adequate energy to continue operating at full capacity, the company said...

... SHFE aluminum market on Monday as well. SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices fell continuously after opening at RMB 16,955/mt. Other base metals prices were weak as well, ....

... LME aluminum prices finally ended at an intraday low of USD 2,557/mt, down USD 43/mt compared with the previous trading day, or down 1.65%. Disruption of spot aluminum supplies in Middle East helped support LME aluminum prices ....

... The Middle East is emerging as a significant new primary aluminium producer and the regional industry has just started to realise its full potential, according to a top official of Qatalum. ....

... SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices opened slightly lower at RMB 16,980/mt on Friday, and later climbed rapidly to RMB 17,060/mt following other base metals prices. Later, SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices edged down and kept fluctuating around RMB 17,000/mt, ....

... LME aluminum prices opened higher at USD 2,623/mt, and later edged down as investors exited the market after profit-taking, with prices finally closing at USD 2,600/mt, down USD 14/mt compared with the previous trading day, ....