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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...Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced that it has finalized a deal with ORKLA ASA to acquire full ownership of the technology associated with the carbothermic aluminum production process, previously jointly owned by the companies...
...U.S. domestic primary aluminum production in October was 147,000 metric tons, up 2.8% from 143,000 tons in September and up 7.3% from 137,000 tons a year earlier, according Thursday to the U.S. Geological Survey...
...Russia's FAS anti-monopoly service said on Thursday that the local unit of U.S. aluminium giant Alcoa (AA.N: Quote) has abused its dominant position in certain types of products it manufactures in Russia...
...Reuters reported that Western world unwrought aluminum stocks rose to 1.468 million tonnes at the end of January 2011 compared with a revised figure of 1.395 million tonnes in December 2010...
...Alcoa Inc., the leading U.S. aluminum producer with more than one million tonnes of annual capacity in Quebec, is looking for ways to reduce raw material and smelting costs...
...WANNON MP Dan Tehan took on Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday in a war of words over how Portland Aluminium smelter would fare under her new carbon tax. ..
...Premiums for physical aluminium in Europe stayed just below record highs this week as supplies were tightly held, but they failed to breach peaks as high oil prices hurt prospects for global growth and demand was subdued...
...Chalco's ACH results for the second half of 2010 reflect a growing concern about cost control at China's largest aluminum producer. Strong aluminum prices in the last half of the year caused a slight increase in revenue, offsetting the lost sales volume from production cuts at some of the company's aluminum plants. However, higher production costs, primarily electricity, cut margins in half compared with the first six months of 2010...
...Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina")announced that the joint venture board of directors approved additional Project funding of $8.5 million for the period March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011...
...National Aluminium Company (NALCO) touched a 52-week high of Rs 455. At 13:55 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 448.90, up Rs 21.55, or 5.04%...
...Rio Tinto might be back on top of its game but the fallout from its disastrous $US38 billion acquisition of Canadian aluminium group Alcan in 2007 is still claiming victims, this time at the highest level...
...Indian state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) (NALU.BO: Quote) has issued a tender to export 30,000 tonnes of alumina for delivery this month, a company source said on Friday...
...Fed up, frustrated and now fired up, retired Century Aluminum Employees rallied at the West Virginia State Capitol saying the company is taking away health care benefits and breaking promises...
...Reuters reported that productivity at aluminum producer Norsk Hydro's Qatar JV Qatalum's smelter plant exceeds previous estimates...
...Capitalvue reported that China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction won CNY 7.18 billion engineering and procurement construction contract on an electrolytic aluminum project from Iran South Aluminum Corporation...
...Reuters reported that Aluminum Corporation of China Limited returned to profit in the Q4 of 2010 but cautioned that the sector faced headwinds in China from high costs and excess capacity...
... SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices opened flat at RMB 16,975/mt on Thursday, and later climbed to RMB 17,030/mt in the morning session following SHFE zinc prices. Later, SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices ....
... LME aluminum prices climbed steadily after opening at USD 2,593/mt, and later hit a record high of USD 2,625/mt. Later, as long investors exited the market after profit-taking, LME aluminum prices lost some gains, with prices finally closing at USD 2,609/mt, ....
