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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...Reuters reported that European premiums for physical metal have staged a mixed performance so far this year with traders expecting levels to increase longer term as the global economy recovers while aluminium premiums are at record highs...
...The debt rating for aluminum company Alcoa Inc. was confirmed Tuesday at the investment grade level of "BBB-" by Fitch Ratings. Alcoa's rating outlook was raised to "Stable" from "Negative"...
... SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices opened higher at RMB 17,315/mt on Tuesday, and later briefly climbed to RMB 17,440/mt. However, as the Shanghai Stock Exchange composite index failed to hold steady at 2,900 points, ....
... LME aluminum prices fell steadily after opening at an intraday high of USD 2,584/mt, and later hit a low of USD 2,502/mt. At the tail of trading, LME aluminum prices rebounded slightly supported by a weaker US dollar index, and finally closed at USD 2,528/mt,....
...French regulations dictate a maximum total weight of 32t, so this unit can carry 3t more than its conventional counterpart. The body has been formed out of two aluminium panels bonded together in a sandwich construction, and the manufacturer says it is at least as strong as a steel alternative...
...wholly-owned subsidiary Jiaozuo Wanfang Electric will build two 300-megawatt (MW) power generators together costing 2.79 billion yuan to promote energy self-sufficiency, reports Securities Times, citing a company filing. The plants’ construction period is two years...
...National Aluminum Company (Nalco) on Tuesday slashed aluminium prices by Rs 1,000 per tonne to around Rs 1,44,000 effective from Wednesday, in line with landed aluminium prices...
...Daily average primary aluminium output rose to 68,600 tonnes in January from a revised 68,500 tonnes in December, provisional figures from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) showed on Monday...
...Kaiser Aluminum Corp posted a fourth-quarter loss after paying a higher tax rate but saw value-added revenue from aerospace and high strength applications outpacing year-ago results over the next six months...
...Alcoa has made a $600 million contribution to its U.S. defined benefit plans in January, Pensions & Investments reports. The U.S. aluminum producer also plans to make a separate cash contribution of $200 million this year...
...The Brazilian Aluminum Association - ABAL – announced the primary aluminum production of January 2011. According to the entity, a total of 123.9 thousand ton of primary aluminum was produced in January 2011, corresponding to a 3.7% drop compared to the same month in the previous year...
... Analyst Note Rio Tinto (RIO) generated record underlying fiscal 2010 earnings of $14.0 billion that came in 3.5% ahead of our $13.5 billion forecast--a very pleasing result, particularly from iron ore where earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased 150% to $15.6 billion. ...
...Total world aluminum output in January rose by 4,000 metric tons to 2.126 million tons, from 2.122 million tons in December, according to figures released Monday by the International Aluminum Institute..
...Unquestionably, “The Aluminum Show” is weird. However, as a crowd of about 1,000 discovered Sunday at DeVos Performance Hall, in this case, weird was good...
...The Navratna public sector, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) handed over a dividend cheque of Rs. 112.29 crore here today to the Minister of Mines, Shri Dinsha J. Patel on the 87.15% shares (amounting to Rs. 561.50 crore) held by the Government of India. ..
...China’s stock-index futures rose, signaling the benchmark index may extend the biggest gain in three months, as surging metal and oil prices bolstered the earnings outlook for the nation’s commodity producers...
...PTI reported that Indian aluminum prices rose by 0.66% to INR 115.25 per kilogram in the futures trading tracking firming trend overseas amid pick up in spot demand...
... SHFE 1105 aluminum contract prices climbed continuously after opening higher at RMB 17,205/mt. The Shanghai Stock Exchange composite index returned to 2,900 points, boosting market confidence, and SHFE 1105 aluminum ....
