Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,590 per tonne in the night session on September 9, reached a high of RMB 24,660 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,565 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,650 per tonne, up RMB 90 per tonne or 0.37 per cent from the previous close. Futures...
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Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,025 per tonne in the night session of June 15, hit a high of RMB 24,025 per tonne, a low of RMB 23,730 per tonne, and closed at RMB 23,795 per tonne, down 1.55 per cent from the previous close. During the session, prices fluctuated...
After remaining above USD 3,500 per tonne at the June 12 session , the LME aluminium price dropped across all the pricing segments, barring the live warrants and alumina price, on the June 15 session. The LME aluminium cash bid as well as offer price eased 3.3 per cent day-on-day on June 15. While...
On International Day for Women in Mining, Vedanta Group reaffirmed its commitment to building a more inclusive and future-ready workforce, with women increasingly taking on operational, technical and leadership roles across its businesses. Today, women account for 23 per cent of Vedanta's...
Slovakia is in the final stages of preparations to restart aluminium production at the Žiar nad Hronom smelter, with an official announcement expected in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. In a video message shared on social media, Fico said work related to the revival of the...
LME aluminium price graph showed a stronger trend on June 12, with cash, three-month and forward contracts all moving higher compared with the previous trading session, while stocks continued to fall. The LME aluminium cash bid price rose to USD 3,535 per tonne on June 12 from USD 3,498 per tonne...
Aluminium ingot inventory: Destocking turning point established at high levels, but absolute volume pressure persists China’s aluminium ingot inventory, after hitting a peak not seen in nearly three years in 2026, accelerated its pullback this week. According to SMM statistics, as of June 11,...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,165 per tonne in the night session on Jun 12, with its highest price at RMB 24,280 per tonne, lowest price at RMB 24,145 per tonne, and closing price at RMB 24,275 per tonne, up 0.46 per cent from the previous settlement. Prices...
Norsk Hydro has been hit by a second aluminium supply crisis leading to yet another force majeure in just three months after its Qatar joint venture, Qatalum, unexpectedly terminated a long-standing marketing agreement with the Norwegian producer, raising fresh concerns over the company's ability...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, has announced the winners of the latest edition of EGA Aluminium Design and Innovation Challenge, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The initiative is designed to encourage young people...
The Dak Nong aluminium smelter project in Vietnam, a 450,000-tonnes-per-year facility being developed by NFC and regarded as the country's first aluminium smelter, has achieved its first successful power delivery, marking a major construction milestone as it moves closer to trial operations and...
China CAMC Engineering has secured a major expansion project contract in the aluminium industry of Angola. The project, valued at RMB 1.72 billion (USD 253.39 million), takes the company a step towards solidifying its position across the nation’s industrial development landscape. The company...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,155 per tonne in the daytime session, up 0.62 per cent, remaining below all key moving averages (MA5≈24,072, MA10≈24,300, MA30≈24,450, MA60≈24,590), with clear downward pressure from short-term MAs and the bearish alignment still in place. The MACD indicator...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium cash price and near-term contracts recorded improvement on the June 11 over the previous trading session of June 10 . Longer dated contracts and stocks, however, continued to record further decline. The LME aluminium cash bid rose 0.29 per cent day-on-day...
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) is proud to announce its contribution to the official commemorative publication Monarchy & Democracy: A History of Leadership, launched today in partnership with the History of Parliament Trust and St James's House. The publication celebrates a century of...
A new study by economic research firm John Dunham & Associates found that the US aluminium industry directly employs more than 165,000 workers, essentially unchanged from a decade ago despite significant shifts across manufacturing segments and global market conditions. The 2026 Economic Impact of...
Russian aluminium strengthened its grip on London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses in May, with its share of available stocks rising to 93 per cent from 72 per cent in April, according to exchange data. The increase was mainly due to traders withdrawing Indian-origin metal from LME warehouses. Total...
India's aluminium producers are building smelters, expanding refineries, opening mines and writing investment cheques worth more than INR 640 billion. Yet despite all that activity, the industry faces a rather uncomfortable question: what happens when demand grows faster than capacity can be built?...
Futures: Overnight, the aluminium alloy 2608 contract opened higher, then retreated after rapid rise, reaching a high of RMB 23,465 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,005 per tonne, closing at the settlement price of RMB 23,251 per tonne. The minutely chart showed that after the night session opened,...
