The aluminium trade graph, excluding scrap, of Argentina in the first eight months of 2026, till August, continues to surge with steady momentum, indicating an increase in shipments and export earnings of the nation. As of year-to-date (YTD) August 2026, Argentina exported a total of 48,977 tonnes, valued at USD 179.05 million. Excluding aluminium scrap, the export basket covered all the articles of aluminium products including unwrought, bars, rods and profiles, foil, plates, sheets and strips, tube or pipe fittings and aluminium wire. Explore: Most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report — Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook Volume and value register strong year-on-year growth Calculating the year-on-year growth,...
Vietnam’s first electrolytic aluminium project has reached another major milestone, with the second phase of the 450,000-tonne-per-year (tpa) Da Nong project producing its first batch of molten primary aluminium on October 31, 2026. The milestone, achieved by China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC), which is the project’s general contractor, came four months and three days ahead of the contractual schedule, officially moving the second phase from construction to trial production. The latest development builds on the progress made during the first phase, which produced its first batch of molten primary aluminium on July 14. By September 15, all electrolytic cells in the first phase had successfully started producing aluminium. The second...
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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, announced on Tuesday, November 24, that it topped the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings list by ESG Invest yet again for the second consecutive year in Bahrain. ESG Invest ratings quantify the ESG performance of companies in the Arab world against 200-plus ESG quantitative and qualitative Performance Indicators and more than 40 ESG criteria derived from International Standards and National Visions. Commenting on this milestone, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Ali Al Baqali, said: “Ranking number ONE by ESG Invest in Bahrain endorses Alba’s sound corporate transparency and stakeholder accountability. We believe that ESG should be the Forward Focus especially as COVID-19 has accelerated the...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has outshone the level of RMB 16,000 per tonne on Wednesday, November 25, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Soaring by RMB 190 per tonne, the primary aluminium ingot price has come in at RMB 16,120 per tonne today, with average prices expected to range between RMB 16,100 per tonne and RMB 16,140 per tonne. The spot contract is likely to be traded at a premium price of RMB 90-130 per tonne, down by RMB 10 per tonne from November 24. Restriction on aluminium scrap imports by China has fuelled the use of domestic primary aluminium, resulting in higher consumption and lower inventories. As a consequence, the domestic primary aluminium ingot price has significantly grown by RMB 1290 per tonne in less than a month. Among the major Chinese cities, Foshan and...
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.91 per cent to close at US$ 1985.50 per tonne on Tuesday, November 24, with open interest rising to 727,000 lots. The pressure at US$ 2000 per tonne will be monitored in the near term. It is expected to trade between US$ 1,960-2,000 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price extended the downfall on Tuesday by US$ 5 per tonne to stand at US$ 1964.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 1981 per tonne, decreasing by US$ 4.50 per tonne from US$ 1985.50 per tonne on November 23. Dec 21 bid price and Dec 21 offer price dropped marginally by US$ 1 per tonne to come in at US$ 2005 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock extended downfall from 1395525 tonnes to 1392250 tonnes on November 24....
Three-month LME aluminium began the week on Monday, November 23, with a 0.98 per cent fall to settle at US$ 1967.5 per tonne, with open interest rising to 726,000 lots. It is expected to trade between US$ 1950-2000 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price declined on Monday, November 23, by US$ 14.5 per tonne or 0.73 per cent to stand at US$ 1969.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 1985.50 per tonne, decreasing by US$ 10 per tonne from US$ 1995.50 per tonne on November 20. Dec 21 bid price and Dec 21 offer price came in at US$ 2006 per tonne from US$ 2014 per tonne last week. The LME aluminium opening stock extended downfall from 1399525 tonnes to 1395525 tonnes on November 23. Live Warrants hovered at 1232800...
Tomago Aluminium’s chief executive officer Matt Howell has reportedly supported the federal government for its warning to intervene in the National Electricity Market and build a gas plant on a condition of ‘like-for-like’ power when AGL’s Liddell coal-fired power plant shuts. Mr Howell has also praised the decision of Queensland zinc refinery Sun Metals to powering its entire operations with renewable electricity by 2040, but mentioned that it is not possible for Tomago’s Hunter Valley aluminium smelter to follow the same. He said, "I spent a bit of time on the zinc industry, and I know for a fact that they can ramp down the current in a zinc furnace, and just leave it there for a few days. But you can't do that with aluminium, you can't do it with a blast furnace.” He added, "So every...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.1% to close at US$1,987 per tonne on last Friday. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$1,970-2,010 per tonne today. As of Friday November 20, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1984 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1984 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1995.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1995.50 per tonne; Dec 21 bid price stands at US$ 2014 per tonne, and Dec 21 offer price stands at US$ 2014 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1399525 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1232800 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 166725 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 1996.95 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE increased to...
A00 aluminium ingot price has grown by RMB 50 per tonne to stand closer to RMB 16,000 per tonne, as of Monday, November 23. Shanghai Metals Market data shows the primary aluminium ingot price today is hovering at RMB 15,980 per tonne, with average prices expected to range between RMB 15,960 per tonne and RMB 16,000 per tonne. Robust demand for primary aluminium among downstream consumers and continuous decline in inventories are attributing to the increases in A00 aluminium ingot price. Spot contract today is estimated to be traded at a premium price of RMB 100-140 per tonne. Among the major Chinese cities, Linyi has seen the highest growth of primary aluminium ingot price today by RMB 150 per tonne to RMB 16,030 per tonne, followed by the rise in Foshan by RMB 110 per tonne to RMB 16,050...
Africa is a continent which is rich by raw materials, concurrently economically poor. The biggest reason for this situation of the African continent is the exports its precious raw materials that are processed somewhere else, thus failing to add value to the resources. This has been causing continuous economical fall-outs and many African governments are trying to figure out the problem. Ghana, a West African nation is working out to augment its economy, launched the campaign one district one factory project to create a factory in each of its 216 districts to transform raw materials into products with high added value. The government of Ghana has plans to open three bauxite mines and to build two new alumina refineries, as well as to upgrade the existing aluminium smelter, to transform...
In October 2020, primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe stood at 351,000 tonnes, up by 13,000 tonnes or 3.85 per cent from 338,000 tonnes in September 2020, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The output grew in October after a plunge in the previous month by 11,000 tonnes or 3.15 per cent from 349,000 tonnes in August. In July 2020, East & Central Europe’s primary aluminium output also stood at 349,000 tonnes, meaning the production in August remained flat month-on-month. On a year-on-year calculation, primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe in October 2020 stood lower by 5,000 tonnes or 1.4 per cent from 356,000 tonnes. In the entire ten months of the year, primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe...
Africa’s primary aluminium production in October 2020 grew month-on-month by 5,000 tonnes or 3.82 per cent, following a dip in the previous month. According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data, Africa’s primary aluminium output in October came in at 136,000 tonnes compared with 131,000 tonnes in September. In August 2020, Africa produced 135,000 tonnes of primary aluminium; hence, the output in September was down by 4,000 tonnes or 2.96 per cent. In August, however, Africa’s production improved month-on-month from 133,000 tonnes in July. But despite the month-on-month hike, Africa’s primary aluminium production in October 2020 stood down on a yearly basis. During the same period last year, Africa’s primary aluminium output had amounted to 138,000 tonnes, which means the...
Three-month LME aluminium trended up this week during November 16-20 by 1.84 per cent. On Monday, November 16, three-month LME aluminium rose 0.96 per cent to stand at US$ 1953 per tonne. On Tuesday, November 17, the price stood at US$ 1982 per tonne further growing by 1.48 per cent. On Wednesday, November 18, it increased marginally by 0.4 per cent to settle at US$ 1990 per tonne, while on November 19, fell 0.05 per cent to come in at US$ 1989 per tonne. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price grew this week by US$ 51 per tonne or 2.64 per cent. Starting the week on Monday, November 16 at US$ 1933 per tonne, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price climbed to US$ 1944.50 per tonne on Tuesday, November 17, marking a hike for the third...
SMM aluminium ingot price performed higher over the week, except Tuesday. The price on Monday, 16 November stood at RMB 15670 per tonne, up RMB 40 per tonne from Friday. The price dropped by RMB 80 per tonne to RMB 15590 per tonne on Tuesday. Aluminium ingot price ended the week higher at RMB 15930 per tonne on Friday, 20 November 2020, from RMB 15920 per tonne on Thursday. According to Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium ingot inventories continued to decline this week. Social inventories of primary aluminium ingots across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, decreased 14,000 tonnes to 615,000 tonnes as of November 19. The alumina price in China continued to remain flat over the week. The price is currently hovering at RMB 2280 per tonne as of Friday, 20...
North America’s primary aluminium production stood at 334,000 tonnes in October 2020, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). This marked an increase of 5.7 per cent year-on-year. On a month on month basis, the output rose by 5.36 per cent from September’s production of 317,000 tonnes. The output totalled 3.310 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2020, from 3.174 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2019. The production stood 4.28 per cent higher than the same period last year. In 2019, the output stood at 3.809 million tonnes, an increase of 0.93 per cent from 3.774 million tonnes in 2018. In South America , primary aluminium production reduced by 12.87 per cent year-on-year but up 6 per cent month-on-month to 88,000 tonnes in...
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.592 million tonnes in October 2020, with a year-on-year increase of 4.52% from 5.350 million tonnes in October 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, 20 November 2020. On a month-on-month comparison, the output rose by 3.54% from 5.401 million tonnes. Total primary aluminium production stood at 54.186 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2020, representing an increase of 2.31% from 52.963 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2019. In Asia ex-China, aluminium production came in at 350,000 tonnes in October, down 5.41% from 370,000 tonnes in October 2019. On a month-on-month basis, the output registered a hike of 2.64%. In January-October, the production came in at 3.431...
The struggling Portland Aluminium smelter in Victoria should have its future revealed within months, as its largest stakeholder Alcoa articulated a desire towards investment, only if affordable power could be secured. Since 2019, the chances for the Portland smelter have looked gloomy, as during that phase Alcoa brought a program to closedown smelters that were financially and environmentally uncompetitive. Portland Aluminium’s dependency on brown coal-fired electricity from Victoria's La Trobe Valley and the fact that a $200 million Victorian government support package could not stop it losing $US136.9 million between 2017 and 2019, which have raised concerns that it would be among the smelters to shut down when the government support package expires in June 2021. But plunging power...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative is seeking to expand its team for offering better service and thus, looking for employees for two new positions – 1) Certifications Manager and 2) Database Development and Support – Knack. ASI has already started accepting applications for the new positions, and the last date for submission is December 1, 2020. Both the positions are permanent and full time. While Certifications Manager will report to Director of Assurance, Database Development and Support – Knack will report to elementAl Manager. Certifications Manager is a newly created role and will be responsible for managing the efficiency and effectiveness of ASI Certification workflows, supporting the integrity and impartiality of assurance processes, and improving the ASI program. The candidate...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.05 per cent to close at US$ 1,989 per tonne on Thursday, November 19, with open interest falling to 724,000 lots. It is expected to trade between US$ 1,970-2,010 per tonne today. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price grew further on Thursday, November 19, although slower than the previous days, by US$ 5 per tonne to stand at US$ 1,983 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 1,994.50 per tonne, almost flat compared with US$ 1,994 per tonne on November 18. Dec 21 bid price and Dec 21 offer price exceeded US$ 2,000 per tonne to stand at US$ 2,013 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock decreased from 1409575 tonnes to 1404425 tonnes on November 19. Live Warrants hovered at 1238775 tonnes, while...
SMM aluminium ingot price has risen by RMB 10 per tonne from its earlier price to RMB15930 per tonne on Friday, 20 November 2020. The price has registered a hike for the three times in a row. It expected to move within a range of RMB 15910-15950 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has increased by RMB 20 per tonne each to stand at RMB 15940 per tonne and RMB 15930 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 15920-15960 per tonne and RMB 15200-15940 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing stand at RMB 15950 per tonne and RMB 15860 per tonne, up RMB 40 per tonne and RMB 5 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang and Linyi have climbed to stand at RMB 15885 per tonne and RMB 15880 per tonne, up RMB 20 per tonne and RMB 30 per tonne. The price in...
