In August 2026, unwrought aluminium alloy exports were 51,600 tonnes, up 77.6 per cent YoY but down 11.9 per cent M-o-M. Cumulative exports from January to August 2026 were 348,700 tonnes, up 100.1 per cent Y-o-Y. By import source, in August 2026, China’s imports of unwrought aluminium alloy were highly concentrated in Russia and Southeast Asian countries. The top five sources that month—Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and South Korea—totalled 55,200 tonnes, accounting for 77.2 per cent of total imports. Specifically, Russia ranked first with 18,000 tonnes (25 per cent), followed closely by Malaysia with 17,500 tonnes (24 per cent); Thailand recorded 11,500 tonnes (16 per cent), Vietnam 4,800 tonnes (7 per cent), and South Korea 3,400 tonnes (5 per cent). By export destination, Japan...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,375 per tonne in the previous trading session, edging down 0.04 per cent. The price stood above the MA10 (24,304) and MA30 (24,089.5), but slightly below the MA5 (24,258). Short-term moving averages flattened, while the medium-term bullish alignment remained intact, with the market consolidating at highs overall. On the MACD indicator, DIF=129.53 and DEA=139.74. DIF stayed above the zero axis but maintained a death cross, with the histogram at -20.43, indicating weakening bullish momentum and lingering short-term correction pressure. Trading volume rebounded slightly to 54,800 lots, with moderate market activity. The suggested core trading range for SHFE aluminium is 24,000-24,600. LME aluminium closed at USD 3,293.5 per tonne, down 0.20 per cent....
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ELLWOOD Aluminum, a manufacturer of aluminium ingot and billet, rectangular slab, and cast plate, has announced the completion of its Hubbard plant. The work on 12,000-square-foot casting plant started in 2018 to increase the company’s production capabilities. ELLWOOD Aluminum has invested $60 million in the plant. The facility has vertical direct chill casting machinery and can manufacture aluminium ingots up to 360 inches. ELLWOOD Aluminum’s president, Patrick Callihan said, “Completing our Hubbard facilty construction with no injuries is an accomplishment that we are incredibly grateful. We owe this achievement to our knowledgeable and safety conscious team of employees and contractors that allowed for this project to happen seamlessly.” ELLWOOD Aluminum has a dedicated melting and...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS) has reported that coastal erosion is starting to threaten bores used for monitoring groundwater at its site at Tiwai Point. The company has shown in its reports that how seawater has begun affecting an area near which NZ Aluminium Smelter stores a highly toxic substance. The rate of coastal erosion is being monitored since 2017. The SCL Groundwater Status 2020 report says the seawater intrusion started to occur in early 2020 because of coastal erosion of the southern coast. As the aluminium producer has decided to close its smelter at Tiwai Point in 2024, it has begun a closure study to determine what is needed to clean up the site before the company leaves. It has also released a host of reports that contain results of extensive environmental...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, declined this week by 43,000 tonnes from last Thursday. The stocks stood at 1.14 million tonnes as of Thursday, 22 April 2021. The chart below shows the status of the primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Primary aluminium stocks in Wuxi and Nanhai dropped the most. The inventories in Wuxi, Nanhai and Gongyi reduced by 16,000 tonnes, 22,000 tonnes and 7,000 tonnes to stand at 450,000 tonnes, 267,000 tonnes and 141,000 tonnes on Thursday, 22 April 2021. The stocks in Hangzhou and Chongqing stood at 104,000 tonnes and 4,000 tonnes, a drop of 1,000 tonnes each. But the stocks in Shanghai and Tianjin registered a hike of 3,000...
As per industry sources, the private equity firm, American Industrial Partners has been building great industrial business for over 30 years has bought the senior debt of the two Sanjeev Gupta’s European aluminium assets, initiating the process to take over. Recently, the New York-based firm, AIP, which seeks to invest in B2B companies in manufacturing or industrial service sectors, has bought debt linked to Sanjeev Gupta’s Dunkirk aluminium smelter in France as well as refinancing the senior debt of the Duffel rolling mill in Belgium, as reported by sources. The founder of Liberty House Group, Sanjeev Gupta has been looking out for new financing as the metal baron struggles to safeguard his metals empire following the collapse of its biggest lender, Greensill Capital, in the previous...
Three-month LME aluminium hit a new high of US$2,369 per tonne since May 2018 earlier in the session and then climbed 2.25% to settle at US$ 2,365.5 per tonne on Wednesday. SMM expects the contract to move between US$2,340-2,370 per tonne today. As of Wednesday, April 21, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2344 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2344 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2337 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2337 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2350 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2350 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1809250 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1242675 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 566575 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$...
After showing restraint and declining in the past two days, A00 aluminium ingot price in China has recorded an increase of RMB 140 per tonne to RMB 18,180 per tonne, as of Thursday, April 22, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,160 per tonne and RMB 18,200 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of 20-20 per tonne. In Hangzhou, A00 aluminium ingot price has also climbed by RMB 140 per tonne to come in at RMB 18,195 per tonne, while the price in Wuxi has grown by RMB 125 per tonne to RMB 18,175 per tonne. In Chongqing and Shenyang, primary aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 120 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,150 per tonne and RMB 18,160 per tonne, respectively. In Gongyi and Foshan, primary aluminium...
North America’s primary aluminium production came in at 338,000 tonnes in March (31days), indicating a decrease of 1.17% from 342,000 tonnes in March 2020, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). On a monthly basis, the output increased by 9.74% from 308,000 tonnes in February (28 days). The primary aluminium output remained unchanged at 986,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2021. In South America, primary aluminium production stood 7.69% lower year-on-year in March. The output was 98,000 tonnes last month. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production marked a hike of 13.95% from 86,000 tonnes in February. Primary aluminium production in South America in January-March failed to register a growth. The output remained muted at...
In March 2021, Africa’s primary aluminium production came in at 131,000 tonnes, bringing the total production in Q1 2021 to 385,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. Africa’s aluminium production in March reflected a month-on-month increase of 10,000 tonnes or 8.26 per cent. The output in February stood at 121,000, which was low by 12,000 tonnes or 9.02 per cent than 131,000 tonnes in January. On the other hand, despite the month-on-month growth in Africa’s primary aluminium production in March 2021, total output in the first quarter failed to record a hike but decreased by 7,000 tonnes or 4.23 per cent from 402,000 tonnes in Q1 2020. On a year-on-year basis, Africa’s production in March 2021 also registered a downfall of 8,000 tonnes or 5.76 per cent from 139,000...
SMM aluminium ingot price registered a drop after remaining unchanged yesterday. The aluminium price reduced by RMB 80 per tonne from RMB 18120 per tonne. The price came in at RMB 18040 per tonne as of Wednesday, 21 April 2021 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 18020-18060 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price slipped by RMB 60 per tonne and RMB 65 per tonne to stand at RMB 18120 per tonne and RMB 18050 per tonne on Wednesday, 21 April 2021.Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing came in at RMB 18055 per tonne and 18030 per tonne, down RMB 95 per tonne and RMB 60 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi decreased to stand at RMB 18040 per tonne, RMB 18030 per tonne, RMB 18010 per tonne, and RMB 17930 per tonne. The aluminium alloy (ADC12)...
Three-month LME aluminium settled 0.71 per cent lower at US$ 2,313.50 per tonne on Tuesday, April 20. Today, the price is expected to move between US$ 2,300-2,330 per tonne. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price stood at US$ 2,324 per tonne on April 20, reflecting a decline of US$ 7 per tonne from US$ 2,331 per tonne on April 19. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price declined from US$ 2,342.50 per tonne to US$ 2,330 per tonne. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price came in at US$ 2,343.50 per tonne, climbing down by US$ 10 per tonne from the previous day. The LME aluminium opening stock decreased from 1819625 tonnes to 1812625 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1246450 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 566175 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian...
On 20 th April 2021, ELYSIS made public that it has selected the Rio Tinto’s Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the foremost installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kiloamperes (kA), which is a common capacity for modern, full-scale smelters. An Alcoa and Rio Tinto joint venture company, ELYSIS is working to commercialize a new technology to make aluminium that eliminates all direct greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the traditional smelting process and instead produces oxygen. As part of its technology development and scale-up, ELYSIS will install industrial inert anode prototype cells at the end of an existing potline at the Alma smelter to demonstrate the technology’s effectiveness at a commercial scale in an industrial...
Rio Tinto reported 3% hike in its aluminium production as the Becancour smelter, Quebec operating at full capacity and Kitimat, British Columbia nearing the end of its pot relining cycle. The output grew to 0.8 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2021. The company achieved good production stability and operational performance across the remaining smelter portfolio. “We are seeing improved demand in automotive, packaging and more recently construction and electronics. Value-added product volumes have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels at 51% of primary metal sold (2019 full year: 51%),” Rio said. Rio Tinto in February announced an agreement had been reached on an amended power contract that will allow the ISAL smelter in Iceland to continue operating with an improved competitive position....
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.725 million tonnes in March (31 days), with a year-on-year increase of 4.97% from 5.454 million tonnes in March 2020, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). On a monthly basis, the output rose by 10.37% from 5.187 million tonnes in February (28 days). Total primary aluminium production came in at 16.639 million tonnes in the first three months of 2021. That was an increase of 3.57% from 16.065 million tonnes in the first three months of 2020. In Asia ex-China, aluminium production was 378,000 tonnes in March, up 8.93% year-on-year and 11.5% month-on-month. In January-March, output stood at 1.093 million tonnes, up from 1.036 million tonnes in January-March 2020. In the Middle East, primary...
Hindalco Industries Limited has again significantly increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Tuesday, March 20, following a slash on last Saturday, April 17. With the latest hike, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 203,250 per tonne, up by INR 4,000 per tonne or 2 per cent from INR 199,250 tonnes last week. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has also been expanded by INR 4,000 per tonne on April 20 to INR 214,250 per tonne, compared to INR 210,350 per tonne on April 17. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has grown from INR 206,350 per tonne to INR 210,350 per tonne, reflecting a growth of INR 4,000 per tonne or 2 per cent as well. Hindalco links its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices to the three-month futures of aluminium...
Norsk Hydro ASA has inked a new long-term power contract for an aggregated supply of 680 GWh in the period from 2022 to 2028. The contract between Hydro’s fully owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS and Hafslund Eco spans from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2028, with delivery to price area NO3. Hydro’s Norway primary aluminium production capacity is 100 percent supplied with renewable power. World-wide, the company’s corresponding renewable power share is above 70 percent. Hydro and Hafslund Eco last year signed two power purchase agreements, with a total volume of 2.08 TWh, for delivery from 2021 to 2027. “Since 2014, Hydro has signed 17 long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), all of which based on hydropower or wind power. Together with Hydro’s 9.4 TWh captive hydropower production in...
Primary aluminium ingot price in China has shown restraint on Tuesday, April 20, amid muted input costs. According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, A00 aluminium ingot price is resting at RMB 18,120 per tonne, with average prices to continue to range between RMB 18,100 per tonne and RMB 18,140 per tonne. However, the premium price has gained RMB 10 per tonne and is likely to be traded at RMB 20-20 per tonne. But despite the restraint in average primary aluminium ingot price, some of the major Chinese cities have witnessed growth or decline in prices. For instance, in Tianjin and Linyi, A00 aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 30 per tonne and RMB 20 per tonne, respectively, to come in at RMB 18,110 per tonne and RMB 18,050 per tonne. On the other hand, Chongqing has seen a plunge...
Three-month LME aluminium shed 0.39% to settle at US$2,330 per tonne on Monday. SMM expects the contract to move between US$2,300-2,350 per tonne today. As of Monday, April 19, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2331per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2331per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2342.50per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2342.50per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2353.50 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2353.50per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1819625 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1301175 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 518450 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2344.01per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE increased to stand...
The Kolkata based Uniseven Engineering & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, being a solution provider in the Aluminium value chain business for the last four decades and possess a rich experience in the industry by providing value-added services, is now manufacturing the Collector Bar (CB) that goes into the potlines in Aluminium Smelter. Uniseven partnered with Jekay International Track Pvt Ltd. of Kolkata, one of the largest integrated manufacturer and exporter of Rail Track Fittings, Turnouts & Steel Structures (Heavy, Medium & Small sections), for manufacturing the CB. There are two manufacturing units: Unit-1 situated at Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, where different kind of fabrication work like Channel sleeper, H Beam Sleepers, Base plates, Fish plates related to the Railways sector being...
