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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A00 aluminium ingot price in China has opened the week on Monday, April 19, with a slight drop of RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 18,120 per tonne, following a week-long surge from US$ 17,380-18,130 per tonne during April 12-16, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. Today, the average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,100 per tonne and RMB 18,140 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 30-10 per tonne. However, in the major Chinese cities, A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded hikes. For instance, in Gongyi, the price has grown by RMB 40 per tonne to RMB 18,010 per tonne, followed by an increase of RMB 35 per tonne to RMB 18,135 per tonne on April 19. In Hangzhou, primary aluminium ingot price has gained RMB 25 per tonne to RMB 18,155 per tonne, while...
Three-month LME aluminium slid 0.11 per cent to settle at US$ 2,318.50 per tonne last Friday. LME aluminium is likely to move between US$ 2,300-2,350 per tonne today. On Friday, April 16, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price decreased to US$ 2,308.50 per tonne after the last four days of consecutive hikes from US$ 2,254 per tonne to US$ 2,328 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price declined from US$ 2,344 per tonne on April 15 to US$ 2,325.50 per tonne on April 16. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price came in at US$ 2,337.50 per tonne, climbing down by US$ 18.50 per tonne from the previous day. The LME aluminium opening stock extended decline from 1829325 tonnes to 1824250 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1300675 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants...
The peoples of Southland in New Zealand have met with officials foremost trying to get an assurance over the contaminated Tiwai Point aluminium smelter cleaning up measures. The nation’s Environment Ministry, Regional Council and Department of Conservation met a group of four rūnaka called Murihiku Regeneration. This meeting has come up post seven months the ministry initiated discussions with Rio Tinto owned New Zealand Aluminium Smelter. However, the Jacinda Ardern government discontinued discussions with Rio Tinto in the previous month, objecting that it did not disclose the environmental monitoring data. It is also ratified that the inaugural meeting with Māori and officials did not get any new data. The Murihiku collective involves Te Rūnaka o Awarua, Te Rūnaka o Waihōpai, Ōraka...
Iran’s state-run institution ‘The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) publicised a report that the nation’s aluminium production in the year to March 2021 leapt 61% from the previous year to nearly half a million tonnes. The report stated that the total output in four major aluminium smelters in Iran had reached 0.4468 million tonnes, up from 0.2783 million tonnes reported for the year to March 20. The report highlighted: “Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO) had the highest share of production at 185,000 tonnes. It was followed by Almahdi, Iran’s largest aluminium smelter on the Persian Gulf which includes Hormozal smelter, at 165,000 tonnes. The smelter set up in late 2019 by Salco in southern Iran, topped production with 72,100 tonnes,...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has again raised its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices significantly after increasing them by INR 6,600 per tonne last week, April 9. With effect from April 16, NALCO’s aluminium ingot price came in at INR 201,250-204,750 per tonne, up by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 194,250-197,750 per tonne on April 9. NALCO is selling its aluminium wire rod price at INR 204,750-209,100 per tonne, also an increase of INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 197,750-202,100 per tonne. NALCO’s aluminium billets price also saw a surge of INR 7,000 per tonne to 204,700-207,350 per tonne on April 16 from INR 197700-200,350 per tonne on April 9. NALCO, like any other Indian aluminium producer, links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month...
The American industrial corporation and one of the global leading aluminium producer, Alcoa, has reported its best first-quarter performance in four years as demand heightened at the beginning of 2021. Wall Street prediction for Alcoa was averagely around $450.8 million, but the country’s largest metal producer holding consumers in beverage cans and vehicle production segment has toppled the forecast and posted earnings of $521 million. Per-share earnings also rose to $0.79 from a loss of $0.23 per share in the same quarter a year ago, on revenues of $2.9 billion. As the production in the automotive and aerospace industries enhances, the global demand for the metal has observed a steady rise from the COVID-19 strike downfall seen in 2020. Roy Harvey, President and CEO of Alcoa said: “We...
Three-month LME aluminium edged down 0.09 per cent to settle at US$ 2267 per tonne on Monday, April 12, while on Tuesday, April 13, it settled 1.65 per cent higher at US$ 2304.50 per tonne. On Wednesday, April 14, three-month LME aluminium settled 1.02 per cent higher at US$ 2328 per tonne. LME complex also cruised high on Thursday, April 15, including aluminium that gained 0.39 per cent. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price skyrocketed this week by US$ 54.50 per tonne to reach US$ 2308.50 per tonne. Both the prices started the week on Monday, April 12, at US$ 2254 per tonne, which on the next day, April 13, grew to US$ 2278 per tonne. On Wednesday, April 14, the prices further increased to US$ 2297.50 per tonne. On Thursday, April 15, the prices crossed the...
Hindalco’s aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices have witnessed a steep growth after a week of last raise in tandem with incessant increase in LME aluminium benchmark prices. With effect from Friday, April 16, the company’s aluminium ingot price has come in at 202,500 per tonne, reflecting a hike of INR 7,000 per tonne or 3.58 per cent from INR 195,500 per tonne on April 8. Hindalco is selling its aluminium wire rod price at INR 213,600 per tonne with effect from April 16 after raising it by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 206,600 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price is hovering at INR 209,600 per tonne, also up by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 202,600 per tonne. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories in China extended decline this week by 45,000 tonnes across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, as of Thursday, April 15. Data showed the stocks stood at 1.18 million tonnes on April 15 in comparison with 1.23 million tonnes on last Thursday, April 8. Last week, primary aluminium inventories fell by 23,000 tonnes week-on-week, following a hike of 8,000 tonnes in the previous week. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Gongyi saw the highest plunge in primary aluminium inventories by 27,000 tonnes to 148,000 tonnes on April 15, followed by the decline of 14,000 tonnes in Nanhai to 289,000 tonnes. Primary aluminium inventories in...
Eric Mansuy, the Director-General of the Cameroonian electricity company, ENEO Cameroon SA, has reported that the Aluminium Company of Cameroon, Alucam, has not paid electricity bills since mid-2020. Alucam has been countering serious difficulties for some time now. “This difficulty for the aluminium juggernaut to pay its electricity bills for about 9 months (at the end of March 2021) further increases its debt to its partner. It impacts Eneo's ability to pay other operators in the sector”, says Eric Mansuy. The volume of Alucam's debt to the electricity supplier, Eneo since mid-2020 has not been revealed. But, from sources familiar with the matter, the average monthly consumption of this aluminium producer is around FCFA 2 billion. Referred to only six months of unpaid corresponding to...
The LME complex cruised higher on Thursday, April 15, including aluminium that gained 0.39 per cent. The benchmark LME aluminium price soared above US$ 2,300 per tonne level on April 15. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price came in at US$ 2,328 per tonne on April 15, representing the fourth consecutive day of hike by US$ 30.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2,344 per tonne, climbing by US$ 29 per tonne from US$ 2,315 per tonne on April 14. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price increased from US$ 2,335 per tonne to US$ 2,356 per tonne as of Thursday, April 15. The LME aluminium opening stock extended decline from 1833550 tonnes to 1829325 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1301425 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at...
Evgenii Nikitin, the Chief Executive Officer of Rusal, one of the globally leading aluminium producers, delivered the statement from the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum that Rusal is all set to reconstruct four of its largest smelters in Siberia. The modernisation strategy will be engrossed in building new production capacities at the smelters in Krasnoyarsk, Bratsk, Irkutsk and Novokuznetsk. At all four locations, new potrooms will be built using prebaked anodes which utilises the most modern and environmentally friendly technology. The modernisation program will shrink the environmental impact of metallurgical production and lower energy consumption by up to 20%. The work is catalogued to initiate this year, with forecasted to accomplish in 2030. It is expected that RUSAL’s board of...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has continued to rise to exceed RMB 18,000 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Data shows the price has surged by RMB 330 per tonne on Thursday, April 15, to come in at RMB 18,090 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,070 per tonne and RMB 18,110 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 40-0 per tonne. In Wuxi, A00 aluminium ingot price has gained RMB 325 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,090 per tonne, while the price in Gongyi and Tianjin has increased by RMB 320 per tonne to peg at RMB 17,930 per tonne and RMB 18,030 per tonne, respectively. In Foshan, Hangzhou, and Linyi, the primary aluminium ingot price has grown by RMB 310 per tonne to reach RMB 18,140 per tonne, RMB 18,105 per tonne,...
Three-month LME aluminium settled 1.02 per cent higher at US$ 2328 per tonne on Wednesday, April 14, while the price today is expected to hover around US$ 2300-2350 per tonne. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settle price increased for the third consecutive day by US$ 19.50 per tonne to settle at US$ 2297.50 per tonne on Wednesday, April 14. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price grew from US$ 2293 per tonne to US$2315 per tonne. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price came in at US$ 2335 per tonne, up by US$ 9 per tonne from US$ 2326 per tonne on April 13. The LME aluminium opening stock further plunged from 1841575 tonnes to 1833550 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1301425 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 532125 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference...
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum) has announced that it will improve its aluminium smelting furnace technology with the help of three EPC companies, namely SAMI, PT Waskita Karya (Persero), and PT Unefeco. The news came after the executive director of PT Inalum (Persero), Sophia Issabella Watimena in Kuala Tanjung, officially announced this while adding the improvement project will enhance the smelting furnace to operate at a current of 235 kA instead of 193 kA. The improvement will be implemented in potline 1 and as many as 170 furnaces, resulting in the enhancement of Inalum’s aluminium production capacity by 25,000 tonnes per year. Sophia Issabella Watimena stated, "With the improvement of technology in potline 1 as many as 170 furnaces, it is expected that the production capacity...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has jumped by RMB 290 per tonne on Wednesday, April 14, to reach near 10-year high at RMB 17,760 per tonne on fears that Chinese primary aluminium producers will limit their output to meet environmental targets. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,740 per tonne and RMB 17,780 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 40-0 per tonne. Some traders said that China’s Xinjiang region would cut the production of aluminium, an energy intensive industry, as the country strived to curb pollution. However, there has been no confirmation of such event until now. In Chongqing, A00 aluminium ingot price has soared by RMB 350 per tonne to come in at RMB 17,760 per tonne, followed by the surge of RMB 300 per tonne and RMB...
Three-month LME aluminium settled 1.65 per cent higher at US$ 2304.50 per tonne on Tuesday, April 13, and is likely to range between US$ 2270-2320 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settle price surged by US$ 24 per tonne to close at US$ 2278 per tonne on Tuesday, April 13, marking the second consecutive day of hike. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2293 per tonne, up by US$ 25.50 per tonne from US$ 2267.50 per tonne on April 12. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price also grew by US$ 18 per tonne to come in at US$ 2326 per tonne as of April 13. The LME aluminium opening stock continued to fall from 1847600 tonnes to 1841575 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1336850 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 504725 tonnes. LME aluminium...
The metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower producer, has recently produced aluminium with the industry’s lowest carbon footprint. Carbon generated during smelting per tonne of metal was less than 0.01 tonnes. So, the purity of the aluminium produced was higher than 99 per cent. The lowest-carbon aluminium was produced at En+ Group’s experimental industrial site of the new-generation inert anode electrolysers, located at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Plant (KrAZ). The capacity of the electrolysers is to produce about 1 tonne of aluminium per day at a current of 140,000 A. According to Lord Barker of Battle, Executive Chairman of En+, this achievement represents a significant step towards the goal of net-zero carbon by 2050 and reducing...
