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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Three-month LME aluminium edged down by 0.02% to close at US$2,259.5 per tonne on Wednesday. It is expected to fluctuate between US$2,230-2,280 per tonne today. As of Wednesday, April 7, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2239.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2239.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2258.50per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2258.50 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2258.50per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2258.50per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1860125 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1337675 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 522450 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2259.31per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE...
Increase in domestic primary aluminium consumption has led to the growth in China’s A00 aluminium ingot price for the second day this week, even amid the muted raw materials costs. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has built up by RMB 80 per tonne on Thursday, April 8, to settle at RMB 17,470 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,450 per tonne and RMB 17,490 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 50-10 per tonne. In Foshan and Hangzhou, A00 aluminium ingot price has grown the highest by RMB 90 per tonne to clock at RMB 17,480 per tonne and RMB 17,510 per tonne, respectively. In Gongyi, the price has climbed by RMB 80 per tonne to RMB 17,360 per tonne, while the price in Chongqing and Tianjin has...
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to raise its aluminium products price. With effect from Wednesday, April 7 2021, aluminium billets price stands at INR 198,100 per tonne, an increase of INR 2,750 per tonne from INR 195,350 per tonne on March 31. Aluminium ingot and wire rods prices stand at INR 191,000 per tonne and INR 202,100 per tonne as of Wednesday, 07 April 2021, an increase of more than 1% from INR 188,250 per tonne and INR 199,350 per tonne per tonne on March 13. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Aluminium operations of the company, excluding those of its...
Vedanta has raised its aluminium products price for the second day in a row. With effect from Wednesday, 07 April 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots stand at INR 191,250-204,250 per tonne, indicating an increase of 1.25% or INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 188,750-201,750 per tonne on April 6. The company is selling its billets price at INR 199,250 per tonne on Wednesday, 07 April 2021. This is up by INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 196,750 per tonne on April 6. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the company’s...
Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminium company worldwide and renewable energy producer is exploring the potential for developing and operating hydrogen facilities to meet its substantial internal demand as well as serving an external market, leveraging the company’s industrial and renewable power expertise. Hilde Merete Aasheim, President and CEO, Hydro, said: “We see a substantial potential for industrial hydrogen consumption. Taking a developer and operator role in the hydrogen sector represents an opportunity for Hydro to reduce industrial CO2 emissions and develop a profitable and sustainable business based on hydrogen.” Hydro has set forth a clear strategic direction toward 2025 and aims to strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium while exploring new growth opportunities in...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has announced the launch of mini Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Campaign ‘the Right Choice’ to improve the overall Safety, Health and Environment in the company. The Campaign will feature special lectures by external speakers from the Supreme Council of Environment, General Directorate of Traffic, and International Organisation for Child Protection. The Campaign, inaugurated by Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, will be held virtually from 05 to 12 April 2021 for Alba employees and contractors’ workers. Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali stated: “We are what we repeatedly do, and Safety Excellence is a habit entrenched in our culture and Values. Safety is practiced every day individually and...
SMM aluminium ingot price has dropped after three days of hike. The price declines by RMB 120 per tonne on Wednesday, 07 April 2021 to stand at RMB 17390 per tonne from Tuesday’s price of RMB 17510 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 17370-17410 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has declined by RMB 120 per tonne and RMB 100 per tonne to stand at RMB 17390 per tonne and 17405 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing have stood at RMB 17420 per tonne and 17375 per tonne, down RMB 110 per tonne and RMB 105 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi have reduced to stand at RMB 17400 per tonne, RMB 17380 per tonne, RMB 17410 per tonne, and RMB 17280 per tonne. Cryolite price is up by RMB 150 per tonne after remaining restraint...
Three-month LME aluminium advanced 1.35% to close at US$2,260 per tonne on Tuesday. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,230-2,280 per tonne today. As of Tuesday, April 6, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2247 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2247 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2268.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2268.50 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2294.50 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2294.50 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1882275 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1343850 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 538425 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2257.26per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE...
Metso Outotec has closed the divestment of its Aluminium business to REEL International for an undisclosed sum. The business includes equipment and plant solutions to green anode plants, anode rodshops, and casthouses used in aluminium smelters, as well as the related services. “I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the Aluminium team for its contribution to Metso Outotec and for the hard work to ensure a smooth transfer of the business. I wish the team great success under its new ownership at REEL,” said Jari Ålgars, President of Metals business area, Metso Outotec. Metso Outotec, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. The...
Director of En+ Group’s Environmental and Climate Risk Management Department, Alexey Spirin, has joined the Board of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). According to the report, Mr Spirin has succeeded Tolga Egrilmeizer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Rio Tinto Aluminium, for two years term of office. ASI’s Board consists of two Directors from each of Production and Transformation, Industrial Users and Civil Society membership classes, elected by all ASI members, and two Independent Directors, appointed by the elected Board. Earlier during 2018-2020, Alexey represented Rusal as a standard committee member and a member of different ASI working groups. Alexey Spirin said: “I would like to thank ASI members for their confidence in me, and I look forward to working with my...
Followed by the grand success of our flagship e-Magazines for consecutive two years, “Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019 & Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2020”, AlCircle proudly launches the 3rd edition of its e-Magazine, “Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2021”, which prominently covers the leader’s vision for the global aluminium industry in 2021. As we all are very much aware that global metal manufacturers are confronting a twofold problem in the energy transition. The initial one is, they have to fulfil the towering global demand for the key commodities and secondarily they have to scale down emissions. The metal aluminium faces a much bigger challenge than all the metals as it counters the biggest impact from carbon pricing. Aluminium ranks as the second-highest producer of absolute emissions (2% of the global...
The London Metal Exchange was closed on Friday and Monday for Good Friday and Easter Monday. On Thursday, 1 April, Three-month LME aluminium settled 0.79 per cent higher at US$ 2,230 per tonne. As of Thursday, April 1, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price remained restrained at US$ 2212.50 per tonne. But 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price grew by US$ 1 per tonne to stand at US$ 2236 per tonne. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price hovered around US$ 2266 per tonne, down by US$ 10 per tonne from US$ 2256 per tonne on March 31. The LME aluminium opening stock decreased from 1897075 tonnes on Wednesday to 1889400 on Thursday. Live Warrants totalled 1333350 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 556050 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian...
Rio Tinto Japan has joined Japan’s Green Value Chain Platform Network (GVC Network) to cut carbon footprint in Japan. The GVC Network, formed in 2018, is a collaboration established by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to lead transparent decarbonisation efforts in the country. Representative Director and Rio Tinto Japan President Bill Horie said: “We are honoured to be welcomed into the Ministry of Environment’s GVC Network and look forward to engaging on innovative approaches with customers, government and industry to help reduce Japan’s carbon footprint”. GVC Network, which has 141 members from a variety of industries: electronics, machinery and equipment, automotive, airline, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics, building and construction, real estate, housing, printing, food...
Vedanta has hiked its aluminium products price by INR 2,250 per tonne today. With effect from Tuesday, 06 April 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots stand at INR 188,750-201,750 per tonne, an increase of 1.16% from INR 186,500-199,500 per tonne on March 31. Billets price has come in at INR 196,750 per tonne on Tuesday, 06 April 2021 marking a growth of INR 2,250 per tonne from INR 194,500 per tonne on March 25. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the company’s consolidated sales. Vedanta has a stake in...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has witnessed a rise of RMB 80 per tonne to settle at RMB 17,510 per tonne as of Tuesday, April 6, marking the third consecutive hike since April 1, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Data shows the average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,490 per tonne and RMB 17,530 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 50-10 per tonne. In Gongyi, A00 aluminium ingot price has surged by RMB 100 per tonne to RMB 17,420 per tonne, followed by the rise of RMB 80 per tonne in Foshan and Linyi to come in at RMB 17,510 per tonne. In Wuxi, primary aluminium ingot price has climbed by RMB 75 per tonne to RMB 17,505 per tonne, while the price in Hangzhou has grown by RMB 70 per tonne to RMB 17,530 per tonne. In Chongqing and Tianjin,...
The globally diversified mining and metal firm Vedanta Resources has stated that it contributed $4.66 billion to the public exchequer in India during the FY20. According to the latest report, Vedanta Resources said: “Overall contributions to public exchequers of various countries stood at $4.7 billion (INR 34,310 crore) during the fiscal year. Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Resources, said: "Consistent with our commitment to building on transparency, we present our fifth tax transparency report. During FY2019-20, our contribution to exchequer was $4.7 billion, which accounts for 40% of our consolidated turnover." As the majority of the group’s business operations are positioned in India, so most of this amount goes to the Indian exchequer. Vedanta paid $1,398 million towards royalties to...
Fort William aluminium smelter’s troubled boss has affirmed that none of the steel plants will shut “under my watch”. The founder of Liberty House Group and Chairman and CEO of GFG Alliance, Sanjeev Gupta also confessed that his Liberty Steel business owes “multi-billions” to the collapsed financial lender, Greensill Capital. On 2 nd April 2021, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce (LCC) explained: “The smelter, which was bought by GFG in 2016 and is part of its Alvance aluminium wing, as a ‘critical part’ of the local community, and the organisation would continue to engage with the company about any impact the ‘current challenges’ might have on its operations in the area.” Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Business Secretary has turn downed to rule out the probability that Liberty Steel could be taken into...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Thursday, April 1, following a sharp rise of INR 5,000 per tonne last week on March 27. The company has decreased its aluminium ingot price by only INR 1,000 per tonne this week from INR 188,650-192,150 per tonne on March 27 to INR 187,650-191,150 per tonne. The company’s aluminium wire rod price has also faced a cut of INR 1,000 per tonne with effect from April 1 to INR 191,150-195,500 per tonne. NALCO’s aluminium billets price has come in at INR 191,100-193,750 per tonne compared to INR 192,100-194,750 per tonne on March 27. NALCO, like any other Indian aluminium producers, links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of...
