Global primary aluminium production experienced a sequential recovery in the third quarter of 2026, supported by the gradual restoration of disrupted smelting capacity in the GCC countries, stronger operational performance in Europe and Oceania, and incremental production gains across Asia and China. But beneath this quarterly improvement lies a contrasting reality - global output remained below the corresponding levels of both 2025 and 2024. According to data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), global primary aluminium production reached 18.377 million tonnes in Q3 2026, an increase of 2.1 per cent from 18.003 million tonnes in the preceding quarter. However, compared with Q3 2025, when production totalled 18.683 million tonnes, output declined by 1.64 per cent. Production...
Europe's aluminium industry is facing mounting pressure from rising carbon costs, shifting trade policies and limited willingness among buyers to pay premiums for low-carbon metal. Yet, despite a series of crises since the Covid pandemic, producers remain committed to maintaining their presence in Europe and investing in decarbonisation, said Paul Voss, Director General of European Aluminium. In an exclusive interview with Fastmarkets at Aluminium Düsseldorf, Voss described the European aluminium industry's condition as bruised but resilient. He highlighted concerns over the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the potential inclusion of indirect (Scope 2) emissions under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the treatment of aluminium scrap in carbon accounting. Reflecting on...
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According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a sharp fall of RMB 270 per tonne to RMB 12,770 per tonne on Wednesday, May 13. This marks the highest decline in A00 aluminium ingot price since April 2020. On April 2 and April 21, the primary aluminium ingot price had fallen by RMB 220 per tonne to come in at RMB 11,300 per tonne and by RMB 240 per tonne to RMB 12,260 per tonne, respectively. The average prices today are expected to range between RMB 12,750 per tonne and RMB 12,790 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount of premium price of RMB 10-30 per tonne. Gongyi has seen the highest decline today among all other major provinces in China. The A00 aluminium ingot price there has declined by RMB 320 per tonne to RMB 12,820 per tonne,...
The "US Department of Justice" is proposing a federal court to order Aditya Birla Hindalco-owned American company Novelis to divest its entire stakes in aluminium major Aleris due to the competitive concern with such an acquisition. Novelis with its headquartering in Atlanta produces flat-rolled aluminium products in three segments: automotive, beverage can and speciality products. Its revenues were approximately USD 12.3 billion for the fiscal year ending 31 st March’19. Novelis is a fully-owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an Indian company with its headquarter in Mumbai. Aleris was a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, before its acquisition by Novelis. Aleris produces flat-rolled aluminium products to the automotive, aerospace, building and...
The US dollar fell on Tuesday as the US Federal Reserve started its long-anticipated program to buy corporate bonds and the exchange traded funds that track them, but declines were kept in check by growing fears of a second wave of infections. Three-month LME aluminium slipped on Tuesday, erasing 1.14 per cent to close at US$ 1,479.5 per tonne. It needs tangible signs of a revival in demand to stage a rally. LME aluminium is likely to move to US$ 1,470-1,500 per tonne today. As of Tuesday, May 12, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price declined from US$ 1454.5 per tonne to US$ 1443 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price also decreased from US$ 1490.5 per tonne to US$ 1482 per tonne. Dec 21 bid price and Dec 21 offer price hovered at US$ 1608...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter outside China, has reportedly bagged International Safety Award with Merit – 2020 from British Safety Council. The award acknowledges Alba’s commitment to good health and safety management during 2019. Alba is one of the 250 global companies that has been awarded a Merit in the 2020 International Safety Awards. The International Safety Award recognises organisations from all around the world, which have demonstrated their commitments towards preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill-health. Commenting on the recognition received, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali said: “Alba Safety culture is a reflection of the individual and collective efforts of our employees as well as contractors. We are pleased...
Hydro has been selected as a finalist in several categories for the 2020 "S&P Global Platts Metals Awards". The awrard is hosted by S&P Global Platts, the leading provider of information, benchmark prices and analytics for the energy and commodities markets. “This is a great recognition of the work that’s being done across the company, both on a team level and individually. It’s encouraging to see that our efforts within sustainability and the systematic work to promote "Hydro CIRCAL" is being acknowledged by industry peers,” said Inger Sethov, EVP Communications and Public Affairs. The awards program recognizes exemplary accomplishments in 15 categories. The winners will be announced on June 30. Full short list of nominations: • Hilde Merete Aasheim – CEO of the year • Pål Kildemo –...
"National Aluminium Co Ltd" has cut the prices of its aluminium ingots for the sixth time in a row. With effect from Saturday, May 9, the prices of ingots came in at INR 132,550-136,050 per tonne, down nearly 1.92% or INR 2,600 per tonne from INR 135,150 per tonne-INR 138,650 per tonne on May 1. With the latest cut, the price of aluminium billets now stands at INR 136,000 – 138,650 per tonne, down from INR 138,850 per tonne-INR 141,250 per tonne on May 1. The "Indian aluminium producers" generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The contract is down more than 19% so far in 2020 due to slower global demand following the "coronavirus outbreak". "Aluminium products" and alumina account for nearly two-thirds of NALCO's gross...
Following a jump of RMB 190 per tonne, the "A00 aluminium ingot price" has recorded a marginal rise today, on May 12, found the "Shanghai Metals Market". Data shows the primary aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 10 per tonne to stand at RMB 13,040 per tonne on May 12. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 13,020 per tonne and RMB 13,060 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount and premium price of RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 30 per tonne. Wuxi and Linyi provinces in China have seen a rise of RMB 20 per tonne in "A00 aluminium ingot price today" to stand at RMB 13,030 per tonne and RMB 13,180 per tonne, respectively. In Shenyang and Chongqing, the price has increased by RMB 15 per tonne and RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 13,035 per tonne and RMB 13,060 per...
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, has returned above the 100-mark. LME base metals closed mostly higher on Monday. LME aluminium gained 0.3% and SHFE aluminium rose 0.8%. Three-month LME aluminium closed 0.3% higher at US$1,496.5 per tonne. Shanghai Metals Market expects the contract to move to US$1,480-1,510 per tonne. As of Monday, May 11, "LME aluminium cash (bid) price" stands at US$ 1454.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1454.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1490.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1490.50 per tonne; Dec 21 bid price stands at US$ 1616 per tonne, and Dec 21 offer price stands at US$ 1616 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1352525 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled...
AlCircle has added a new Sector Focus Report - “Energy Consumption in Aluminium Smelting and Changing Technologies Towards Gas Emission” to its 2020 portfolio. The report promises to provide a deep insight into energy consumption by the primary aluminium sector and various technological developments with respect to optimising power consumption as well as reducing greenhouse emissions. World primary aluminium production increased from 37.7 million tonnes in 2009 to 63.7 million tonnes in 2019. This growth in expected to continue in the coming years on higher demand. To produce one tonne of aluminium the average total energy (AC) intensity across the world stood at about 14.2 MWh while the average process energy intensity stood at 13.4 MWh. Globally, the aluminium industry emits around 450...
Denmark is one of the most prominent Scandinavian nations and an important part of the European Union since 1973. The country holds a prominent position in the world economy. Denmark is the world’s 60th largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). It has a diverse economy that is a mixture of agriculture, services, and industry. The aluminium ingot importation of Denmark remains variable during 2017-19 as the total volume of import recorded was 232,165 tonnes, whereas the revenue expended remained at $405.24 million. The projected import analysis for 2020 has shown a dip by 2.55%, as the total import might reflect 73,720 tonnes, with $109.32 million to be listed for expenditure. The trading nations for Denmark’s aluminium ingot are Austria, Croatia, Germany, Luxembourg,...
According to a recent report, the Phase I electrolytic tanks of Wenshan Aluminium’s 500,000 tonnes per year aluminium smelting and hydropower project in Yunnan province came online last Tuesday, May 5. The Phase I capacity contains 62 electrolytic tanks, which are 500KA new integrated prebaked anode aluminium electrolytic cells. The phase II electrolytic tanks are in the pipeline. The total estimated investment required for this project is more than RMB 4 billion. Wenshan Aluminium, a subsidiary of Yunnan Aluminium, also runs an alumina refinery, which in the first quarter of 2020 produced 266,000 tonnes of alumina. There are 3.43 million tonnes of aluminium smelting and hydropower capacity that is under construction or has been built in Wenshan prefecture, according to official data.
Vedanta has decreased its aluminium ingot and billet price after hiking them for the third time in a row. With effect from May 9, the prices of some ingots are in the range of INR 130,500-143,500 per tonne. This marks an decrease of INR 1000 per tonne or 0.76% from INR 131,500-144,500 per tonne on April 25. With the latest decline, Vedanta’ billet now stands at INR 138,500 per tonne, a drop of INR 1000 per tonne or 0.72% from INR 139,500 per tonne on April 21. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The three-month futures of aluminium are down so far in 2020 due to slower global demand following the coronavirus outbreak. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, continued to decline after the five-day Labour Day holiday on robust demand and fewer arrivals. Inventories stood at 1.102 million tonnes as of Monday, 11 May 2020, down 70,000 tonnes from Wednesday May 6. The chart below shows the current status of the primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Primary aluminium stocks in Wuxi, Shanghai, and Nanhai decreased by 30,000 tonnes, 12,000 tonnes and 16,000 tonnes from May 6 to stand at 468,000 tonnes, 143,000 tonnes and 232,000 tonnes on Monday, 11 May 2020. But the stocks in Tianjin remained unchanged at 56,000 tonnes. In Gongyi, Hangzhou and Chongqing, the primary aluminium stocks...
The US dollar declined in late trading on Friday, May 8, after official data showed a record 20.5 million job loss in the world's largest economy in April. But the greenback was on track to post its largest weekly gain compared with the euro in more than a month, although that was more related to the European single currency concerning the European Central Bank’s asset purchases. On Monday morning, May 11, the US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, remained below the 100 mark, while oil prices reversed an earlier slip caused by concerns over a persistent glut. The LME was closed for the bank holiday on Friday. All LME base metals strengthened last week. As of Thursday, May 7, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price stood at...
On Friday morning, May 8, Tiwai Aluminium Smelter donated some groceries and grocery vouchers to the Southland Foodbank and the Salvation Army to lay support during this test of time due to COVID19. Workers of the smelter visited the food bank on Friday to deliver the donations. According to chairman of the Southland Foodbank Peter Swain, this will indeed help the food bank as the pressure of its services mount. Swain said the food bank was helping four to six families a day, but going ahead, the demand might increase as New Zealand moved to lower alert levels. He acknowledged the generous help of the Southlanders who ensured the food bank could continue operating. He said someone even donated three cattle beef that could be processed into mince. "As long as it comes in, we can give it...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a steep decline of RMB 130 per tonne to stand at RMB 12,840 per tonne on Friday, May 8. This marks the second consecutive decline following incessant rise, with an intermittent restraint, ranging between RMB 12,510 per tonne and RMB 12,980 per tonne. Today, the average prices are expected to range between RMB 12,820 per tonne and RMB 12,860 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 90-130 per tonne. Foshan has seen the highest decline of RMB 230 per tonne to RMB 12,890 per tonne, followed by Wuxi, Chongqing, and Tianjin, where the price has plunged by RMB 150 per tonne to RMB 12,830 per tonne, RMB 12,890 per tonne, and RMB 12,880 per tonne, respectively. In Hangzhou and Gongyi, the...
The US dollar fell from two-week highs on Thursday, May 7. LME base metals extended their increase for the most part. LME aluminium advanced 0.64% and SHFE aluminium shed 0.52%. Three-month LME aluminium closed the day 0.64% higher at US$1,492 per tonne. LME aluminium is still under pressure from US$1,500 per tonne in the short term. As of Thursday, May 7, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1450 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1450 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1486.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1486.50 per tonne; Dec 21 bid price stands at US$ 1613.50 per tonne, and Dec 21 offer price stands at US$ 1613.50 per tonne. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 1482.21 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend...
The United States and the United Kingdom initiated formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on 5 th May’20, assuring to work quickly to obtain a deal that could prevent the worst economic impacts of COVID-19. The discussions will be conducted virtually and include over 300 US and UK officials in nearly 30 negotiating groups. US Trade Representative Rob Lighthizer and UK Trade Minister Liz Truss are leading the efforts. On 5 th May’20, they issued a joint statement: "We will undertake negotiations at an accelerated pace and have committed the resources necessary to progress at a fast pace.” "A Free Trade Agreement would contribute to the long-term health of our economies, which is vitally important as we recover from the challenges posed by COVID-19.” The first round of talks began as...
