Primary aluminium imports: According to data from the General Administration of Customs, domestic primary aluminium imports stood at approximately 186,000 tonnes in August 2026, up 0.2 per cent month-on-month and down 14.6 per cent year-on-year. Cumulative domestic primary aluminium imports from January to August 2026 reached roughly 1.657 million tonnes, a year-on-year decline of 3.4 per cent. Primary aluminium exports: Customs data showed domestic primary aluminium exports were around 22,000 tonnes in August 2026, dropping 30.7 per cent month-on-month and 14.7 per cent year-on-year. Cumulative primary aluminium exports between January and August 2026 totalled approximately 168,000 tonnes, representing a year-on-year increase of about 9.3 per cent. Net imports of primary aluminium:...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph continues to drop across the pricing and contract segments on the September 24 trading session, reporting declines over the September 23 close . The LME aluminium cash bid slumped from USD 3,239.5 per tonne to USD 3,227 per tonne, rising 0.39 per cent. The offer price moved from USD 3,240 per tonne to USD 3,228 per tonne, dropping by 0.37 per cent. Explore- Most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report — Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook The LME aluminium three-month bid contracted from USD 3,258 per tonne to USD 3,252 per tonne, decreasing by 0.18 per cent. The offer price plunged from USD 3,260 per tonne to USD 3,252.5 per tonne, representing a 0.23 per cent...
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The dollar index climbed close to 90, the highest in nearly a month, supported by US-China trade tension and higher US Treasury yields.Base metals ended mostly higher as LME aluminium went up 0.22%. SHFE aluminium dipped 0.53%. LME aluminium dipped in the European session after it traded robustly in the Asian trading session. The contract ended the day’s trading lower at US$ 1766 per tonne. It regained losses from the previous day and ended 0.22% higher at US$1,793.5 per tonne overnight. We see it trading at US$1,795-1,805 per tonne today. As on May 21, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1765.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1766 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1803 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1805 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands...
The removal of production embargo by the Federal Court on Alunorte alumina refinery has reportedly led Albras aluminium smelter to begun ramping up its output from Tuesday, May 21. Albras, partly owned by Norsk Hydro, had curtailed its aluminium production by 50 per cent due to lowered raw material supply when Alunorte plant was forced to operate at half capacity. However, by the second half of 2019, the plant is expected to return to its full production, said Norsk Hydro in a statement. On the news of Albras production raise, its Oslo-listed shares closed 5.6 per cent higher on May 21, after hitting a two-week high of 35.40 Norwegian crowns in early trading. According to Norsk Hydro CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim, Albras’ near-term profit will boost as well on high output resumption. The...
Trimet Aluminium has started trial operation of its ‘virtual battery’, which would control the energy supply for aluminium production at its Essen plant. This is expected to create a power storage facility that will make it easier to integrate the discontinuously generated electricity from renewable energy sources into the power grid. About 36 million euros were invested in the project. “We have reinvented the electrolysis process for the production of aluminium,” says Philipp Schlüter, CEO of Trimet. “For the first time, we will be able to vary the energy supply during operation significantly. This will allow us to react to changes in the electricity supply, which will benefit the power supply to households in Essen. As an aluminium producer, we are naturally an energy-intensive company....
According to the latest data showed by International Aluminium Institute (IAI), world primary aluminium production came in at 5.2 million tonnes in April, down 1.83 per cent from April’s 2018 production of 5.3 million tonnes, and 3.27 per cent from March’s production of 5.379 million tonnes. Primary aluminium production in the first four months of 2019 totalled 20.9 million tonnes, representing a drop of 0.39 per cent year-on-year. In Asia ex-China, aluminium production stood at 361,000 tonnes, up 1.69 per cent from 355,000 tonnes in April 2018. Production in January-April increased to 1.45 million tonnes. In the Middle East, the production dropped 2 per cent year-on-year to 434,000 tonnes in April 2019. Europe primary aluminium production totalled 625,000 tonne in April, as compared to...
Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau declared on Monday, May 20, that the country lifted the retaliatory tariffs on aluminium and steel, as well as more than 70 other products including licorice, coffee, sleeping bags and ketchup from the United States. “The removal of tariffs and countermeasures is a true win-win for everyone involved, and great news for Canadian and American workers, for our communities, and our economies,” Morneau said in a written statement. Canada took this decision after the United States reached a deal to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in a move that could lead to approval for a new North American trade deal. Trump tweeted late Sunday, May 19, that US farmers “can begin doing business again with Mexico and Canada.” The Canadian retaliatory duties on...
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) in April stood at 330,667 tonnes. Production is Canada was 235,778 tonnes, down about 2% YoY. US produced about 94,889 tonnes of aluminium in April 2019, an increase of about 34% YoY from 71,000 tonnes in April 2018. This is a remarkable increase in production for the US primary aluminium industry. Production was at an annual rate of 4,023,115 tonnes during April 2019, increasing 28,861 tpy (+0.7%) from the March 2019 rate of 3,994,254 tonnes. The production rate in the U.S. was up 2.5 per cent month on month, while the Canadian rate was essentially unchanged. The North American annual rate was 6.3 per cent above the April 2018 rate of...
The US dollar maintained last week’s gains as investors awaited developments in US-China trade negotiations and the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest-rate policy. LME base metals extended their declines as aluminium lost 2.29%. SHFE metals also closed lower and aluminium fell 0.31%. LME aluminium closed the day’s trading lower at US$ 1786 per tonne on Monday. The contract then led the losses among base metals overnight as macroeconomic pressure dragged it to a low of US$1,787 per tonne, and pulled it down 2.29% to US$1,789.5 per tonne. LME aluminium is likely to trade at US$1,790-1,820 per tonne today. As on May 20, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1785 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1786 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1818.50 per tonne,...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has extended downfall today, on May 21, to RMB 14,240 per tonne. This is the third consecutive decline since May 17. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,220 per tonne and RMB 14,260 per tonne. In Foshan, Tianjin and Linyi, the A00 aluminium ingot price has dipped by RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 14,330 per tonne, RMB 14,270 per tonne and RMB 14,310 per tonne, respectively. In Wuxi and Hangzhou, on the other hand, the price has declined more by RMB 35 per tonne to RMB 14,245 per tonne and RMB 14,265 per tonne, while that in Shenyang and Gongyi by RMB 40 per tonne to RMB 14,255 per tonne and RMB 14,160 per tonne. The average price of spot alumina has shown restraint today at RMB 3087 per tonne after rising from...
EGA has started a new AED 15 million spent pot lining pre-treatment and crusher facility in its Al Taweelah site for recycling spent pot lining to be used by UAE cement industry. The largest spent pot lining treatment facility in the Gulf will have a capacity to crush 60,000 tonnes of SPL annually. The new facility is a part of EGA’s ongoing commitment to reducing and re-using industrial waste and the spent pot lining will be pre-treated to be used by cement companies in the UAE as a feedstock. Last year, EGA supplied over 41,000 tonnes of spent pot lining to UAE cement companies, reducing stockpiles from previous years and making EGA leading recycler of industrial waste. Worldwide, the aluminium industry produces over 1 million tonnes of spent pot lining every year without any...
Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, came in at 1.309 million tonnes as of Monday, 20 May 2019. Inventories declined 37,000 tonnes from 1.346 million tonnes on Thursday, May 16, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. Inventories of primary aluminium continued to decline over the weekend, due to limited arrivals and robust demand. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across all major China Markets. Compared with last Thursday, in Wuxi, Jiangsu, primary aluminium stocks declined 13,000 tonnes to stand at 470,000 tonnes on Monday. In Shanghai, stocks dropped 1,000 tonnes to stand at 269,000 tonnes; in Nanhai, Guangdong, inventories reduced 17,000 tonnes to stand at 269,000 tonnes....
The US dollar index on Friday advanced to its highest level in two weeks near 98 as the heavy selling pressure surrounding the major European currencies allowed investors to return to the relatively safer greenback. Base metals ended lower across the board as LME aluminium lost over 1%. SHFE aluminium dipped 0.52%. LME aluminium extended the weak trend from the Asian trading session, as it slipped to a low of US$1,826.5 per tonne and ended the trading day 1.27% lower at US$1,831.5 per tonne. Prices may face pressure as the US reached a deal to lift steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico. It is expected to trade at US$1,830-1,850 per tonne today. As on May 17, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1804.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1805 per...
A00 aluminium ingot price records two back-to-back downfalls on Monday, 20 May 2019. The ingot price stood at RMB 14280 per tonne on May 20, down RMB 60 per tonne or 0.42 per cent from RMB 14340 per tonne on May 17. The price is expected to range within RMB14260-14320 per tonne today. Foshan aluminium ingot price dropped RMB 60 per tonne to RMB14340 per tonne today. Ingot price in Wuxi and Hangzhou declined RMB 40 per tonne and RMB 30 per tonne to stand at RMB143280 per tonne and RMB14300 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price in Chongqing, Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi and Gongyi came in at RMB14300 per tonne, RMB14295 per tonne, RMB14280 per tonne, RMB14320 per tonne and RMB14200 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price registered a USD18 per tonne increased to USD368 per tonne on Monday, 20 May...
ELYSIS, a technology company created by a partnership between two global industry leaders – Alcoa and Rio Tinto has been selected as the international “Breakthrough Solution of the Year” at the Global Metals Awards by S&P Global Platts, in London. The award is given to innovators as well those who have improved on an existing process remarkably. Vincent Christ, Chief Executive Officer of ELYSIS regards the “The ELYSIS™ technology as the greatest breakthrough in the aluminium industry since its beginnings in 1886. “It has the potential to completely revolutionize the global aluminium industry. We are pleased to see such an important organization, S&P Global Platts, recognizing it with this international award. It’s a great reward for all our talented and devoted professionals who are...
Greenback hit a four-month high against the Chinese Yuan at the beginning of the week. The Yuan slid with the escalation of trade war between the US and China. The US dollar rose to the highest since May 3, at 97.88 on May 17 Friday, as better-than-expected US data boosted investors’ risk appetite, even as the US and China remained locked in a trade dispute. LME aluminium started its upward trend at the beginning of the week and continued rising. The cash settlement contract hovered within a range of US$ 1765.5 per tonne to US$ 1832 per tonne over the week and ended the week slightly lower at US$ 1805 per tonne on rising dollar. The three months aluminium price closed the week at US$ 1835 per tonne. The lifting of Section 232 tariffs on Canada and Mexico will determine the movements of...
Rio Tinto, a global leader within the aluminium sector, won two awards at the seventh annual S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards. Rio Tinto was named in both ‘Metals Company of the Year’ and ‘Industry Leadership Award – Nonferrous’. 2019 Global Metals Awards held at a black-tie gala in London on May 16, 2019. The event -- hosted by S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information, analytics and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets -- was emceed by CNBC's Julianna Tatelbaum and attended by nearly 200 industry executives. The Global Metals Awards' independent judging panel lauded Rio’s forward-looking approach to the production of aluminium on a sustainable footing, while delivering strong financial performance in a year of international trade...
The US administration has announced the complete and permanent lifting of tariffs on aluminium imports from Canada, as well as a commitment to jointly address potential issues of transshipment, dumped or subsidized metal and surges that could impact the North American value chain. According to Jean Simard, President and CEO of the AAC, “As of next week, Canada and Mexico will be the only two countries in the world to have full and unrestricted access to the US market”. “This presidential decision, stated Jean Simard, enables the full realization of the potential of the new CUSMA free trade agreement between our three countries by putting an end to the harmful uncertainty that is impeding the development of the Canadian and North American aluminium industry. It’s time to turn the page and...
Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur has reportedly innovated a process to convert coal fly ash into useful products such as aluminium fluoride and high purity silica at laboratory scale. So, now the current demand of aluminium fluoride, which is about 42,000 tonnes in Indian aluminium smelters, can be fulfilled by coal fly ash alone. This will help in saving natural resources, such as bauxite and sand, and lead to proper utilisation of coal fly ash. Aluminium fluoride is majorly used in the primary aluminium industry during the production of aluminium from alumina. The coal fly ash (CFA) generation in India is about 200 million tonnes per annum containing 30 per cent alumina and 60 per cent silica. The innovation of the process was based on...
Alcoa Corporation, a leading global producer in bauxite, alumina, and aluminium products, has agreed to extend the existing labour contract with the United Steelworkers. Alcoa has agreed to reach a new multi-year labour agreement covering about 1,700 active employees at five U.S. locations. The Company and the union have agreed to continue with the existing contract, which was set to expire on May 15, 2019. Negotiations between Alcoa and the workers will continue and a new deadline has not been set. United Steelworkers employees will continue to work under the extended contract at the five Alcoa sites: Warrick Operations in Indiana; Massena Operations in New York; Gum Springs in Arkansas; Wenatchee Works in Washington and Point Comfort in Texas. The major part of United Steelworkers...
