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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A00 aluminium ingot price further extends its decline to RMB13900 per tonne on Wednesday, 27 March 2019. This records a decline of RMB50 per tonne or 0.36 per cent from yesterday. The price is expected to range between RMB13880-13920 per tonne, with spot premium to settle at 270-310 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price in the East Wuxi and Hangzhou dropped RMB70 per tonne and RMB85 per tonne to stand at RMB13875 per tonne and RMB13890 per tonne respectively. Ingot price in the South and North declined RMB60 per tonne, each and stood at RMB13900 per tonne and RMB 13860 per tonne today. Australian alumina FOB price registered USD410 per tonne on Wednesday, up USD4 per tonne or 0.99 per cent. The price was at USD406 per tonne on Monday, March 25. The average price of aluminium alloy (A356)...
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged a contract from Tawfiq Coke Products-Oman for coke calciner project in Sohar Industrial Estate located in Oman. LTHE said its work scope includes selection of technology licensor, FEED & EPC for a 2 x 225,000 TPA plant of calcined coke from green pet coke. The company will work facilities, including material handling, rotary kiln and cooler, combustion chamber, gas separation and associated offsite & utilities packages. “This award will further reinforce L&T’s operations in Oman and provide an opportunity to contribute to the expansion of industrial facilities in Sohar,” the company said in its press release. Last month, LTHE had secured the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and...
dmg events today, March 26, announced the launch of Aluminium Expo that is going to take place at Dubai World Trade Centre on 24-26 September 2019. The show will welcome traders and suppliers from the entire aluminium value chain, whether they provide raw materials, finished products, or the machinery that are used to build aluminium products. Senior vice president – construction at dmg events Chris Kilbee said that the launch of this kind of show related to the aluminium industry in Dubai was an utmost important, especially the UAE being a well-known exporter of aluminium. A host of networking and learning events will also take place alongside the exhibition. So, the attendees can come, hear, and debate with experts from the industry. Expectedly, 10,000 professionals will attend the expo...
Mexico’s Deputy Economy Minister Luz Maria de la Mora said to reporters on Monday that they are against the proposed steel and aluminium quotas and demanded complete removal of tariffs on those products under U.S. Section 232. He insisted that the tariffs cannot be replaced by any quota system. "The Mexican government's position is that the application of the 232 on steel and aluminum is not justified," he said to the reporters. Mexico has been consistently fighting against the tariffs claiming that they are damaging the trade equation in North America. On March 12, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that the US is working on a plan to lift tariffs from Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminium. However, they wish to continue with the gains that U.S. domestic producers have...
Shanghai Metals Market found spot aluminium premiums continuing at the same price today, on March 26, as trades in east China remained muted in the morning. Traders were reluctant in purchasing that primarily accounted for a lacklustre spot aluminium trading. In Shanghai, spot aluminium transactions were mostly heard at RMB 13,940 per tonne to RMB 13,950 per tonne today, down from the transaction of RMB 13,950 per tonne to RMB 13,970 per tonne on Monday, March 25. But premiums over the front-month April contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange remained unchanged from yesterday at RMB 320 per tonne to RMB 340 per tonne. In Wuxi and Hangzhou, on the other hand, spot deals mostly occurred at RMB 13,940 per tonne to RMB 13,950 per tonnes and RMB 13,970 per tonne to RMB 13,980 per tonne this...
The US dollar traded lower as the US government bond yields extended their decline from last week on fears of slower global growth. Base metals ended mixed and both LME and SHFE aluminium dropped overnight. LME registered the third consecutive loss yesterday to close at US$1856 per tonne after the contract reached its highest last week after the news of cyber-attack on Hydro. Given limited upward momentum, LME aluminium slid after it increased to the highest overnight at US$1,899 per tonne. The contract is likely to trade at US$1,840-1,900 per tonne today. As on March 25, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1855.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1856 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1886 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1887 per tonne; Dec...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a further decline today, on March 26, to RMB 13,950 per tonne. Yesterday the price was at RMB 13,970 per tonne, which represents that today the price has dropped by RMB 20 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between 13,930 per tonne and RMB 13,970 per tonne, with spot premium to settle at RMB 310 per tonne to RMB 350 per tonne. The aluminium ingot price in the east (Wuxi and Hangzhou) has plunged by RMB 15 per tonne and RMB 25 per tonne to settle at RMB 13,945 per tonne and RMB 13,975 per tonne, respectively. The aluminium ingot price in the south has dropped by RMB 15 per tonne to RMB 13,960 per tonne while that in the north has slipped by RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 13,920 per tonne. As far as...
Followed by a breakthrough of RMB 300 per tonne last Friday, spot aluminium premiums in south China extended gains today, on March 25, Shanghai Metals Market found. In Shanghai, premiums over the front-month April contract on Shanghai Futures Exchange hovered between RMB 320 per tonne and RMB 340 per tonne, compared with RMB 310 per tonne to RMB 330 per tonne on Friday, SMM learned. Spot transactions were seen at RMB 13,950 per tonne to RMB 13,970 per tonne, down some RMB 60 per tonne from last Friday. Spot transactions in Wuxi mostly occurred at RMB 13,950 per tonne to RMB 13,970 per tonne while that in Hangzhou at RMB 13,990 per tonne to RMB 14,010 per tonne this morning. Spot aluminium premiums stood above RMB 330 per tonne in early morning trade but dipped in later trade as smelters...
According to the latest report from US Geological Survey, the US primary aluminium production in December 2018 was 95,000 tonnes. The average daily production in December was 3,050 tonnes, 4% more than that in November 2018, 48% more than that in December 2017. The total aluminium production in 2018 stood at 891,000 tonnes, about 20% more from 741,000 tonnes in 2017. The restarting of operations by Alcoa and Century Aluminum contributed to the increase. Recycled aluminium still continued to contribute a major part of total aluminium supply in the US. Total aluminium recovered from scrap in December 2018 was 285,000 tonnes, 4% less than that in November 2018 but slightly more than that in December 2017. The total scrap recovery in 2018 stood at 3.6 million tonnes in 2018, essentially...
Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, declined over the weekend on improved downstream consumption. Social inventories of primary aluminium stood at 1.69 million tonnes as of Monday March 25. Inventories dropped some 44,000 tonnes from Thursday March 21, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. The chart below indicates the current status of the primary aluminium inventories across China. Inventories in major Chinese cities fell over the weekend. Stocks in Wuxi, Jiangsu and Shanghai dropped 14,000 tonnes and 6,000 tonnes from Thursday March 21, to 605,000 tonnes and 305,000 tonnes on Monday March 25. Inventories in Nanhai, Guangdong stood at 394,000 tonnes. This was down 15,000 tonnes from Thursday March 21. Stocks in Gongyi,...
The US dollar climbed in last Friday's trading, as investors grappled with an inverted US Treasury yield curve. Base metals declined across the board and both LME and SHFE aluminium edged down. As the US dollar jumped, LME aluminium dipped to a low of US$1,880 per tonne on Friday night and tested support from the 60-day moving average. It rebounded and settled at US$1,902 per tonne. LME aluminium is expected to trade at US$1,840-1,940 per tonne today. As on March 22, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1866.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1867 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1893 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1893.50 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 2023 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2028 per tonne. The LME...
Shanghai Metals Market found commercial used prebaked anode prices across China to likely extend its decline in April on weaker demand. With sufficient inventories, most aluminium producers had been found purchasing prebaked anode cautiously. Prebaked anode stocks at a large aluminium producer currently stand at over 30 days, SMM learned. Meanwhile, carbon producers struggled to lower their inventories of the prebaked anode and for doing so, some carbon producers even went ahead and lowered offers below market prices so that more and more aluminium producers indulge in buying their cargoes. Moreover, environmental probes remained strict in the two consecutive sessions, resulting in some carbon producers in Shandong and Henan to cut production as they failed to meet emission standards....
Shanxi Chinalco Huarun will begin 125,000 tonnes primary aluminium capacity by the end of this month, a source told Shanghai Metals Market. The plant, which currently operates at an annualised capacity of 125,000 tonnes, will eventually increase its capacity in the phase-one project into 432,000 tonnes. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, Henan Longsheng New Materials Technology has launched the construction of 80,000 tonnes capacity project on Thursday March 21 in Xuchang of Henan province, reported local media. Products from aluminium strip, sheet processing project are designed to be applied in shipbuilding and aerospace sectors among others, Shanghai Metals Market learned.
Hydro has posted another update on the progress the company made in securing safe operations across its businesses. The company says that with help of external experts and national security authorities, the in-house IT experts are working towards restoring the virus infected systems. “Experts from Microsoft and other IT security partners have flown in to aid Hydro in taking all necessary actions in a systematic way to get business critical systems back in normal operation,” says Jo De Vliegher, Head of Information Systems. “With a systematic approach our experts are step by step restoring business critical IT based functions to ensure stable production, serve our customers and limit financial impact, while always safeguarding our employee’s safety,” says CFO Eivind Kallevik. The press...
The US dollar rebounded and regained most of the ground lost in the previous session, to a nearly three-day high of 96.63, as Brexit concerns weighed on the euro and sterling. Base metals ended mostly lower. LME aluminium fell 1.63% and aluminium went down 0.47%. LME aluminium fell below support from all moving averages, to a low of US$1,896 per tonne, after the US dollar rebounded. It regained part of the losses as it rose above the five-day moving average and closed at $1,903.5/mt. As the K-indicator tested support from the 40-day moving average, and the MACD red line shortened, LME aluminium is expected to trade at US$1,860-1,950 per tonne today. As on March 21, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1890.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1891 per tonne;...
The US dollar fell sharply against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve held US interest rates steady and its policymakers abandoned projections for further rate hikes this year as the central bank flagged an expected slowdown in the economy. LME base metals, except for aluminium, traded higher on Wednesday. SHFE aluminium crept 0.15%. The three-month LME aluminium rose to a new three-month high of RMB 1,951per tonne on Wednesday, bolstered by the report that Rio Tinto suspended operations at its bauxite mine in north Australia due to a cyclone. LME aluminium later pared those gains to close the trading day 0.26% lower at US$1,935 per tonne. Norsk Hydro reported some progress in restoring operations after it was hit by a cyber-attack. Overnight losses in...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, came in at 1.734 million tonnes as of Thursday March 21. Stocks dropped some 20,000 tonnes from Thursday March 14. The chart below indicates the current status of the primary aluminium inventories across China: Purchasing enthusiasm among downstream consumers improved ahead of the value-added tax cuts and this accounted for the decline in social inventories of primary aluminium. Compared with last Thursday, Inventories in Wuxi, Jiangsu dropped 9,000 tonnes to stand at 619,000 tonnes, while stocks in Nanhai, Guangdong increased 7,000 tonnes to stand at 409,000 tonnes. Stocks in Shanghai dropped 2,000 tonnes to 311,000 tonnes.
A00 aluminium ingot price stood at RMB14010 per tonne on Thursday March 21, up RMB70 per tonne from RMB13940 per tonne yesterday. The average prices today are expected to range between RMB 13990 per tonne and RMB 14030 per tonne, with spot premium to settle at RMB 250-290 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price in the East Wuxi and Hangzhou increased RMB 80 per tonne and RMB 90 per tonne to stand at RMB 14040 per tonne and RMB 14060 per tonne, respectively. In the South and North, the price rose RMB 70 per tonne and RMB 160 per tonne to stand at RMB 14010 per tonne and RMB 14000 per tonne respectively. The average price of Aluminium Alloys (ADC12) increased RMB50 per tonne to RMB 14850 per tonne today on March 21 and expected to move within a range of RMB 14750 per tonne and RMB14950 per tonne....
