The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph contracted on September 10 across cash and contracts, with longer-dated contracts reporting nearly 1 per cent decline. The aluminium opening stocks, however, remained stable. The LME aluminium cash bid price shifted from USD 3,351.5 per tonne on...
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As the year drew close to the end, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices inched further up from the previous close. The LME inventory, both opening stock and cancelled warrants, however, decreased from the day before. Both the LME cash bid and offer rose by USD 23 per tonne or 0.8 per...
According to Benzinga Edge’s Stock Rankings, Alcoa’s share price has increased from USD 84.25 to USD 92.28, entering into the top 10th percentile of momentum-ranked stocks this week. The jump of 8.03 points within the share price has increased the confidence of the shareholders and investors, along...
Image for referential purposes only (source: https://vilancealutech.com/) With the much-discussed issue of Xinjiang's shipping backlog coming to an end, domestic aluminium ingot inventories began to build up from mid-December, successively breaking through the 600,000-tonne and 650,000-tonne...
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited has provided an update on the formation of its previously announced joint venture with Chinalco, Yunnan Copper, Chihong Zinc & Germanium and Chinalco Capital. The new entity, Chinalco Qianxing (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd., has now been formally incorporated...
At the London Metal Exchange (LME) inventory, the aluminium alloy stocks held steady at 15 hundred tonnes, reflecting no change from previous levels. The stability indicates the inventory conditions to be consistent, as well as the market dynamics for aluminium alloy products to be traded on the...
Century Aluminum Company (CENX) shares hit USD 40.26 and reached a 52-week high. This landmark suggests an upward trajectory for the company since its stock price took off by 120.7 per cent over 2024 values. Considering a USD 3.75 market capitalisation, CENX has been resilient with significant...
India's domestic aluminium prices recorded notable week-on-week gains, supported by upward price revisions from primary producers following a rise in LME and MCX aluminium prices and renewed global supply concerns. The increase came despite comfortable domestic availability and only a gradual...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price on December 30 saw a significant rise from the previous day’s close. The expanded trend was seen in the LME inventory except for the live warrant, which witnessed a slight dip. Both the LME cash bid and offer rose by USD 31.5 per tonne or 1.1 per...
According to SMM statistics, overseas aluminium production in December 2025 increased by 2.2 per cent y-o-y. The average monthly operating rate was 87.7 per cent, down 1.1 percentage points M-o-M and 0.8 percentage points y-o-y, mainly due to the commissioning of new aluminium projects in...
Tian Yuan Law Firm has advised on a landmark RMB 63.5 billion (USD 8.75 billion) merger involving two subsidiaries of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, setting a new record as the largest merger and acquisition undertaken by a privately owned company in China’s A-share market. The deal marks China...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has updated the critical minerals list, which now contains 60 distinct materials, representing 80 per cent of the mined items on the periodic table. Some of these include nickel, copper and zinc. Exotic metals like gadolinium, praseodymium, and ytterbium have been...
RAM Ratings has affirmed the AA1 per Stable rating on Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad’s (Press Metal or the Group) RM5.0 billion Islamic MTN (IMTN) Programme (2019 per 2049) based on its strong market position and solid debt servicing ability. Press Metal is Southeast Asia’s largest primary...
Just like the US, Europe appears to be reshaping its aluminium strategy - and scrap is steadily gaining the upper hand. With recycling crossing the 50 per cent mark in 2025, the balance of the industry is shifting away from primary aluminium and moving toward secondary metal. That trend is also...
The SHFE aluminium 2601 contract performed strongly in the morning session, with prices rising overall and the price centre significantly higher than the previous trading day. Trading sentiment in the East China market weakened overall, primarily affected by year-end enterprise settlement and...
LME aluminium prices softened between December 24 and December 29, while exchange inventories fell but showed a shift toward more live warrants. On December 29, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 2,913 per tonne, compared with USD 2,931.5 per tonne on December 24 - a decline of about...
As 2025 is about to wind up, United Company RUSAL secures an extension of the sales agreement with the En+ associate KraMZ Ltd. The global aluminium producer, RUSAL, has achieved milestones, securing several partnerships as well as shareholding throughout the year. These endeavours, despite...
According to SMM statistics, on December 25, the inventory of aluminium billets in mainstream domestic consumer areas stood at 124,500 tonnes, an increase of 1,500 tonnes from Monday's inventory and an increase of 5,000 tonnes from Thursday's inventory. According to SMM statistics, during the...
Aluminium prices recorded a historic milestone in the futures market with a consistent upward momentum, reflecting a strengthened buying interest on the back of robust spot demand and tightened supply expectations. On the Multi Commodity Exchange ( MCX), aluminium futures for December surged by INR...
