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...
Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 2 Impact #5 of ad hoc industrial policy: Failing to use all required tools Industrial policy is often caricatured as just tariffs and subsidies. Mis-framed debates that evaluate the merits of tariffs in...
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Indian aluminium market witnesses a 0.64 per cent price drop to INR 270.45 per kilogram, owing to the declining demand from China, which is otherwise the world’s largest aluminium producer cum consumer. Along with deflating pricing in the Chinese market, the SHFE inventory rise of 7.67 per cent has...
Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed Yunnan Aluminium has reached an agreement to acquire additional equity interests in three of its subsidiaries from Yunnan Metallurgical Group for about RMB 2.27 billion (USD 320 million) through a cash-based, non-public transfer by agreement, according to a...
In 2025, LME aluminium prices showed a volatile upward trend. From the beginning of the year to mid-March, prices remained relatively stable before retreating to around USD 2,400 per tonne in late March. After April, the market gradually stabilised and edged higher, until a new round of increases...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices on November 27 showed a slight uptick. On the other hand, the LME inventory showed a mixed trend. The LME cash bid and offer moved up by USD 18.5 per tonne or 0.65 per cent, where each reached USD 2,803.5 per tonne and USD 2,804 per tonne. The...
On Thursday, 13th November 202,5 at the ALFED Business Briefing, the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) and the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade (CIOE&IT) announced a new joint whitepaper designed to help aluminium businesses navigate the complexities of international trade, from...
LME aluminium prices posted a steady uptick on November 26 across cash, 3-month and forward contracts, while exchange inventories slipped slightly compared with the previous session. On November 26, the LME aluminium cash bid and offer stood at USD 2,822 per tonne and USD 2,822.50 per tonne, up...
Alcoa Corporation said its subsidiary, Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., has formally notified bondholders that it will redeem the remaining USD 141 million of its 5.500 per cent notes due in 2027. The redemption is scheduled for December 15, 2025. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business...
After the energy crisis in the 1970s, Japan's aluminium industry rapidly contracted, with annual capacity shrinking from a peak of 1.5 million tonnes to less than 10,000 tonnes per year. Japan's aluminium supply relies mainly on imports, with the majority of its aluminium demand being met through...
LME aluminium prices strengthened on November 25, with the cash bid rising to USD 2,786.50 per tonne and the cash offer to USD 2,787 per tonne, up from USD 2,776 and USD 2,776.5 on November 24. This reflects a 0.38 per cent increase in both bid and offer prices day-on-day. The 3-month contract also...
The SHFE aluminium December contract mainly fluctuated upward in the morning session. In east China, holders offered near the SMM average price at the opening, but with concentrated selling and ample spot supply in the market, buyers preferred discounted transactions. Actual transaction prices were...
Chuangxin Industries, a leading integrated producer of electrolytic aluminium and alumina in China, has made a smart entrance in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising HKD 5.5 billion (USD 707 million) from the sale of 500 million shares priced at HKD 10.99 (USD1.41) each. The aluminium producer’s...
On November 24, 2025, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price inched up from the previous day, with a slight decline at the inventory front. Both the LME cash bid and offer trended up by USD 11 per tonne or 0.4 per cent and each settled at USD 2,776 per tonne and USD 2,776.5 per tonne. At...
Plans for a major shake-up at Aluminium Dunkerque are beginning to surface, with American Industrial Partners (AIP) considering whether to sell the French smelter or place it on the stock market, according to information shared by a union official. Johan Vlietinck of the CGT union stated that local...
The Albanese government is pushing forward a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan to prevent the Tomago Aluminium smelter in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley from shutting down when its electricity contract expires in 2028. Taxpayer-owned Snowy Hydro is expected to take the lead in securing the long-term...
Approaching year-end, looking back at the whole year of 2025, China's operating aluminium capacity has further approached the ceiling of compliant capacity. However, few new projects were commissioned during the year, resulting in limited capacity growth. Boosted by earlier production cuts due to...
A recent announcement made by Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings Limited about the restructuring of its board of directors outlined the roles and functions of each member in detail. The announcement underscores the firm’s leadership structures and committee assignments, which are deemed vital...
LME aluminium prices eased on November 21, with both cash and three-month contracts posting modest declines from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued to edge higher. On November 21, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 2,765 per tonne, down 0.47 per cent from USD 2,778 on...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has been awarded Power Generation Project of the Year - Bahrain for its Power Stations 5 (PS5) Block 4 at the 2025 MEED Projects Awards, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable industrial energy solutions. Alba’s...
