China's domestic spot alumina prices continued their gradual downward trend last week, with sporadic discounted transactions emerging in the market, based on Mysteel's survey. The pressure was partly contributed by the persistent expectation of fresh supply coming online in southern China, leaving...
A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
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According to SMM data, China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in February 2025 (28 days) decreased by 8.5 per cent M-o-M but increased by 10.4 per cent Y-o-Y. As of February 28, China's metallurgical-grade alumina existing capacity was approximately 105.02 million tonnes, with operating...
In the overnight session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,348 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,380 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,348 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 3,370 per tonne, up 0.66 per cent. Open interest stood at 168,000 lots, down 5,797 lots. Regarding...
According to SMM data, China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in February 2025 (28 days) decreased by 8.5 per cent M-o-M but was up 10.4 per cent Y-o-Y. As of February 28, China's existing metallurgical-grade alumina capacity stood at approximately 105.02 million tonnes, with operating...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, a Malaysia-based largest aluminium smelter in Southeast Asia, has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results of 2024, reporting stupendous financial gains supported by increased aluminium prices on LME and strong global demand. Figures and numbers...
Futures Market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,347 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,385 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,320 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,366 per tonne, up RMB 19 per tonne or 0.58 per cent, with an open interest of 170,000 lots....
After a transformative 2024—defined by an over 120 per cent surge in alumina prices and critical supply challenges—the bauxite and alumina industry faces pressing questions about its future. How will the sector adapt, diversify and expand to meet rising global demand? The Fastmarkets Bauxite and...
Last week’s market has been all about dynamic pricing across the aluminium sector — both for AL as a product and, in turn, for the affected allied industries. The market spots records of resuming downstream production after a prolonged Chinese holiday break. Hence, owing to the growing bullish...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,400 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,420 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,391 per tonne, eventually closing at RMB 3,402 per tonne, up RMB 18 per tonne or 0.52 per cent, with an open interest of...
This week, the domestic bauxite market mainly remained stable. As of Thursday, the transaction price for bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and alumina content of 60 per cent in Shanxi, excluding VAT, for self-pick-up at crushing plants, was approximately RMB 640-670 per tonne. In Henan, the...
In the overnight session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,449 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,449 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,408 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 3,420 per tonne, down 0.87 per cent. Open interest stood at 158,000 lots, an increase of 1,424...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMb 3,429 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,429 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,383 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,401 per tonne, down 0.82 per cent. Open interest stood at 167,000 lots, an increase of 4,173 lots....
Futures market: Last Friday's night session saw the most-traded alumina 2505 contract open at RMB 3,346 per tonne, reaching a high of RMB 3,414 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,335 per tonne, before closing at RMB 3,368 per tonne, up 0.66 per cent. Open interest stood at 166,000 lots, down 4,000 lots....
Starting from mid-December 2024, domestic and international spot alumina prices began to decline successively. Overseas, the transaction frequency of spot alumina has been moderate in the past two months, with a total of 21 transactions recorded since December 10. Transaction prices have shown a...
This week, the domestic bauxite market mainly operated steadily. As of today, the self-pick-up transaction price at crushing plants for bauxite in Shanxi with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and alumina content of 60 per cent, excluding VAT, was approximately RMB 640-670 per tonne; in Henan, the price for...
From December 11 to 16, 2024, the SMM alumina index price reached a nearly two-year high at RMB 5,769 per tonne. Subsequently, spot alumina transaction prices began to decline. As of February 14, 2025, the SMM alumina index price had dropped to RMB 3,356 per tonne, a cumulative decrease of RMB...
As on February 13, the SMM regional weighted index was RMB 3,391 per tonne, down RMB 411 per tonne W-o-W. Among them, Shan Dong reported RMB 3,250-3,350 per tonne, down RMB 425 per tonne W-o-W; Henan reported RMB 3,350-3,450 per tonne, down RMB 375 per tonne W-o-W; Shanxi reported RMB 3,250-3,450...
On February 12, 2025, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2503 contract opened at RMB 20,610 per tonne, with a high of RMB 20,690 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,520 per tonne, closing at RMB 20,575 per tonne, down 0.48 per cent. Trading volume was 96,000 lots, and open interest was 159,000 lots. On the...
This week, domestic bauxite prices dropped back slightly, mainly due to a significant decline in alumina prices. Spot alumina transaction prices in northern regions approached the theoretical marginal cost of alumina production, putting pressure on ore prices. Northern domestic bauxite prices were...
