Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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This article highlights the sharp contrast between South and North America’s alumina production, offering an in-depth analysis of the region’s market dynamics against the backdrop of prevailing tariffs. In the first quarter of 2025, the total production of alumina across the Americas showed a...
Futures Market : Overnight, the most-traded alumina ag2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,856 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,866 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,825 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,832 per tonne, down RMB 11 per tonne or 0.39 per cent, with open interest at 290,000 lots. Image for...
China has been adorned with the title of ‘undisputed heavyweight’ in aluminium production for the past few years. It churns out over 50 per cent of the world’s aluminium and more than half of its alumina. But its towering lead rests on a weak foundation, i.e. imported bauxite. Despite sitting on a...
According to SMM data, China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in April 2025 (30 days) decreased by 6.17 per cent M-o-M but increased by 6.31 per cent Y-o-Y. As of the end of April, China's existing capacity of metallurgical-grade alumina was around 109.22 million tonnes, with the actual...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, the world alumina production concluded the first quarter of 2025 with an annual increase of 5.61 per cent, totalling 75.42 million tonnes versus 71.41 million tonnes. This output volume encompassed both chemical and metallurgical-grade alumina....
Impact Minerals Limited (ASX: IPT) has entered the final quarter of FY 2025 with Lake Hope firmly established as its flagship high-purity alumina (HPA) asset. A maiden Mineral Resource Estimate of 2.78 million tonnes at 25.1 per cent Al₂O₃ not only confirms the scale and grade of the deposit, but...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad anticipates a continued easing of the tight alumina supply this year, driven by rising global production. Group CEO Tan Sri Koon Poh Keong expects new refinery capacity expansions in Indonesia, India, and China to significantly boost alumina output globally....
According to data from the US Geological Survey, the United States' imported 1.34 million tonnes of alumina in 2024, showing a slight decline from 1.36 million tonnes in 2023. This year-on-year dip occurred despite Australia emerging as one of the top suppliers of the ore to the US starting in the...
As of Thursday this week, the SMM Alumina Index stood at RMB 2,895.93 per tonne, up RMB 4.29 per tonne W-o-W from last Thursday. In Shandong, prices were reported at RMB 2,820-2,880 per tonne, down RMB 10 per tonne W-o-W from last Thursday. In Henan, prices were reported at RMB 2,870-2,930 per...
SMM Alumina Morning Comment on April 28 suggests: Futures market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,860 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,862 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,817 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,830 per tonne, down RMB 32 per tonne or 1.12 per cent, with...
Futures: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2509 contract opened at RMB 2,811 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,824 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,787 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,814 per tonne, down RMB 17 per tonne, a decrease of 0.61 per cent, with an open interest of 219,000 lots. Ore: As...
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, has reportedly demonstrated a positive start to 2025, achieving record-breaking quarterly bauxite output and setting a new monthly production high in March. Rightfully enough, Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the...
Imagine you’re at a bustling party where everyone is milling about randomly—no one’s dancing together. Now, picture a friend rolling out a long, narrow carpet and suddenly, people line up and start waltzing in pairs. That’s a bit like what happened on early Earth, only the ‘carpet’ was a mineral...
During January-February 2025, the world's metallurgical-grade alumina production recorded an impressive increase of 4.41 per cent, reaching 23.015 million tonnes versus 22.043 million tonnes a year ago. In both January and February, the output increased Y-o-Y by 6.77 per cent and 1.89 per cent,...
According to SMM data, China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in March 2025 (31 days) increased by 8.86 per cent M-o-M and 11.32 per cent Y-o-Y. As of the end of March, China's metallurgical-grade alumina existing capacity was around 105.02 million tonnes, with actual operating capacity...
With an agenda of counteracting persistent overcapacity and subsequently stabilising global alumina prices, China has come up with a bunch of measures (of course, in a series) aimed at curtailing the rapid expansion of alumina production. The new directives, outlined in the Ministry of Industry and...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 2,937 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,957 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,921 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,950 per tonne, up RMB 14 per tonne, or 0.47 per cent, with an open interest of 201,000 lots. Ore side:...
Futures market: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 3,035 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,037 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,992 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,997 per tonne, down RMB 38 per tonne, a decrease of 1.25 per cent, with an open interest of 205,000 lots....
