Ireland’s Department of Enterprise has withheld the release records of discussions between its secretary general and Aughinish Alumina management, citing “highly confidential information” shared by the company. The decision comes as scrutiny intensifies over the Limerick refinery’s alumina exports...
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...
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The world alumina production (including chemical-grade) witnessed a notable setback in June 2025, declining 3 per cent month-on-month to 12.147 million tonnes - the lowest monthly output since February, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The downturn was driven by reduced...
Chinese alumina prices for spot sales remained largely stable across China's five key alumina-producing hubs on August 1, while futures prices declined further. Image is for referential purposes only Last Friday, Mysteel assessed spot prices for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity above 98.6...
Chinese alumina prices for spot sales generally tracked higher across China's five alumina-producing areas on July 29, and those for domestic futures contracts also rebounded. Image for referential purposes only On Tuesday, Mysteel assessed the spot prices for smelter-grade alumina with purity...
The recent suspension of Aughinish Alumina from Ireland's ex-ante energy market on July 24, 2025, has brought to the fore the increasing dilemmas around geopolitical commitments and industrial continuity, even as the plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery, continues to operating, at least while...
A potential settlement is expected to be reached in a class-action lawsuit filed against Century Aluminium over the release of alumina dust in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The incident, which occurred in October 2023, stemmed from an equipment failure at Century Aluminium’s Goose Creek plant....
China's exports of alumina including metallurgical-grade totalled 170,981 tonnes in June, down by 17.7 per cent from May but up by 8.9 per cent from the same month in 2024, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). Last month's decline marked...
Chinese spot alumina prices mostly held steady on July 18, while futures prices surged on the back of improved market sentiment. Among China's five key alumina-producing areas, spot prices for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent in Guizhou province and the Guangxi autonomous...
A railway container train carrying 2,688 tonnes of alumina departed Baise city in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on July 14, bound for Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, marking the first full-load alumina container train between the two regions, according to a...
Futures market: On Friday last week, the night session of the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 3,015 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,025 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,981 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,012 per tonne, down RMB 12 per tonne or 0.40 per cent, with an open interest...
As of Thursday, this week, the SMM alumina index stood at RMB 3,112.73 per tonne, down RMB 11.94 per tonne from Thursday last week. In Shandong, prices were reported at RMB 3,050-3,110 per tonne, down RMB 15 per tonne from Thursday last week; in Henan, prices were at RMB 3,080-3,120 per tonne,...
On June 22, 2025, the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament passed a resolution in favour of closing the Strait of Hormuz, but the final decision rests with the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. The market is concerned about whether the closure of the...
While bauxite imports to the United States show a steady course, alumina tells a different story. In the first quarter of 2025, US alumina imports reached 439,000 tonnes, marking a significant uptick both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter. The data revealed a 24.7 per cent rise from the previous...
In May 2025, China exported 207,800 tonnes of alumina, up 104.6 per cent Y-o-Y; imported 67,500 tonnes of alumina, down 26.3 per cent Y-o-Y; and had a net import of -140,300 tonnes of alumina in May. From January to May 2025, China's cumulative imports of alumina reached 167,000 tonnes, down 85.4...
The European Union’s hallmark policy in the view of equitable trade and environment protection—the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)—seems fair on the surface, as long as its framework remains focused on preventing carbon leakage and blocking the influx of cheap, high-emission goods into...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 contract opened at RMB 2,860 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,898 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,855 per tonne and closed at RMB 2,896 per tonne, up RMB 41 per tonne or 1.45 per cent. Open interest stood at 301,000 lots. Ore: As of June 17, the SMM...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded ag2509 alumina futures contract opened at RMB 2,850 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,864 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,838 per tonne and closed at RMB 2,852 per tonne, down RMB 32 per tonne or 1.11 per cent from the previous close, with open interest at 304,000...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 contract opened at RMB 2,890 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,896 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,833 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,837 per tonne, down RMB 58 per tonne or 2.00 per cent, with open interest at 310,000 lots. Ore Market: As of June 12,...
In April 2025, while most countries and regions witnessed a month-on-month decline in alumina production, there was one region that stood out as an exception and that was Africa & Asia (ex-China). According to the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China)...
