Alcoa’s 16kg aluminium wheel could change fleet efficiency equation
A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
Why aluminium scrap grade matters when buying secondary aluminium in India
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
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China Hongqiao’s aluminium production declined 4.1% YoY in the first half of 2020
China Hongqiao Group, the world's biggest private-sector aluminium producer, reported 4.1% decline in production in the first half as it moved smelting capacity to southwest China to make use of hydro-electric power, Reuters reported. The company said on Friday its production of aluminium alloy...
A00 aluminium ingot price extends hike to RMB14640/t, Aluminium alloy(A356) price grows by RMB100/t
On Wednesday, August 19, A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a hike for the second day in a row by RMB 100 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,640 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,620 per tonne and RMB 14,660 per tonne, with spot contract...
Shangqiu Yangguang Aluminium Product Co.,Ltd. joins ASI as new Production & Transformation member
Shangqiu Yangguang Aluminium Product Co.,Ltd. has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 129. Shangqiu Yangguang Aluminium Product Co.,Ltd., established in...
A00 aluminium ingot price climbs by RMB 120/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price stands at RMB15150/t
The A00 aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 120 per tonne on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 after two consecutive drops. The price now stands at RMB 14540 per tonne today and is expected to move within a range of RMB 14520-14560 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has inched up by RMB 120 per...
Chinese secondary aluminium producers operating rates recover 2.3 percentage points M-o-M in July 2020
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the Chinese secondary aluminium producers operating rates increased by 2.3 percentage points on the month but fell by 5 percentage points from a year ago to stand at 50.3 per cent in July. Recovery in domestic and overseas automobile demand resulting in the...
A00 aluminium ingot price decreases by RMB140/t for the second consecutive day, Aluminium alloy (A356) price down by RMB150/t
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a decrease of RMB 140 per tonne to stand at RMB 14,420 per tonne on Monday, August 17. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,400 per tonne and RMB 14,440 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded...
Jiangsu Pomlead expanding its aluminium wheel hub manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand
Jiangsu Pomlead, aluminium wheel hub manufacturer in China, is reportedly on track to launch its second production line, in a bid to expand Chinese aluminium alloy wheel hub capacity. The second production line is expected to commission in September with a capacity of 500,000 units per year. This...
A00 aluminium ingot price slips to RMB 14450/t; Aluminium alloy stands at RMB 15050/t
A00 aluminium ingot price declined by RMB 20 per tonne from Tuesday’s price of RMB 14470 per tonne. The price now stood at RMB 14450 per tonne on Wednesday, 12 August and is expected to move within a range of RMB 14430-14470 per tonne. This marks the third consecutive rise in aluminium ingot price....
A00 aluminium ingot price inches down by RMB 140/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price stands at RMB15200/t
A00 aluminium ingot price registered a drop after an increase of RMB 70 per tonne. The price reduced by RMB 140 per tonne to stand at RMB 14580 per tonne on Monday, 10 August 2020 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 14560-14600 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price declined by RMB 150...
Utkarsha Aluminium Dhatu Nigam Ltd to hire an environmental consultant for its proposed alloy plant in Nellore
Utkarsha Aluminium Dhatu Nigam Limited (UADNL), a joint venture firm of Nalco and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, has reportedly floated a tender to hire a consultancy firm who would be getting environmental clearance for UADNL's proposed high-end aluminium alloy plant at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China falls sharply by RMB270/t; Alumina spot price dwindles to RMB2339/t
The A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a steep fall of RMB 270 per tonne today, August 6, to RMB 14,650 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 14,630 per tonne and RMB 14,670 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium...
A00 aluminium ingot price jumps by RMB210/t marking the fourth consecutive hike; Alumina spot price continues to plunge
The A00 aluminium ingot price has jumped by RMB 210 per tonne on Thursday, July 30, to stand at RMB 14,990 per tonne, marking the fourth consecutive hike this week, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Limited supplies and fair consumption of primary aluminium ingots, resulting in incessant drops in...
Alumina price in China slips by RMB27/t; A00 aluminium ingot extends rise to RMB 14780/t
The average spot alumina price in China has dropped by RMB 27 per tonne on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 to stand at RMB 2416 per tonne. Alumina prices declined across all major markets in China, except South. The prices of alumina in East, Central, and North China markets have declined by RMB 25 per...
A00 aluminium ingot price inches up by RMB 30/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price stands at RMB15150/t
A00 aluminium ingot price climbed by RMB 30 per tonne from Wednesday’s price of RMB 14520 per tonne. The price now stood at RMB 14550 per tonne on Thursday, 23 July 2020 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 14530-14570 per tonne. This marks the second consecutive rise in aluminium ingot...
China’s secondary aluminium operating rates fell nearly 1% in June on lower domestic downstream demand
According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, China's average secondary aluminium operating rates in June fell 0.7 percentage point to 48 per cent month-on-month. In May, the operating rates were 48.69 per cent after growing by 1.6 percentage points from the previous month. Year-on-year, China’s...
A00 aluminium ingot price slipped by RMB 70/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price decreased to stand at RMB 15000/t
A00 aluminium ingot price registered a decrease of RMB 70 per tonne from Monday’s price of RMB 14480 per tonne. The price now stood at RMB 14410 per tonne on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 and is expected to move within a range of RMB 14390-14430 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price dropped by RMB 110...
A00 aluminium ingot price grows by RMB110/t over the weekend after four straight declines; Aluminium alloy (A356) price up by RMB100/t
The A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a hike of RMB 110 per tonne over the weekend ending July 20 to stand at RMB 14,480 per tonne, following four consecutive declines from RMB 15,320 per tonne to RMB 14,370 per tonne during July 13-17, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. The average...
Weekly update: Alumina prices remain flat over the week; A00 aluminium price in China performed lower
The alumina price in China continued to remain flat over the week. The average spot price started the week higher at RMB 2495 per tonne on Monday, July 13, up RMB 50 per tonne from Friday. Alumina price remained unchanged in the last four days of the week. Other raw materials like Bauxite...
