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...
Eural Gnutti , the world’s leading manufacturer of drawn aluminium alloy bars for machining and one of the main players in the production of extruded bars and profiles – is taking part in ALUMINIUM (Stand 3A13), the sector’s most important international event, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf...
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According to the latest SMM tracking, the Chinese New Year break schedules for secondary aluminium alloy producers have been successively released. The specific production schedules are as follows: Source: https://news.metal.com/ According to the SMM survey, most secondary aluminium alloy...
Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract closed at RMB 22,150 per tonne, up RMB 235 yuan or 1.07 per cent from the previous trading day. Volume was 2,539 lots, and open interest stood at 4,211 lots (down 150 lots from the previous session). After pulling back from the previous high of RMB 24,410...
Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract closed at RMB 22,300 per tonne, up RMB 85 yuan or 0.38 per cent from the previous trading day, indicating signs of short-term stabilisation. The K-value was 20.35, the D-value 24.93, and the J-value 11.2, all within the 20-50 range. The J-line has turned...
Shandong Innovation Group Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the manufacturing of un-forged aluminium alloy ingots and aluminium alloy profiles at Shandong Innovation Metal Technology Co., Ltd., located in Shandong Province, China. To know more about the global primary...
Futures: Last night, the most-traded AD2603 futures contract opened and then rose rapidly, hitting a high of RMB 23,990 per tonne, with the gain once approaching 1.91 per cent. It then pulled back quickly and finally closed at RMB 23,590 per tonne, down RMB 195 per tonne or 0.82 per cent from the...
Nikkei M.C. Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of cast aluminium alloy ingots and molten aluminium at their facility located in Jiangsu Province, China. To know the aluminium market outlook for 2026 and beyond, get an access to our...
Futures: Overnight, the most-traded aluminium alloy 2603 futures contract opened, surged to RMB 23,230 per tonne, then quickly pulled back to hit a bottom of RMB 22,925 per tonne, before rebounding in fluctuations and finally closing at RMB 23,060 per tonne, up RMB 5 per tonne or 0.02per cent from...
The General Administration of Customs recently released import and export data for December 2025. Customs data showed that: In December 2025, unwrought aluminium alloy imports were 93,100 tonnes, down 11.8 per cent y-o-y, but up 27.2 per cent m-o-m. Cumulative imports for the full year of 2025...
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, announced that it has cumulatively secured a total of 18 BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certifications across its smelter operations at Jharsuguda, Odisha, home to the world’s largest aluminium plant and Korba, Chhattisgarh, where Bharat...
Nemak S.A.B de C.V (Nemak) has achieved ASI Performance Standard Certification for the casting, cleaning, heat treatment processes for the manufacturing of aluminium alloy components for the automotive industry at Nemak Nanjing Automotive Components Co., Ltd. in Nanjing, China. To know more about...
Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract closed at RMB 22,655 per tonne. The latest candlestick broke below the short-term support, hitting a low of 22,525, indicating that bears still dominated. Open interest was 19,393, down 127 from the previous value, suggesting funds were exiting during the...
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Industry dynamics: According to CAAM, in 2025, auto production and sales totalled 34.531 million units and 34.4 million units, respectively, hitting new historical highs and ranking first globally for 17 consecutive years. Among them, the passenger vehicle market grew steadily and, as the core...
Guangdong Zhongya Aluminium Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the manufacture of aluminium alloy building profiles and general industrial extruded profiles , as well as related activities involved in the production process of doors and windows, and curtain wall...
GST 2.0 reforms improved vehicle affordability, boosting demand India's ADC12 aluminium alloy ingot prices strengthened on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in calendar year (CY) 2025, supported by firmer domestic market fundamentals. Average OEM ADC12 prices in Delhi increased from INR 213,875 per...
Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract opened at RMB 22,985 per tonne on Friday night, retreated after rapid rise, rose to a high of RMB 23,300 per tonne after opening, then pulled back to a low of RMB 22,945 per tonne and fluctuated rangebound, finally closed at RMB 23,035 per tonne, up 0.22...
Image source: https://www.alcircle.com/ 1.9 SMM cast aluminium alloy morning comment Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract rose to 23,480 and then quickly pulled back, opening at 22,720, reaching a high of 22,820, and dropping to a low of 22,180, finally closing at 22,495, down 90 points...
Futures: The AD2603 contract for cast aluminium alloy surged to 23,480 before pulling back. On the 4-hour chart, it opened at 23,050, reached a high of 23,050, and a low of 22,560, closing at 22,965, down 70 points (-0.30 per cent) from the previous close. Prices showed signs of a pullback from...
CITIC Dicastal Co.,Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the design and manufacture of die casting parts at their facility, Dicastal KSM Autoparts Chengdu Co., Ltd., located in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China....
