Inventory overview: 850,000 tonnes arrives as expected; destocking pace slows marginally China’s aluminium ingot social inventory fell steadily from a phase high of 1.13 million tonnes in early July, with destocking of more than 170,000 tonnes in July alone. In August, the pace of destocking slowed...
Aluminium billet inventory fell to 139,500 tonnes, warehouse withdrawals recovered and processing fees were broadly under pressure. According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium billet inventory in major consumption areas recorded 139,500 tonnes on August 27, down 5,000 tonnes from last Monday and...
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Forklifts, powered trucks that lift and move heavy items, are essential across the aluminium value chain. They carry raw materials in smelters and move billets, slabs, coils, sheets, extrusions and finished products in downstream plants. Good material handling keeps production flowing smoothly. As...
According to SMM statistics, as of May 21, aluminium billet inventory across major consumption regions in China totalled 205,500 tonnes, down 28,500 tonnes W-o-W (Thursday), with destocking accelerating. Warehouse withdrawals totalled 55,700 tonnes during May 12-18, an increase of 14,200 tonnes...
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s leading producer of aluminium, has reinforced its dedication towards excellence in manufacturing by conducting a Business Partner Workshop on Safety and TQM at its Jharsuguda plants. More than 115 representatives from more than 20 significant business partner...
The proposal for the relocation of the registered office within the same city of New Delhi has been approved by Golkonda Aluminium Extrusions Limited after the company’s board meeting on May 9, 2026. The meeting started at 2:00 PM and ended at 2:30 PM. During the board meeting, the plan was passed...
In an exclusive conversation with Jan Coetzee, Vice President Commercial Americas at Ferroglobe and Bill Hightower, Vice President of US Corporate Affairs, on the vital synergy between silicon and aluminium industry. They both acknowledge that both silicon and aluminium have strategic importance...
Exports from the Gulf region, a key supplier of primary aluminium, billet, and other alloys to Europe, have been severely limited as the conflict has effectively brought most shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz to a standstill. Aluminium billet, which is a semi-finished product, saw a...
Alcoa is weighing up whether to bring a fourth production line back into operation at its Warrick aluminium plant, a move that would come with a significant price tag of around USD 100 million. The facility, located in Newburgh, Indiana, currently operates three lines, but adding another could lift...
According to SMM statistics, as of April 23, aluminium billet inventory across major consumption regions in China totalled 278,000 tonnes, down 14,000 tonnes W-o-W from last Thursday, successfully falling below 280,000 tonnes, largely in line with expectations at the beginning of the month. On...
Sri Lanka’s construction sector, heavily dependent on aluminium, is hanging by the thread of uncertainty. Roughly 28,000 tonnes of aluminium is used in the construction sector of the nation. The two-week ceasefire in the Middle East conflict led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, only to be...
After a record growth rate the previous day, aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange contracted overnight on Tuesday, April 14, albeit still standing above USD 3,600 per tonne. While the LME aluminium bid price shed off USD 41 per tonne, amounting to USD 3,624 per tonne, the LME aluminium...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Rio Tinto and Century Aluminium have raised aluminium billet premiums in the United States by around 12 per cent amid supply disruptions linked to the Iran war, news sources reported on April 8, 2026. The two producers increased premiums by about 3 cents per pound, bout USD 110...
According to SMM statistics, as of March 5, aluminium billet inventory in China’s major domestic consumption hubs totalled 398,000 tonnes. Inventory first increased and then declined, still hovering around 400,000 tonnes. Across the major consumption hubs, regional divergence persisted. Foshan...
Hydro, a leading Norwegian industrial company specialising in aluminium production, has entrusted Sistem Teknik Industrial Furnaces, a firm undertaking the production and maintenance of the state-of-the-art industrial furnaces, with the supply of a new aluminium logs homogenising centre. The...
In January, the operating performance of domestic primary aluminium billets weakened more than expected. According to SMM data, the operating rate for aluminium billets dropped significantly by 5.3 percentage points m-o-m to 50.3 per cent, down 1.3 percentage points y-o-y. Aluminium billet...
Vedanta Aluminium has scaled up billet production at its Jharsuguda facility in Odisha, lifting total capacity to 830 KTPA and pushing the operation into the league of the world’s largest billet manufacturing sites. The expansion reflects the company’s continued shift toward value-added aluminium...
Over the next five years, the domestic aluminium billet market will exhibit a pattern of "dual growth in supply and demand but persistent surplus, optimisation of capacity structure, and intensified demand divergence." The industry is shifting from scale expansion to quality improvement. I. Supply...
On January 5, 2026, the first trading day after the New Year's holiday, the SMM A00 aluminium price surged by RMB 850 per tonne in a single day, surpassing the largest single-day increase of any day in 2025. As a result, aluminium billet processing fees across regions rapidly pulled back, generally...
According to SMM statistics, aluminium billet inventory in mainstream domestic consumption areas stood at 206,000 tonnes on Jan. 15, up 21,500 tonnes from Monday and 36,500 tonnes w-o-w. During Jan. 5-11, total warehouse withdrawals of domestic aluminium billets amounted to 38,500 tonne, up 4,500...
