Macro disturbances cap upside room, while destocking continues to support aluminium price stabilisation
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,240 per tonne in the night session on September 4, with a high of RMB 24,355 per tonne, a low of RMB 24,220 per tonne, and a close of RMB 24,320 per tonne, up 0.12 per cent from the previous close. Futures stabilised and rebounded,...
Accelerated destocking of aluminium ingots lifts aluminium price centre, while peak-season performance is expected to cap upside room
Macro perspective: Fed Chairman Warsh delivered a hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, lifting market expectations for a September rate hike to around 60 per cent, while the US dollar consolidated amid fluctuations, unsettling the nonferrous metals sector. The Fed's latest Beige Book...
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Hindalco back-to-back trims its aluminium ingot price to INR303000/t as LME sheds off
Hindalco Industries Limited has reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices back-to-back on two consecutive days as LME aluminium benchmark price has been shedding off since March 29. With effect from Thursday, March 31, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price has been slashed by INR 7,000...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price contracts by RMB100/t owing to production resumption in some areas
On Thursday, March 31, the A00 aluminium ingot price has fallen again for the second consecutive day to score at RMB 22,630 per tonne, finds the Shanghai Metals Market. The price has gone down by RMB 100 per tonne as of Thursday, March 31. The resumption of domestic aluminium production in some...
NALCO’s aluminium ingot price shrinks to INR309250- 312750/t as LME price eases
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has slashed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from March 30, following two consecutive significant hikes on March 22 and 25. NALCO has cut its aluminium ingot price by INR 8,200 per tonne on Wednesday to the range of INR...
A00 aluminium ingot price nosedives by RMB260/t; Australian FOB price shrinks to US$508/t
The A00 aluminium ingot price on Wednesday, March 30 has nosedived by RMB 260 per tonne, following a hike in price on Tuesday, March 29. According to SMM, the price has been recorded at RMB 22,730 per tonne as of today, with average price estimated to orbit between RMB 22,710 per tonne and RMB...
Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod and billets prices grow by INR2250/t following an intermittent cut
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices following an intermittent cut on Saturday, March 26. With effect from Tuesday, March 29, Hindalco has grown its aluminium wire rod price by INR 2,250 per tonne to INR 324,100 per tonne. Until then, with...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price rebounds to RMB22990/t on continued inventory fall; Alumina price grows further on closed import window
The ongoing fall in China’s primary aluminium inventories due to recovery of downstream demand, along with the slow resumption of new production capacities for the fresh outbreak of COVID19, has lifted the A00 aluminium ingot price by RMB 90 per tonne to stand at RMB 22,990 per tonne on Tuesday,...
China’s average alumina spot price opens the week on Monday with a slight increase of RMB 4/t
The average alumina spot price has opened the week on Monday, March 28, with an increase of RMB 4 per tonne to close at RMB 2,977 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. For the same day in Shandong, the price has inched up by RMB 10 per tonne to total at RMB 2,960 per tonne. However, in other...
NALCO further upgrades its aluminium ingot price by INR12900/t with effect from March 25
National Aluminium Company Limited has upgraded its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, in response to the uptrend of the LME aluminium benchmark price. With effect from Friday March 25, NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 317,450-320,950 per tonne, scaling up by INR 12,900...
Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price grows by INR9250/t following LME price surge on stringent production
Hindalco Industries’ aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices have continued witnessing hikes, in line with an incessant LME aluminium price surge, attributable to the anticipation of disrupted metal production due to natural gas price rise and supply scarcity. With effect from Friday, March...
Average alumina spot price in China inches up by RMB3/t to RMB 2973/t; A00 aluminium ingot price slips by RMB170/t
On Friday, March 25, the average alumina spot price has inched up by RMB 3 per tonne to score at RMB 2,973 per tonne. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price in Guizhou and Guangxi has climbed up by RMB 10 per tonne to peg at RMB 2,975 per tonne and RMB 2,970 per tonne. For the same day...
Chinese primary aluminium inventories shrink by 50,000 tonnes W-o-W on delayed arrivals of stocks
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of Chinese aluminium ingots have continued to decrease by 50,000 tonnes from a week ago, across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Data shows the inventories have come in at 1.04 million tonnes, compared with 1.09...
ASI grants Performance Standard Certification to S.A.V. S.p.A.’s Italian Aluminium Facilities
S.A.V. S.p.A. Societa' Alluminio Veneto has acquired the ASI Performance Standard Certification for the sorting plus melting of raw materials and metal scrap to induce production of aluminium alloy ingots at the Colombo and Dell’Artigianato facilities in Italy. The total production capacity of the...
Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod & billets prices further grow by 1% w.e.f. March 23
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to expand its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, albeit lower than the previous day, with effect from Wednesday, March 23. The company has grown its aluminium wire rod price by INR 3,500 per tonne to INR 319,850 per tonne from INR 316,350 per...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price soars up by RMB 150/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price hikes by RMB150/t
China’s increased cases of Coronavirus had caused the A00 aluminium ingot price to slip by RMB 220 per tonne on Tuesday, March 22. However, on Wednesday, March 23, the price has soared up by RMB 150 per tonne to close at RMB 22,920 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are...
NALCO’s aluminium wire rod and billets prices rebound by INR23500/t as LME price rallies through the week
After about a week of the last price update, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has revised its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, in line with the global aluminium benchmark price. With effect from March 22, NALCO has expanded its aluminium wire rod price by INR 23,500 per...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price declines by RMB220/t as consumers feel ambivalent about purchase amid new corona cases
China’s domestic primary aluminium ingot price has slipped on Tuesday, March 22, as rising cases of coronavirus have clouded the growth outlook for top metal consumers. But on the other hand, jitters over supply disruption as Russia-Ukraine peace discussions failed to ease conflict have capped the...
Hindalco trims its aluminium wire rod and billets prices by INR3250/t w.e.f. March 18
Hindalco Industries Limited again reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from March 18, following an intermittent rise on March 17. The company’s aluminium wire rod price was cut by INR 3,250 per tonne on March 18 from INR 299,600 per tonne to INR 296,350 per tonne....
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price surges by RMB470/t; Aluminium alloy (A356) price grows by RMB450/t
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has opened the week on Monday with a surge of RMB 470 per tonne to settle at RMB 22,990 per tonne. The average prices are expected to hover between RMB 22,970 per tonne and RMB 23,010 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a...
