LME aluminium prices edged lower on September 4 compared with the previous trading day, while aluminium stocks also declined marginally. The most notable movement was in cancelled warrants, which fell by more than 38 per cent day on day. On September 4, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD...
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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According to calculations by the Mysteel Aluminium Research Team, the weighted average full production cost for China's aluminium sector stood at RMB 15,760 per tonne in July 2026, up RMB 66 per tonne month-on-month. The Mysteel spot aluminium ingot average price for the same period was RMB 23,099...
Chuangxin Industries reported a sharp improvement in its first-half (H1) 2026 earnings, supported by higher aluminium prices, lower production costs and reduced finance costs. Revenue reached RMB 11.53 billion (USD 1.7 billion), while profit attributable to the company's owners rose to RMB 2.30...
Ducon Infratechnologies has secured an end-to-end contract to supply and service a Forced Cooling Network system for the potlines of one of India’s largest single aluminium smelter plants. The order covers manufacturing, testing, packaging, transportation, installation, commissioning and...
The United States is emerging as one of the most important markets for aluminium extrusions , with demand spread across transportation, building and construction, electrical and electronics, machinery and equipment, consumer durables and other industrial applications. IMARC estimates that the US...
The centre of the SHFE aluminium 2609 contract futures moved lower today compared with the same period yesterday. Continued arrivals in east China fuelled active selling sentiment, making it difficult for spot discounts in the region to narrow significantly. Today, spot premiums for A00 aluminium...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price reported major declines of over 1 per cent across the pricing and contract segments on the August 18 close, continuing the trend reported at the August 17 session . The LME aluminium cash bid dropped by 1.6 per cent day-on-day on August 18, down to...
EUROBOND, the flagship brand of Euro Panel Products Limited, reported revenue from operations of INR 119.8 crore (USD 12.53 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 14 per cent from INR 104.84 crore (USD 10.97 million) in the corresponding quarter a year earlier. The company said growth was...
A women’s shelter in New South Wales has reportedly received an extraordinary financial boost after the Australian Government allegedly mistook it for an aluminium smelter. According to the humorous report, the government had recently approved AUD 2.5 billion (USD 1.76 billion) in taxpayer support...
Ardagh Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), is preparing for a possible sale of the beverage can maker, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ardagh Holdings has instructed advisers to explore a potential transaction that could...
Aluminium’s return to backwardation on the London Metal Exchange (LME) is pointing to tighter near-term physical supply, as stocks continue to fall and production outside China declines. The market is increasingly focused on the availability of aluminium for immediate delivery rather than headline...
In the morning session, the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract continued to trade at elevated levels. Today was the last trading day for the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract, and the price spread between near-month contracts was contango 20-contango RMB 50 per tonne. Today, spot premiums for SHFE aluminium...
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) increased its stake in Kaiser Aluminum by 98.5 per cent during the first quarter, according to its latest Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). RBC bought an additional 11,769 shares, taking its total holding to 23,714 shares, worth about...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 23,960 per tonne in the night session on August 14, with a high of RMB 24,000 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,835 per tonne, and closed at RMB 23,945 per tonne, up 0.25 per cent from the previous close. Prices pulled back to MA5...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph has steadily been on the decline since the August 12 session , as Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced the restart of full-scale production at its AL Taweelah facility in the first quarter (Q1) of 2027. As the drop persists on the August 14...
Macro perspective The latest US inflation data were released. Data from the US Labour Department showed that the US July unadjusted CPI Y-o-Y growth rate slowed to 3.4 per cent, the core CPI YoY growth rate slowed to 2.5 per cent, seasonally adjusted CPI rose 0.1 per cent M-o-M, and core CPI rose...
The global aluminium downstream market is being reshaped by three simultaneous forces: rapid extrusion growth in Asia, increasingly defensive trade policies, and rising demand from automotive, renewable energy, packaging and advanced manufacturing . China remains the dominant extrusion powerhouse,...
The aluminium industry is entering a phase where supply security is being tested across the entire value chain. The latest developments show the pressure beginning with bauxite, moving through logistics and alumina, feeding into aluminium prices and producer earnings, and eventually reshaping...
The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed mandatory certification for selected wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy products manufactured through extrusion or cold-drawn processes. The draft department administrative order would require both local and foreign...
