Thailand has opened a new anti-dumping exporter review covering Chinese aluminium extrusions, with a provisional 21.94 per cent cash deposit rate set for the applicant. Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade has initiated a new exporter review covering aluminium extrusions from China, adding...
Major aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers premiums of USD 310-325 per tonne for primary aluminium shipments in the October-December quarter. The bar is 18-22 per cent lower than the USD 395 per tonne premium agreed for the current July-September quarter. The premium paid by Japanese...
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The U.S. primary aluminum market is seeing a surprisingly strong burst in spot purchases at the start of the quarter, with supplier order books filling up even as volatile financial markets dispel recovery hopes. The demand pickup has caught physical market players by surprise, many of whom...
The U.S. primary aluminum market is seeing a surprisingly strong burst in spot purchases at the start of the quarter, with supplier order books filling up even as volatile financial markets dispel recovery hopes. The demand pickup has caught physical market players by surprise, many of whom...
European aluminum premiums moved down on October 13th 2011 with duty paid metal sliding USD 5 per tonne as spot market demand dried up on a lack of clarity over end user demand. MB’s duty paid, high grade cash premium fell to USD 185 per tonne to USD 205 per tonne from USD 190 to USD 210, the...
Supportive to copper prices were lower inventories of the metal at LME warehouses. Latest data showed stocks down 2,900 tonnes to 450,200 tonnes, still about a third higher since last December. Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.8 percent from Sept....
Falling European aluminium premiums reflect concerns over a potential 2012 economic slump, but German industrial demand and financing deals are buttressing demand for now, traders said on Thursday. Traders noted a divide between countries in the north versus the south of the European Union. German...
Traded prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai were between RMB 17,000-17,040/mt on October 10th, with premiums of RMB 80-130/mt over the SHFE current-month aluminum price. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,050-17,070/mt. Traded prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...
Traded prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai were between RMB 16,980-17,020/mt on September 26th, with premiums of RMB 180-200/mt over the SHFE current-month aluminum price. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,020-17,050/mt. Traded prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...
A major buyer agreed that concerns over international demand for finished products were the main factor weighing on the fourth-quarter charges, rather than domestic aluminum demand. "Consumer demand is good in the domestic market," he said, but confirmed that his company had settled its contracts...
Some suppliers have concluded fourth-quarter aluminum contracts with Japanese consumers at a premium of $118 a metric ton on a cost, insurance and freight basis, a Tokyo-based trader said Friday. Suppliers and consumers have agreed on contracts for around 40% of total fourth-quarter volumes at that...
High aluminium premiums are due to warehouse owners offering large incentives to put material on-warrant, rather than being indicative of a global supply deficit, according to physical market sources. European duty-paid material is trading at a premium of $190-210 per tonne over London Metal...
Trading prices of spot aluminium in Shanghai were between RMB 17,820-17,860/mt on Sept. 1st, with premiums of RMB 50-100/mt over SHFE current-month aluminium prices. Low-iron aluminium was traded between RMB 17,860-17,900/mt. Trading prices of spot aluminium in Wuxi were between RMB...
China's imports of primary aluminum may increase in August as demand from fabricators in the southern Guangdong province rises because of steady Chinese prices, traders said on Tuesday. Increased demand from China, the world's top consumer and producer of aluminum, has driven up premiums for spot...
Industrial metals finished higher on Friday, with support from a weak dollar, steadier equities, Chilean supply threats and Asian demand signals enabling prices to overcome overnight selling pressures. More than 100,000 tonnes of aluminium flowed into London Metal Exchangeregistered warehouses in...
Reuters reported that October to December aluminum term premiums to Japan will likely stay flat or fall slightly with buyers seeing no reason for a rise and producers expected to point to high US and European premiums. The premiums for the current quarter were largely settled at USD 120 per tonne,...
Lackluster physical aluminum demand this summer has poured some cold water on the rally in U.S. Midwest spot premiums this year, dragging them down to a four-month low near 8 cents per lb. Domestic aluminum demand tends to cool off in the July to September period, but this season's lull may be more...
Trading prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai on August 16th were between RMB 17,730-17,760/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 200-240/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,770-17,810/mt. Trading prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...
Record-high aluminium premiums have been further reinforced after stocks in Pacorini’s London Metal Exchange-listed warehouses in Vlissingen jumped massively again on Wednesday.
Trading prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai on August 11th were between RMB 18,080-18,120/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 0-50/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 18,100-18,140/mt. Trading prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...
