
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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As investors turned panic following a downgrade of US debt rating, SHFE aluminum prices opened much lower below RMB 17,000/mt on August 8th. Though SHFE aluminum prices rebounded in the morning, short resistance remained strong. Spot aluminum prices in south China plunged by RMB 310/mt as a result...

Morning trading prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai on August 5th were between RMB 17,930-18,030/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 200-300/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 18,000-18,050/mt. Trading prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...

Premiums for physical metals in Europe held within recent ranges with prices expected to pick up after the traditionally quiet summer months. In the United States, tin premiums have risen steadily as dealer’s price in prospects of tighter supplies and healthier demand in the second half of the...

As SHFE aluminum prices kept rising with most active SHFE aluminum contract prices surging by 2%, upward trend of spot aluminum prices in south China accelerated. Mainstream traded prices of spot aluminum in the area were between RMB 18,540-18,570/mt, with a huge jump of RMB 285/mt and premiums...

Traded prices of spot aluminum in Shanghai on July 22 were between RMB 17,790-17,810/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 80-100/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,820-17,840/mt. Traded prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were between RMB...

Today’s traded prices for spot aluminum in Shanghai were RMB 17,700-17,740/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 70-100/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,720-17,750/mt. Traded prices for spot aluminum in Wuxi were RMB 17,680-17,730/mt. As SHFE...

Reuters reported that shipments of aluminum into the United States rose for a second straight month in May spiking to a near 2 year peak as a growing domestic market deficit and improved demand conditions drove the builds. Data from the US International Trade Commission showed that May aluminum...

Traded prices of spot aluminum on July 14 in Shanghai were between RMB 17,540-17,570/mt, with premiums of positive RMB 20-50/mt over SHFE current-month aluminum prices. Low-iron aluminum was traded between RMB 17,570-17,600/mt. Traded prices of spot aluminum in Wuxi were RMB 17,540-17,570/mt. SHFE...

Shipments of aluminum into the United States rose for a second straight month in May, spiking to a near two-year peak, as a growing domestic market deficit and improved demand conditions drove the builds. Data from the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday showed May aluminum imports surge...

Shipments of aluminum into the United States rose for a second straight month in May, spiking to a near two-year peak, as a growing domestic market deficit and improved demand conditions drove the builds. Data from the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday showed May aluminum imports surge...

London Metal Exchange rules are creating delivery bottlenecks for aluminum that are boosting prices and causing seven-month delays at Detroit warehouses, commodity researcher Harbor Intelligence said. Warehouses monitored by the LME, the world’s largest metals exchange, are obliged to deliver a...

Analysts and delegates attending an aluminum conference in Chicago this week look for stable to higher prices and premiums next year. A series of speakers at Harbor Intelligence’s Annual Aluminum Outlook Conference spoke on topics such as improving demand helped by the auto and commercial aircraft...

Japan Metal Bulletin reported that premium for primary aluminum shipment to Japan in July to September is likely to increase by USD 7 and USD 9 to USD 120 per tonne and USD 122 per tonne when the premiums were set high against European and US re rollers while supply and demand balance of primary...

Reuters reported that the premium for primary aluminum shipments to Japan in the July to September quarter has been set at USD 120 per tonne for at least one deal up from USD 113 for the current April to June quarter. An industry source directly involved in the premium talks said that despite the...

Aluminum buyers in Japan, Asia’s largest importer, agreed to a 6 percent gain in premiums charged by suppliers to the highest level in a year as the nation rebuilds from a record earthquake, boosting consumption. Premiums for the three months ending Sept. 30 were set at $120 a metric ton over the...

Bank financing deals which have tied up large amounts of aluminium in London Metal Exchange warehouses has led some suppliers to impose surcharges, German luxury carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) said on Friday. Metal industry sources estimate these deals have tied up a hefty 70 percent or 3.3 million tonnes...

Aluminum users in the United States are feeling the pinch from tight availability, but idled smelters there will not be lured out of semi-retirement while stocks of the metal climb and it can be produced more cheaply elsewhere. U.S. Midwest spot aluminum premiums -- which reflect how tight domestic...

Reportedly, traders indicated that the aluminum premium spot prices after tax have remained at high level in European market due to tight supply. It’s known that the aluminum premium spot prices after tax in Rotterdam are at USD 210 per tonne to USD 240 per tonne recently in comparison of USD 200...