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,...
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...
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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...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 23,895 per tonne in the night session of August 18, reached a high of RMB 23,895 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,725 per tonne, and closed at RMB 23,750 per tonne, down 0.86 per cent from the previous close. Futures broke below the...
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...
Chuangxin Industries Holdings Limited recorded a robust financial performance in the first half (H1) of 2026, with revenue rising 32.4 per cent year-on-year to RMB 11.53 billion (USD 1.71 billion) and net profit jumping 166.1 per cent to RMB 2.32 billion (USD 344.19 million). The Chinese aluminium...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,015 per tonne in the night session on August 17, with a high of RMB 24,015 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,870 per tonne, and settled at RMB 23,935 per tonne, down 0.33 per cent from the previous close. Prices rebounded to test the MA5...
LME aluminium prices moved higher on August 17 compared with August 14, while opening stocks declined marginally and cancelled warrants fell sharply. The LME alumina Platts price remained unchanged during the period. The LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3,271 per tonne on August 17, up...
In July, SHFE aluminium traced a bottoming-out-and-rebounding path with a choppy upward bias. The settlement price of the most-traded aluminium contract climbed steadily from around RMB 22,500 per tonne in early July and gained RMB 1,110 per tonne, up roughly 4.9 per cent, by month-end. Even though...
Detroit automakers are preparing to argue to the Trump administration that proposed changes to the North American trade deal could add billions of dollars in annual costs and weaken their competitiveness against foreign rivals. US car companies are already absorbing tariffs on steel, aluminium,...
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...
Price volatility has emerged as one of the most pressing issues for the global aluminium industry in 2026. India, experiencing the same, is also facing the additional impact of currency movements and rising domestic costs. This is the issue being prominently featured at the three-day conference...
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 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 US aluminium industry is showing signs of recovery after years of declining domestic primary production, with tariff support, new investment and the restart of idled capacity creating opportunities across the value chain. Century Aluminum’s Mount Holly smelter in South Carolina has returned to...
PV aluminium extrusion: This week, the operating rate of surveyed PV aluminium frame enterprises remained stable. Some leading PV frame enterprises reported that their current orders were ample and sufficient to keep production running at high levels until month-end. Downstream, PV module...
STG, a trading company funded by principals of US hedge fund Squarepoint, has bought a substantial volume of aluminium from Radiant World as the commodity trader sells inventory to raise liquidity, according to two industry sources. The exact volume purchased by STG and the price agreed for the...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,010 per tonne, down 0.62 per cent, with the price breaking below MA5 (around 24,160) but holding slightly above MA10 (23,988.5); short-term moving average support faces a test, while medium-term MA30 (23,469.5) and MA60 (23,699.67) remain in bullish...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph reported major declines of over 1 per cent across the pricing and contract segments on the August 13 close, continuing the trend reported at the August 12 session . The LME aluminium cash bid pulled back by 0.88 per cent day-on-day on August 13,...
