AL Circle Analysis: Rising bauxite supply, India’s alumina surplus and US policy reshape the aluminium industry
The bauxite and alumina industry has been busy repositioning itself on several fronts. Companies are expanding mining and smelting capacity, exploring new resource regions and moving towards higher-value products, while governments are stepping in to protect strategically important alumina assets....
GM invests $40m in US aluminium casting operations for truck, SUV transmissions
Explore how GM is expanding aluminium casting capacity in Indiana to support 10-speed transmissions and strengthen its US manufacturing footprint. General Motors is investing more than USD 40 million in its Bedford Casting Operations in Indiana, expanding aluminium casting capacity to support...
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LME aluminium cash offer slides to 2,749.5/t, alumina platts remains unchanged
The declining trend concerning the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price continued on November 18, 2025. The LME aluminium cash bid shifted from USD 2,797.5 per tonne to USD 2,748.5 per tonne, indicating a decline of USD 49 per tonne or 1.8 per cent. Similarly, the cash offer moved from USD...
Aluminium prices decline with a slight rebound in downstream demand, short-term aluminium prices expected to hover at highs
Futures: During the night session on November 18, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 21,485 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,560 per tonne and a lowest price of RMB 21,435 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,510 per tonne, up 0.05per cent. The night session mainly...
Ontario launches $2.8B aid plan to help industries hit by US tariffs
Ontario has rolled out a CAD 4 billion (USD 2.8 billion) support package aimed at helping manufacturers, metal producers and other sectors still dealing with the economic fallout of US steel and aluminium tariffs. The new funding is structured to give companies financial breathing room as they cope...
Oct’25: China’s aluminium imports continue to grow as price gap widens
China’s aluminium market gained fresh momentum in October, with imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products rising 10.4 per cent year-on-year. China brought in 350,000 tonnes in the month, a figure signalling persistent appetite from sectors such as transport, construction, and packaging....
China Hongqiao eyes $1.5B from share sale in Hong Kong following aluminium price boom
China Hongqiao Group has announced its plan to raise HKD11.68 billion (USD 1.5 billion approximately) through a share sale. The largest private aluminium producer will use the accumulated funds to support projects and repay debt, as mentioned in their filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on...
Aluminium fell as China’s primary output rose 0.4% in October
China's weak macro signals and the fading hope of the US Fed rate cut have resulted in aluminium price drop of 1.35 per cent, settling at USD 266.85. In addition, supply concerns due to a 9 per cent month-on-month decline in China's October primary aluminium output, standing at 3.8 million tonnes,...
AM Green sets out $6B plan for a one-million-tonne green aluminium complex in Andhra Pradesh
AM Green Group has announced investments totalling INR 540 billion (USD 6 billion) in Andhra Pradesh, marking one of the largest green industrial commitments made during the 30th CII Partnership Summit on November 14. The company signed MoUs with the state government to develop two major projects —...
ASI certifies Magna PT S.p.A Modugno against Chain of Custody Standard V2
Magna International Inc. has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the production of automotive transmissions at their Modugno site in Italy. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with 50+ reports across the value chain Aluminium Stewardship...
Celebrating Excellence: A Night of Recognition for the UK Aluminium Industry
The UK aluminium community came together in style on Thursday 13 November for the Aluminium Federation’s (ALFED) Annual Business Briefing and Dinner 2025, held at Carden Park, Cheshire. What unfolded was not only a celebration of achievement but a statement of how far the sector has come and how...
DTE appoints Sohail Nazari as Chief Commercial Officer to lead next phase of global growth
Appointment marks a new chapter of commercial expansion as DTE scales real-time molten metal analysis solutions globally. Nazari’s appointment supports DTE’s global momentum as circular aluminium demand intensifies. Icelandic metals analysis pioneer DTE today announced the appointment of Dr Sohail...
Prices pull back while consumption resilience persists, and enterprise restocking sentiment sees a slight rebound
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2601 contract opened at RMB 20,930 tonne overnight, fell to a low of RMB 20,810 tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,850 tonne, down RMB 140 tonne or 0.67 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was 2,285, and open interest was 13,554. The price...
Leadership change: Göksal Güngör named chair of EAFA’s Roller Group
European Aluminium Foil Association's (EAFA) Roller Group, at this year's EAFA Autumn Conference held in Paris, have announced the election of new leadership. EAFA mainly focuses on trade associations, representing the companies that are highly engaged in rewinding and rolling of aluminium foil and...
Aluminium grain refiner specialist MQP celebrates 25 years of innovation
Grain refiner specialist MQP is celebrating its 25 th anniversary with a range of new global customers and year-on-year production growth of 40 per cent. MQP has moved from trials to roll-outs of its Optifine grain refiner with both major groups and independent producers this year, resulting in...
METLEN aligns the aluminium chain under the “Third Era” strategic transformation
METLEN Energy & Metals plc has announced the launch of its third major transformation programme, titled “The Third Era, Progress in Motion”. The plan was presented in Athens and London on 11 November 2025 and aims to support the Group’s objective of doubling its scale in the coming years. Image...
Ethiopia X RUSAL: A partnership to uplift the former’s aluminium sector
In a major boost to its industrialisation agenda, Ethiopia’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), has signed an initial deal with RUSAL to develop a high-capacity aluminium smelter. With a planned output of 500 thousand tonnes a year and an estimated USD 1 billion in...
The primary processing sector shows initial signs of marginal weakening monday, national aluminium ingot inventory buildup of 25,000 tonnes
Futures: During the night session on November 14, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 21,835 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,835 per tonne and a lowest price of RMB 21,650 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,795 per tonne, down 0.54per cent. The night session...
A slide to USD 2,832.5/t & an 825t stock drop raise fresh questions for the LME aluminium prices
A sharp decline in the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price was witnessed on November 14 in comparison to the price recorded on November 13. The LME cash bid fell by USD 42 per tonne or 1.5 per cent to reach USD 2,832 per tonne from USD 2,874 per tonne. Similarly, the cash offer also...
Powering aluminium PART 2: Aluminium faces a new energy reality
The energy industry attended ADIPEC 2025 with a familiar problem and left with a sharper one. Every major conversation in Abu Dhabi, whether on investment flows, upstream fuel security, grid volatility or the rapid buildout of digital energy systems, pointed to a structural shift already underway:...
