ALENZ is calling for provisional trade protection as rising low-cost aluminium extrusion imports put pressure on domestic producers during an ongoing safeguard investigation. New Zealand's aluminium extrusion industry is urging the government to introduce temporary trade protection as imports surge...
A WBCSD study says advanced sorting technology is available, but stronger demand for grade-specific secondary aluminium is needed to unlock investment. Technology for sorting mixed aluminium scrap has advanced significantly, but weak domestic markets for some recovered grades are limiting...
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Recent changes to US aluminium tariffs are likely to become a permanent feature of the country's trade policy rather than a temporary measure, according to analysts at ING, who say the changes point to a broader shift towards long-term protectionism. In a recent market note, ING's commodities team...
The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2609 contract closed at RMB 23,345 per tonne today, gaining RMB 85 per tonne, or 0.37 per cent. It opened flat and consolidated, dipped to a low of 23,230 before stabilising, then drifted higher, and closed near the session high, forming a full bullish candlestick...
Opening up new avenues in the arena of interior and exterior designing and offering a host of innovative sustainable solutions for home-builders, architects and consultants, a new concept was introduced by Alumex, the market leader in the Sri Lankan aluminium industry, to Sri Lanka in the form of a...
In June 2026, China's primary aluminium trade exhibited a pronounced divergence, marked by contracting imports and surging exports. Imports declined sharply in both volume and value, while their origins remained highly concentrated, with Russia retaining its firm lead as the top supplier. On the...
Australasian Metals has returned encouraging results from bulk sampling at its May Queen South Bauxite Project in central Queensland, with composite samples confirming strong aluminium oxide grades ahead of the next phase of metallurgical testing. The company collected three bulk samples, each...
Steel Dynamics posted stronger second-quarter results for 2026, supported by higher steel prices, record shipment volumes and continued progress at its new aluminium flat-rolled business. The company reported revenue of USD 6.1 billion, up 33 per cent from the second quarter of 2025 and 17 per cent...
Crown Holdings delivered higher second-quarter earnings as growing demand for aluminium beverage cans drove stronger shipment volumes across its global operations, encouraging the packaging manufacturer to upgrade its earnings outlook for 2026. The company reported diluted earnings per share of USD...
Within the January-May 2026 timeline, a considerable year-on-year dip can be noted in Bahrain’s export of all the aluminium product categories , viz., unwrought, bars, rods and profiles, foil, pipes and tubes, plates, sheets and strip, tube or pipe fittings, and wire. January-May export comparison:...
Futures side: Today, the aluminium alloy 2609 contract opened higher and consolidated during the day session. It opened at RMB 23,020 per tonne in the morning session, reached a daily high of RMB 23,070 per tonne, and dipped to a low of RMB 22,925 per tonne during the session. It was last priced at...
Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro delivered stronger financial results in the second quarter of 2026 as firmer aluminium prices, higher product premiums and improving recycling performance offset weaker energy production and currency headwinds. The company reported adjusted EBITDA of NOK 8.923...
On April 7, 2026, the industry got what it had waited three years for: the European Commission priced carbon at the border for the first time. A CBAM certificate for the first quarter costs EUR 75.36 per tonne of CO2 equivalent, for the second EUR 75.28. Every tonne of aluminium entering the...
China, the largest producer of primary aluminium on the global platform, continues to raise its annual output despite maintaining a 45-million-tonne production cap. So, what's powering its industry's continued growth? In the January-June phase or the first half (H1) of 2026, China produced 22.34...
Cymat Technologies Ltd. is pleased to announce that it signed a commercial agreement with Rio Tinto Alcan Inc on July 17, 2026 ("Rio Tinto") to facilitate the transfer of Rio Tinto's commercial customers of their proprietary aluminium metal matrix composites business ("MMC") to Cymat, as previously...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium market moved higher on July 21, with cash prices, futures contracts and longer-dated contracts all recovering from the previous session. The LME aluminium cash bid price increased from USD 3,155 per tonne on July 20 to USD 3,183 per tonne on July 21,...
Valkyrie has entered the aluminium gaming keyboard segment with the launch of the Cyber68, a new model that replaces the increasingly popular Hall Effect magnetic switches with analog optical switches while pairing them with a CNC-machined aluminium chassis. The keyboard is scheduled to be...
Red mud, the highly alkaline by-product generated during alumina production, could become a valuable source of iron and low-carbon construction materials if processed through an integrated recovery route, according to a new review examining advances in green metallurgy and sustainable cement...
Seven years after Section 232 tariffs first shielded US aluminium producers, America still imports 60 per cent of the primary aluminium it consumes. That single statistic, buried in the US Geological Survey’s 2026 Mineral Commodity Summary, is the uncomfortable backdrop to President Trump’s latest...
Today, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2609 contract closed at RMB 23,160 per tonne, edging up 0.56 per cent intraday. Trading volume was 204,700 lots, significantly higher than the previous 113,000 lots. Volume expanded during the rally and contracted on the pullback, indicating limited willingness...
