Imported bauxite prices in China moved slightly higher last week amid improved activity in the spot market. No trend-level shift emerged on the supply-demand side. Although rainy-season disruptions and elevated freight rates continued to weigh on Guinea's export volumes, the country's weekly...
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
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Bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5 and alumina content of 58 per cent was sold between RMB 425 per tonne to RMB 450 per tonne (including VAT, except resource tax, delivery to factory) in north Shanxi as of June 17. On the same day in Xiaoyi, Shanxi, it was traded between RMB 435 per tonne to RMB 475...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has declined by RMB 250 per tonne to close the week, ending June 17, lower than RMB 20,000 per tonne. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price has precisely settled at RMB 19,910 per tonne, with average prices estimated to range between RMB 19,890 per...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price falls for two days in a row by RMB 20 per tonne to stand at RMB 20,800 per tonne, as recorded by the Shanghai Metals Market on Wednesday, June 8. The average prices are supposed to range between RMB 20,780 per tonne and RMB 20,820 per tonne, with spot contracts...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has gained RMB 350 per tonne, following a sharp decline of RMB 570 per tonne on the previous day. According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, the price has come in at RMB 20,540 per tonne as of June 2, with average prices estimated to range between RMB 20,520...
A00 aluminium ingot price has declined by RMB 30 per tonne to settle at RMB 20,500 per tonne on Thursday, May 26, dropping for the third day, as noted by the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM). The average prices are estimated to range between RMB 20,480 per tonne and RMB 20,520 per tonne, with spot...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has decreased for the fourth day in a row by RMB 140 per tonne to stand at RMB 19,640 per tonne as of Tuesday, May 10, according to the Shanghai Metals Market data. The average prices are estimated to range between RMB 19,620 per tonne and RMB 19,660 per tonne,...
With only a few days till the Union Budget 2022, there has been an outpouring of proposals to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from all corners, notably regarding Railways, which is regarded as India's "lifeline." The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has requested that bauxite be...
Indonesian President, Joko Widodo stated that the government will continue to enforce the restriction on the export of raw mining commodities. “After nickel, [we will ban] bauxite export. The regulation is being finalized. We are preparing a smelter,” said Joko Widodo. Following bauxite, the...
According to the Shanghai Metals market, bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in Shanxi has dropped by RMB 7.5 per tonne on Monday, November 22, to come in at RMB 492.50 per tonne. The average prices are likely to range between RMB 480-505 per tonne. The decline followed two consecutive days of restraint...
The average alumina spot price in China has decreased for the second day in a row on Wednesday, November 17, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Data shows the price has slipped by RMB 54 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,712 per tonne. In Shandong, alumina spot price has plunged by RMB 125 per tonne to...
The global aluminium industry observed several enticing events in the month of October 2021. The interim President of Guinea with the authorities has set up an Audit Committee that will be responsible for scrutinizing the financial misconduct of the Alpha Condé regime majorly of the bauxite mining...
The average alumina spot price in China has continued to rise by RMB 14 per tonne to reach RMB 4,105 per tonne on Thursday, October 21, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Except in Guangxi, the alumina price in Henan and Shanxi has increased by RMB 15 per tonne to stand at RMB 4,135 per tonne. The...
On Wednesday, Guinea’s military junta named Mohamed Beavogui as the new prime minister. A former civil servant and an expert in agricultural finance, as a prime minister he will preside over the promised transition of back to the democratic rule after a September coup. Apart from serving as a civil...
The month of September 2021 extracted a lot of exciting moments from the global aluminium industry. The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium benchmark price escalated to a new milestone of US$3,000 per tonne, the first time ever since 2008. The political turmoil in the West African nation Guinea,...
The political instability in the West African nation Guinea still pursued this week, though mining operations in the country continues unhampered and ports remained functional for shipment. However, the coup in Africa’s bauxite kingdom has stirred the price of aluminium to 13 years high at $3000...
On 5 th September 2021, the coup in Guinea, the mining powerhouse quake the global aluminium market. Guinea contests with Australia as China’s largest supplier of bauxite, the raw material used to make alumina and eventually the metal aluminium. According to the Ministry of Mines and Geology data,...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, bauxite(4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in Henan has seen an increase of RMB 20 per tonne on Tuesday, September 7, to exceed RMB 500 per tonne. Due to the military coup in Guinea that has fuelled concerns over raw material supply required for aluminium smelting,...
On 6th September 2021, the bauxite price from Guinea has reached the highest almost in 18 months at top metals consumer market China, as buyers distressed about supply followed a coup in the country. The West African nation Guinea is the world's second-largest producer of bauxite, keeping China...
