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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Metro Mining Ltd (ASX: MMI), an Australian bauxite producer, is trading at AUD 0.056 per share (as of May 26, 2025). With a substantial discount against the consensus analyst target of AUD 0.17, the pricing hints towards a potential upside of 209 per cent , according to AInvest data. Shaw &...
A confluence of factors like increased retail sales in China, muted inventories, and surge in bauxite prices has propelled the LME aluminium benchmark price to USD 2,530 per tonne, marking a new high since the beginning of the second quarter of 2025. Image source: London Metal Exchange Retail sales...
This week, the domestic bauxite market remained calm, with stable operations prevailing. Image for referential purposes only As of today, in Shanxi, the transaction price for bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and 60 per cent alumina content, excluding VAT, for self-pick-up at the crushing plant,...
Domestic bauxite market: The domestic bauxite market remained calm this week, with stable operations prevailing. As of today, in Shanxi, the transaction price for bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and 60 per cent alumina content, excluding VAT, for self-pick-up at the crushing plant, was...
Futures market: On Friday, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 3,150 per tonne during the night session, with a high of RMB 3,170 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,103 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,103 per tonne, down RMB 66 per tonne or 2.08 per cent. The open interest was 390,000...
This week, the domestic bauxite market remained relatively calm, with stable operations prevailing. As of today, in Shanxi, the transaction price for bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and 60 per cent alumina content, excluding VAT, for self-pick-up at the crushing plant, was approximately RMB...
Futures market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 3,191 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,228 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,153 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,199 per tonne, down RMB 30 per tonne or 0.94 per cent, with open interest at 393,000 lots. Image for...
Futures market : Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 3,149 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,202 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,118 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,128 per tonne, up RMB 33 per tonne or 1.07 per cent. Open interest stood at 347,000 lots. Image for...
Futures market : Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,938 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,149 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,921 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,141 per tonne, up RMB 222 per tonne or 7.59 per cent, with an open interest of 348,000 lots. Ore : As of May...
This week, the price of domestic bauxite in Guizhou fell by RMB 30 per tonne, mainly due to alumina refineries driving down prices when purchasing bauxite. Image source: https://www.earth.com/ As of today, in Shanxi, the transaction price of bauxite with an Al/Si ratio of 5.0 and 60 per cent...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,841 per tonne, reaching a high of RMB 2,898 per tonne and a low of RMB 2,804 per tonne, before closing at RMB 2,886 per tonne, up RMB 46 per tonne or 1.62 per cent, with open interest at 304,000 lots. Ore : As...
Futures Market : Overnight, the most-traded alumina ag2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,856 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,866 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,825 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,832 per tonne, down RMB 11 per tonne or 0.39 per cent, with open interest at 290,000 lots. Image for...
Futures Market: Last Friday, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,820 per tonne in the night session, with a high of RMB 2,826 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,786 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,810 per tonne, down RMB 17 per tonne or 0.60 per cent from the previous close. The...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded al2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,707 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,707 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,686 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,700 per tonne, down RMB 7 per tonne or 0.24 per cent, with open interest at 299,000 lots. Ore: As of May 7, the SMM...
On April 2, 2025, Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia responded to concerns that state-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) cannot sell its bauxite due to ongoing export restrictions. Bahlil said he would review the situation but reaffirmed that the...
Hydro has reportedly announced the first quarter results of 2025 where it has shown positive effects of alumina and all-aluminium prices on its financial performance during the period. However, higher raw material costs, lower extrusion volumes and margins, and lower alumina sales volumes have...
In 2026, the release of production from already commissioned projects and the commissioning of new projects are expected to further increase the supply of imported bauxite in China. China's bauxite supply is expected to shift to a surplus, with prices fluctuating around USD 70 per tonne. On the...
SMM Alumina Morning Comment on April 28 suggests: Futures market: Overnight, the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,860 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,862 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,817 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,830 per tonne, down RMB 32 per tonne or 1.12 per cent, with...
