September peak season destocking supports aluminium prices, macro risks still warrant vigilance
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,470 per tonne in the night session on September 8, reached a high of RMB 24,660 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,420 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,645 per tonne, up RMB 185 per tonne or 0.76 per cent from the previous close. Futures...
China aluminium exports jump 17.2% Y-o-Y in August as overseas shipments remain strong
China exported 626,000 tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in August, with shipments up 17.2 per cent year on year despite a 2.6 per cent monthly decline. China's aluminium exports remained firmly above year-earlier levels in August, highlighting continued strength in overseas...
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ASI certifies Henan Everyhigh New Material Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Henan Everyhigh New Material Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility specialises in integrated metal packaging materials for the food sector, producing aluminium coils used in easy-open...
WEEKLY: Chinese alumina prices hold flat as supply improves
China's alumina prices held broadly steady during May 1-7 after a brief uptick seen ahead of the May Day holiday over May 1-5, as cautious sentiment prevailed in the spot market amid signs of loosening supply following temporary pre-holiday tightness. According to Mysteel's price assessment, the...
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited shares fall 3.38% amid pressure on aluminium
Shares of Aluminium Corporation of China Limited slipped 3.38 per cent on Monday, May 11, closing at HKD 11.15 (USD 1.43) from HKD 11.54 (USD 1.48) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, amid broader weakness across the commodities sector. According to market data from StockInvest.us dated May 12, 2026,...
Tightening supply combined with import pullback, tight aluminium scrap circulation underpins prices
During the night session, aluminium alloy 2607 exhibited an overall trend of "retreat after rapid rise, hovering at lows." From the intraday perspective, prices first dipped quickly to around 23,180 after the opening, then rebounded as capital flowed in, briefly surging to around 23,340-23,350,...
Chinese manufacturer Dajia develops advanced aluminium anodising and spray coating
Foshan Dajia Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. is expanding its focus on automated and precision-based surface treatment systems for the aluminium industry through its Mingtu Painting division. Based in Foshan, the company develops anodising, electrophoretic coating, electrostatic powder...
What happens to aluminium when supply, energy and carbon collide: A market simultaneously facing scarcity, costs and power risks
The global primary aluminium industry has entered 2026 with a very different market condition from the one that defined the past decade. What was once a story of supply abundance, Chinese expansion and cyclical price swings is now turning into one of scarcity, geopolitical fragmentation and...
China May gasoline demand to contract over 10% Y-o-Y
China's daily gasoline consumption in May is projected to fall over 10 per cent compared with the same period last year, partly due to high prices constraining the downstream demand, aside sustained substitution of electric vehicles, according to OilChem's data. In detail, China's gasoline demand...
Inventory buildup offsets macro tailwinds, aluminium prices fluctuate
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2606 contract closed at RMB 24,690 per tonne, up 0.57 per cent. The price was above MA5 (24,554.00), MA10 (24,614.50), and MA60 (24,532.25), but below MA30 (24,753.83), with short-term moving averages providing support while the price was under pressure at...
China’s aluminium exports jump 15% in April amid Gulf turmoil, but can it replace GCC supply?
As tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt one of the world’s most critical trade corridors, global aluminium buyers are turning towards China in search of supply stability. But while China’s exports are accelerating rapidly, the bigger question remains - can the country truly offset the...
China Qinfa's Indonesian subsidiary to sell 70,000t of coal to Zhejiang Energy
The deal, valued at about Yuan 47 million (USD 6.9 million) based on current coal prices, allows for a variation of plus or minus 10 per cent in volume, according to the filing. Shipments are scheduled to begin this month and will continue until the contracted volume is fully delivered and settled....
Weak demand, tight scrap supply deepen secondary aluminium losses
Aluminium scrap: China's aluminium scrap market swung wildly this week following primary aluminium. As of May 7, SMM A00 aluminium price closed at RMB 24,050 per tonne, down RMB 340 per tonne W-o-W from pre-holiday levels. Shredded aluminium tense scrap (delivered price) mainly operated in the...
Geopolitical and supply-demand factors intertwined, SHFE and LME aluminium maintain range-bound weak pattern in the short term
The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2606 contract closed at RMB 24,410 per tonne, up 0.12 per cent. The price was below MA5 (24,513.00) and MA10 (24,692.50), but still above MA30 (24,699.00) and MA60 (24,496.92), with short-term moving averages forming resistance while medium-term support remained...
China’s aluminium overcapacity may become the hidden stabiliser of its renewable power grid
For more than a decade, the phrase “industrial overcapacity” has been shorthand for possible inefficiency in China’s heavy industries — too many smelters, too much idle infrastructure, too much capital trapped in sectors that Beijing has repeatedly tried to rationalise. Aluminium has often sat at...
Global alumina production drops 6.1% in Q1 2026 as major markets retreat Q-o-Q, while North America moves against the trend
Global metallurgical-grade alumina production lost momentum in Q1 2026 after several key producing regions scaled back from the exceptionally strong output levels seen at the end of 2025, with North America emerging as the only region to register quarter-on-quarter growth, albeit marginally. China...
G7 focuses on critical minerals as US-EU tariff tensions test unity
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, trade ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) convened in Paris to advance discussions on securing supply chains for critical minerals, even as renewed tariff tensions between the United States and the European Union threatened to test the bloc’s unity. The talks build on...
Indonesia records 28-month high in March aluminium exports as US offtake strengthens
Indonesia’s unwrought aluminium exports rose to their highest level in 28 months in March 2026, rising by over 100 per cent month-on-month, amounting to 88,554 tons against February’s 33,490 tons, based on data by Statistics Indonesia and Trade Data Monitor. This surge is attributed to the...
Macro and geopolitical factors resonated during Labour Day holiday, LME outperforms SHFE for aluminium
During China's Labour Day holiday (May 1–5), SHFE aluminium was closed. LME aluminium fluctuated upward. As of 16:00 on May 5, LME aluminium opened at USD 3,508.5 per tonne, reaching a high of USD 3,535 per tonne, a low of USD 3,492 per tonne, and closing at USD 3,528.5 per tonne, up 0.87 per cent...
DISAMATIC C5 is here. Ultra-reliable, medium-format DISA moulding line launches in China
DISA has launched the DISAMATIC C5 vertical, green-sand moulding line. Designed in Denmark and manufactured in China, the new medium-format C5 is built for maximum uptime and productivity at an affordable price point. Able to produce 400 uncored and 340 cored moulds per hour, the DISAMATIC D5’s...
