H1 2026 sees more renewable energy than ever: Here’s a region-by-region guide to renewable energy supply in the recent past
In the first half of 2025, humanity generated more electricity from renewables than from coal for the first time ever. What led to it? It was possible only because of two decades of falling solar panel prices, taller wind turbines, and governments finally treating clean power like an economic...
US Treasury yields rise, pressuring aluminium prices to consolidate at highs amid mixed signals
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 23,990 per tonne, down RMB 15 from yesterday's settlement price, a decline of 0.06 per cent. It opened at RMB 23,995 per tonne during the day and fluctuated within a range of RMB 23,950-24,055 per tonne. Prices traded below the MA5...
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Chinese secondary aluminium operating rates in February estimated to fall to a record low: SMM
According to Shanghai Metals Market survey, secondary aluminium operating rates in China are likely to fall to a record low of 33 per cent in February, primarily due to a week or two delays in production resumption and the slow return of workers and downstream demand after the Chinese New Year...
Primary aluminium inventories in China record steep growth for second consecutive week after CNY
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventories of primary aluminium in China have jumped today, on February 13, for the second consecutive week after the Chinese New Year Holiday. SMM data shows, the inventories across the eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, are...
AlCircle announces the launch of its Chinese edition
AlCircle, the world’s leading aluminium industry portal, has launched its Chinese edition ( www.chinese.alcircle.com ) to reach out to the vast majority of Chinese audience who play a very significant part of the global aluminium community. Visitors to AlCircle China can scroll through and stay...
World’s largest single-dish radio telescope "FAST" made with Aluminium panels launched its first mission
China debuts the first mission in late January, one of the largest and sensitive radio telescopes in the world after a three-year trial period. The spherical radio telescope with five hundred meters of aperture, or FAST for the intimate ones (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope),...
Shandong Nanshan Aluminium’s operations certified against ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard
Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd. operations in Donghai Industrial Park and Nanshan Industrial Park sites have been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. The facilities include an alumina refinery, aluminium smelter, and...
Primary aluminium inventories in China soar by 90,000 tonnes due to poor deliveries amid epidemic outbreak
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventories of primary aluminium, across eight major consumption areas in China, rose over the weekend by 90,000 tonnes to 1.04 million tonnes, as of Monday, February 10. Limited arrival of stocks and lower shipments leaving social warehouses amid an...
China issues third batch of aluminium scrap import quotas allowing 1,440 tonnes
China’s environmental authorities on Wednesday, February 5, reportedly issued the third batch of aluminium scrap import quotas for 2020, which would allow 1,440 tonnes of high-grade aluminium scrap to enter China. This brought the total aluminium scrap allowed for imports to China to 284,449 tonnes...
A00 aluminium ingot price extends growth for the third consecutive day, and so the price of aluminium alloy (A356)
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the A00 aluminium ingot price has extended its growth for the third consecutive day by RMB 50 per tonne to stand at RMB 13,560 per tonne, as of Friday, February 7. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 13,540 per tonne and RMB 13,580 per tonne,...
China’s primary aluminium inventories rose 61,000 tonnes in the week after CNY holiday
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased in the first week after the Chinese New Year holiday and stood at 945,000 tonnes as of Thursday February 6.That was up 61,000 tonnes from Monday...
Alumina price stands higher at RMB 2461/t; A00 aluminium price extends growth by RMB 50/t
The average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2461 per tonne on Thursday, 06 February 2020, an increase of RMB 5 per tonne or 0.20 per cent from RMB 2456 per tonne. The alumina prices in China have increased in East and Central markets. The average prices of Alumina-East and Alumina-Central have...
6063 aluminium billet inventories in China extend growth for the fourth consecutive week
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the 6063 aluminium billet inventories across five major consumption areas in China have increased by 46,800 tonnes over the last two weeks. From 100,000 tonnes on January 23, the inventories, as of today, February 6, jumped to 146,800 tonnes, marking the fourth...
LME aluminium rose to US$1688/t despite US dollar extended its rally; SHFE aluminium recorded growth too
The US dollar extended its rally to a two-month peak against a basket its rivals on Wednesday, as reports of a possible treatment for the new coronavirus and strong US jobs data boosted investor sentiment. Three-month LME aluminium rallied to an intraday high of US$1,728 per tonne on Wednesday...
Weiqiao raises its prebaked anode purchasing price by RMB20/t; A00 aluminium ingot price today grows by RMB10/t
According to the recent update on Shanghai Metals Market, Shandong Weiqiao Group has raised the benchmark purchasing price for prebaked anode by RMB 20 per tonne for February. This brings the price to RMB 2,620 per tonne in cash. In the last seven months, Weiqiao consecutively cut its prebaked...
More than 240 Senior Aluminium Executives to assemble in London during April’20: CRU World Aluminium Conference
The 25 th CRU World Aluminium Conference will be held in London during 20 th -21 st April’20. The conference usually attracts more than 240 distinguished, senior executives from 40 countries around the globe to discuss the vital issues the industry is facing and delivering excellent networking...
China’s primary aluminium inventories rose 194,000 tonnes over the Chinese New Year holiday
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased over the Chinese New Year Holidays and stood at 884,000 tonnes as of Monday February 3. That was up 194,000 tonnes from 690,000 tonnes on January...
China sees a “never-before” price drop in A00 aluminium ingot post CNY holiday; Input costs remain unchanged
Post the Chinese New Year holiday from January 24 to February 2, 2020, the Chinese market has seen a “never-before” sharp drop in A00 aluminium ingot price of RMB 500 per tonne to stand at RMB 13,600 per tonne on February 3, found Shanghai Metals Market. This brings the price as low as was found in...
JW Aluminium to close its St. Louis aluminium foil facility by this mid-year
JW Aluminium, the US-based leading producer of flat-rolled aluminium products, announced on its website early last week that it plans to close its foil plant in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 30, 2020. China’s aluminium semis exports in large and increasing volumes have been held responsible for the...
Why buy AlCircle’s “Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2020” report?
After recapitulating the aluminium industry market in the year gone by, now it is the time to speculate how the earlier investments, policy changes, and price trend is going to transpire the market this year. This is the reason why AlCircle has recently launched a report “Global Aluminium Industry...
