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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China’s aluminium scrap imports from US extend decline in September by 26.03% M-o-M
China’s aluminium scrap imports from the US have been declining over the past few months this year and September was of no exception, as found by the United States Geological Survey. According to the survey data, China in September imported 19,600 tonnes, down by 26.03 per cent from 26,500 tonnes...
Xiaomi launches second generation Yuemi mechanical keyboard with aluminium alloy body
The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has recently unveiled the second-generation 87-key Yuemi mechanical board featuring aluminium alloy body. It comes with a price tag of RMB 299 price tag ($42). The first generation of Yuemi mechanical board launched in October 2016 had also come with 87 keys and price...
Mexico imposes countervailing duties on aluminium foil imports from China
According to a Reuters report, Mexico announced that it would impose countervailing duties on imported aluminium foil from China. The government would levy duties on imports that cost below $3.4817 per kilogram, Mexico’s economy ministry said after an anti-dumping investigation. The countervailing...
ClearVue Technologies signs agreement with Chinese aluminium window and door manufacturer
ClearVue Technologies Limited has signed an OEM Manufacturing Agreement with Jiangsu YY Windows & Curtain Wall System Co., Ltd. Jiangsu YY Windows & Curtain Wall System will become an OEM manufacturer and seller for ClearVue products and components. ClearVue Executive Chairman Victor Rosenberg...
Alumina price in China stands at RMB2437/t; Bauxite price in Henan slips by 2.44%
The average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2437 per tonne on Tuesday, 31 December 2019, up RMB 6 per tonne or 0.25 per cent from RMB 2431 per tonne on December 30. The average price of Alumina-North has increased by RMB 15 per tonne to stand at RMB 2450 per tonne. Source: Shanghai Metals Market...
China’s primary aluminium inventories rise by 2,000 tonnes over weekend
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased over the weekend stood at 594,000 tonnes as of Monday December 30. Stocks were up by 2,000 tonnes from last Thursday December 26. The chart below...
China's production of qualified passenger NEVs grew in November by 24% M-o-M, but dropped by 42% Y-o-Y
According to the data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China in November produced about 89,000 units of qualified new energy passenger vehicles, up 23.96 per cent from October, backed by the outstanding performance of the pure electronic vehicles market. But yearly...
Bauxite Recap 2019: New mining projects and expansions boosted production and shipments, while prices remained sluggish
The year 2019 saw an increase in bauxite production all over the globe, bolstered by expansions in mining and also some of the new projects such as EGA’s first bauxite project in Guinea, Rio Tinto’s commissioning of Amrun bauxite mine, and the beginning of mining and screening operations at...
Sitong New Metal Material plans to construct USD 72 million aluminium alloy plant
Hebei Sitong New Metal Material announced plans to build RMB 500 million (USD 72 million) facility for the production of aluminium alloys in Jiangsu. The company will also construct an R&D and sales unit in the plant. Hebei Sitong New Metal Material had already signed an agreement with the Jiangsu...
Yunnan Aluminium gets approval for 210,000 tonnes second phase at Heqing smelter
The board of directors of Yunnan Aluminium on 26 th December’19 has collectively declared the consent of building a 210,000 tonnes/year second phase in its aluminium smelting project at Heqing county, Yunnan province of southwest China. It is the same company that commissioned the phase one of the...
The upswing of 168% YoY alumina import in China during Jan-Nov’19
The alumina import of China, the major raw material for the production of aluminium metal, has been accounted for 1.24 million tonnes during the first eleven months of the year’19, a rise of 167.51% as compared to the same period last year, as per the latest data from the Chinese customs...
Chalco Guizhou commissioned with 20,000 mt/year aluminium bar volume on 6th December
The Chinese aluminium giant, Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco), Guizhou branch, has commissioned for alloy bar production line, with an intended capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes for a yearly rationale which executed operation on December 6. The present production line is producing 2,000 mt of...
China’s Henan Shenhuo to start production at Yunnan aluminium on December 31
According to a report on Thursday, December25, China’s Henan Shenhuo Group will start the production at its aluminium smelting project in the Wenshan prefecture of Yunnan province, with initial capacity 150,000 tonnes per year. Wenshan, having abundant hydropower resources for the energy-intensive...
China's aluminium foil exports fall 10.53% YoY in November; unwrought aluminium alloy imports up 242.1%
According to the latest data from China Customs, China's exports of aluminium foil fell 10.53 per cent year-on-year to 102,200 tonnes in November. On a month-on-month comparison, foil exports edged 1.87% higher, with products under HS code 76071190 and 76072000 accounting for the increase. In the...
China’s bauxite import in November grew 11.38% M-o-M and 21.9% over the year
China Customs data showed a rise in China’s bauxite imports during November, followed by three consecutive months of downfall. Recording a growth of 11.38 per cent from a month ago and 21.9 per cent from the same period last year, the amount of import rebounded to 7.21 million tonnes. In October,...
Aluminium billet inventories drop by 1,700 tonnes for 11th straight week
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, inventories of aluminium billet declined for the 11th consecutive week. Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China dropped by 1,700 tonnes from Thursday December 19 to stand at 50,600 tonnes as of Thursday December 26, after...
Primary aluminium inventories continue to trend lower this week to 592,000 tonnes
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the social inventories of primary aluminium in China continued to decline this week. The stocks across eight consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, came in at 592,000 tonnes after decreasing by 12,000 tonnes over the week, as of Thursday, December 26. Last...
Fresh aluminium scrap import quotas for 2020 expected to lower the metal scrap prices post CNY
Shanghai Metals Market predicts Chinese aluminium scrap prices to fall after resuming from the Chinese New Year Holiday in late January, as fresh import quotas are expected to ease supply shortages and ensure demand in the first quarter of 2020. On Monday, December 23, China’s environmental...
