Energy costs drive China's August inflation as non-ferrous metals surge 20.8%
China's producer inflation accelerated in August as higher energy and non-ferrous metal prices pushed industrial costs higher, while weak domestic demand kept consumer inflation subdued. China's factory-gate inflation accelerated in August, with non-ferrous metal smelting and processing prices...
China’s 45Mt aluminium cap pushes producers overseas as global dominance grows
China’s aluminium industry is running close to its limits in 2026. As Shanghai aluminium prices near a three-month high, historically low raw material costs and strong smelter margins encourage producers to operate at maximum capacity. National aluminium output remains above Beijing’s...
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Static Hydraulic and Xing Tian Xia Machinery form partnership for aluminium extrusion solutions in India
Static Hydraulic Pvt. Ltd. (SHPL), a leading Indian manufacturer of hydraulic and industrial automation solutions, has partnered with Xing Tian Xia Machinery Co., Ltd. (XTX), a globally recognised Chinese producer of aluminium extrusion presses. Under this partnership, XTX will introduce its...
Macro factors are mixed, with bullish sentiment slightly cooling in the latter part of the week. Aluminium prices are expected to fluctuate at highs in the short term
Macro perspective: Macro sentiment was mixed between long and short factors . Domestically, positive macro sentiment remained strong. The Ministry of Finance held a national video conference to promote a package of policies for fiscal and financial coordination to boost domestic demand, requiring...
Another year of record bauxite shipments from Guinea to China
Guinea continued to execute record bauxite shipments to China as demand from the world’s largest aluminium producer kept on gathering pace. Fresh shipping data shows that Guinea supplied about three-quarters of China’s bauxite needs in 2025, reinforcing its status as Beijing’s most important source...
China's aluminium scrap prices surge to a record high
As of January 14, the average price for domestically-generated #6063 aluminium scrap in South China's Guangdong province had jumped 7.9 per cent from the end of last month to reach RMB 19,150 per tonne (USD 2,746 per tonne), the highest level since Mysteel commenced tracking the price in 2023. To...
LME aluminium offer price slips to $3,174/t, but aluminium rally continues week-on-week due to supply-side constraints
On January 15, the LME aluminium cash bid price settled at USD 3,173.5 per tonne, down from USD 3,220.5 per tonne on January 14, marking a 1.46 per cent day-on-day decline. The cash offer price eased to USD 3,174 per tonne from USD 3,221 per tonne, also reflecting a 1.46 per cent decrease. The...
GACC: China's coal imports hit record high in December
With the total import value at USD 4.57 billion, down 0.3 per cent on year but up 42.6 per cent on month, Mysteel Global estimated the average import price at USD 78 per tonne, marking a 10.9 per cent year-on-year decline while rebounding 7.2 per cent from November. To know more about the global...
South China aluminium market under pressure for two varieties, trading in the doldrums amid a tug-of-war between sellers and buyers
For aluminium ingots in South China, SMM A00 aluminium (Foshan) was quoted at RMB 24,690 per tonne on Jan. 14, soaring RMB 380 in a single day, at a discount of RMB 60 per tonne against the front-month contract. With prices hitting new highs, suppliers showed a stronger willingness to cash out,...
A valued commodity metal: Aluminium joins precious metals at the S&P 500 with a 38% surge
The 2025 S&P 500 concluded with an estimated gain of +17 per cent. Apart from precious metals like gold with a gain of +70 per cent and silver with +169 per cent, aluminium gained a significant +38 per cent. Between April and the end of 2025, aluminium added +842 points. China at the heart of the...
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Automobile production and sales hit a new high again in 2025, and exports exceeded 7 million units [SMM Cast Aluminum Alloy Morning Comment]
Industry dynamics: According to CAAM, in 2025, auto production and sales totalled 34.531 million units and 34.4 million units, respectively, hitting new historical highs and ranking first globally for 17 consecutive years. Among them, the passenger vehicle market grew steadily and, as the core...
ASI certifies TIANJIN XMXYG ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. against Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody V2
TIANJIN XMXYG ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the production of aluminium and aluminium alloy casting ingot, sheet and strip products at their facility in Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. To know...
China identifies 183 million tonnes of bauxite resources at the huge Shanxi deposit
In addition to bauxite, the Shenjiazhuang project also discovered significant associated resources, including 198 million tonnes of coal (mainly coking coal), 69.5 million tonnes of hard clay, 13,000 tonnes of gallium, 4.34 million tonnes of Shanxi-type iron ore, and 2.03 million tonnes of iron...
ASI certifies Guangdong Zhongya Aluminium Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1
Guangdong Zhongya Aluminium Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the manufacture of aluminium alloy building profiles and general industrial extruded profiles , as well as related activities involved in the production process of doors and windows, and curtain wall...
Why the aluminium market is tightening and why prices may stay supported into 2026
In recent years, people often explained aluminium prices using familiar demand stories like construction cycles, auto production, sentiment from China, and seasonal buying. However, as we approach 2026, a larger factor affecting price behaviour is hard to overlook: supply is less flexible than it...
China sets five-year targets for renewable resource recycling
Under the Action Plan for Promoting the Application of Recycled Materials, by 2030, China aims to achieve an annual recycling volume of over 300 million tonnes for steel scrap and 80 million tonnes for wastepaper, as well as annual production exceeding 25 million tonnes of secondary nonferrous...
China Aluminium cans chairman takes on key ISO standards role
China Aluminium Cans Holdings Ltd has announced that its chairman, Lin Wan Tsang, has been appointed to lead an important international standards body within the metal packaging sector. Lin has been named chair of the Light Gauge Metal Containers Technical Committee of the International...
SHFE aluminium night session breaks through 25,000, aluminium prices maintain high levels
Futures: During the night session on January 12, the SHFE aluminium 2603 contract showed a pattern of retreating after a rapid rise and consolidating at high levels. It opened the night session at RMB 24,750 per tonne, hit a high of RMB 25,075 per tonne, touched a low of RMB 24,280 per tonne, and...
MONTHLY: China's alumina supply-demand gap may widen in January
Last December, the impact on overall alumina output of more frequent production suspensions for routine maintenance and air pollution controls was limited. At the end of last year, most domestic alumina refiners operated steadily throughout the month to meet existing long-term contractual...
ADC12 weekly increase exceeds RMB 1,200 per tonne, market competition intensifies amid caution over correction risks
Image source: https://www.alcircle.com/ Secondary aluminium raw materials: This week, domestic aluminium scrap prices followed primary aluminium's sharp rally, with the price centre rising significantly. As of January 8, the SMM A00 aluminium price closed at RMB 24,000 per tonne, up RMB 1,540 per...
