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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Limited commissioning of new projects leads to slow growth in aluminium production in 2025
Approaching year-end, looking back at the whole year of 2025, China's operating aluminium capacity has further approached the ceiling of compliant capacity. However, few new projects were commissioned during the year, resulting in limited capacity growth. Boosted by earlier production cuts due to...
Nanshan Aluminium unveils a strategic move in executive leadership
A recent announcement made by Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings Limited about the restructuring of its board of directors outlined the roles and functions of each member in detail. The announcement underscores the firm’s leadership structures and committee assignments, which are deemed vital...
Waste to power – Why recycling must be a COP30 priority
Waste is a story about the loss of power more than merely an environmental crisis, according to the Global Recycling Foundation. As we discard valuable resources, those countries that focus on advanced recycling processes will dominate. Speaking to mark the opening of COP30, the UN’s climate change...
SMM hydrogen energy industry weekly review
I. Policy review: Hydrogen Policy developments (A) Domestic policies General office of the people’s government of inner mongolia: “Notice on Issuing the Outline of the Plan for Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful Inner Mongolia and Strengthening the Important Ecological...
When recycled AL is the mirror: A month of energy, inequality, and the cost of industrial change
In a year defined by climate alarms and geopolitical rifts, aluminium revealed something deeper about the world: how nations negotiate vulnerability, how industries confront responsibility, and how humanity responds when the numbers stop being abstract and start touching real lives. Across energy...
DAILY: Chinese spot alumina prices slip
On Thursday, the national average price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a purity exceeding 98.6 per cent eased by RMB 5 per tonne (USD 0.7 per tonne) from Wednesday to RMB 2,860 per tonne including the 13 per cent VAT, according to Mysteel's daily assessment. Behind the slight decline was...
Demand has not yet shown significant weakening, and with fundamental support, aluminium prices are expected to fluctuate within a narrow range
During the night session on November 20, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 21,545 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,650 per tonne and a lowest price of RMB 21,540 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,550 per tonne, down 0.14 per cent. The night session mainly...
RUSAL to shut Kremniy silicon plant as imports undercut domestic supply
Russia’s RUSAL will halt operations at the Kremniy plant in the Irkutsk on January 1, 2026, a move that underscores the growing strain across Russia’s industrial base. Image for representational purpose The plant will be idled because demand has dried up, with imported silicon now undercutting...
Enpack secures a 50 million m² aluminium composite foil deal
China’s Enpack Packaging has moved beyond its core drinks-can business with a striking new win: a long-term supply deal for over 50 million square metres of composite aluminium foil to be used in next-generation semi-solid-state battery cells. The agreement signals how suppliers once rooted in...
NBS: China's Jan-Oct alumina output rises 8% Y-o-Y despite Oct drop
In October alone, China produced 7.87 million tonnes of alumina, up by 5.8 per cent from the same month of 2024, the NBS data indicated. However, production decreased by 1.7 per cent during the same month compared with September, Mysteel Global calculated based on the NBS data. Among China's five...
China's aluminium foil exports stay strong via rerouted trade; domestic consumption poised to grow 2.4% alongside
For more than a decade, China aluminium foil sector has been quietly reshaping the global marketplace — expanding capacity, feeding a growing domestic appetite and pushing exports deeper into different regions, even as anti-dumping barriers rise around it. In 2024, the world’s aluminium foil market...
China-Russia natural gas trade further deepens with 3 energy documents signed in 2025
Since 2020, the pace of natural gas trade between China and Russia has accelerated significantly. Particularly, the three energy documents signed this year directly increased the maximum pipeline natural gas (PNG) trade volume between the two countries to 106 billion cubic meters. China and Russia...
Aluminium prices decline with a slight rebound in downstream demand, short-term aluminium prices expected to hover at highs
Futures: During the night session on November 18, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 21,485 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,560 per tonne and a lowest price of RMB 21,435 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,510 per tonne, up 0.05per cent. The night session mainly...
Oct’25: China’s aluminium imports continue to grow as price gap widens
China’s aluminium market gained fresh momentum in October, with imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products rising 10.4 per cent year-on-year. China brought in 350,000 tonnes in the month, a figure signalling persistent appetite from sectors such as transport, construction, and packaging....
China Hongqiao eyes $1.5B from share sale in Hong Kong following aluminium price boom
China Hongqiao Group has announced its plan to raise HKD11.68 billion (USD 1.5 billion approximately) through a share sale. The largest private aluminium producer will use the accumulated funds to support projects and repay debt, as mentioned in their filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on...
Aluminium fell as China’s primary output rose 0.4% in October
China's weak macro signals and the fading hope of the US Fed rate cut have resulted in aluminium price drop of 1.35 per cent, settling at USD 266.85. In addition, supply concerns due to a 9 per cent month-on-month decline in China's October primary aluminium output, standing at 3.8 million tonnes,...
WEEKLY: Chinese spot alumina price decline eases
As of November 13, the national average spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity exceeding 98.6 per cent dipped by 0.3 per cent on week to RMB 2,867 per tonne (USD 403 per tonne), according to Mysteel's price assessment. The decline was smaller than the 1.1 per cent drop recorded the...
China's alumina production with 8% growth rate races ahead of primary aluminium, signalling surplus pressure
According to the International Aluminium Association, metallurgical-grade alumina output was 21.3 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2025, then dipped a little in Q2 to 21 million tonnes, only to jump noticeably in Q3, reaching 22.7 million tonnes — an 8.17 per cent increase from the previous...
