Norsk Hydro shares gain 14% M-o-M: Aluminium demand, Q2 results draw investor focus
Leading recycled aluminium producer Norsk Hydro stock is attracting investor attention as its second-quarter (Q2) performance, aluminium prices and market outlook shape sentiment around the company. Hydro reported strong Q2 2026 profitability , backed by higher aluminium prices, product premiums...
Chuangxin Industries H1’26: Profit jumps 166%, driven by aluminium prices, green power
Chuangxin Industries Holdings Limited recorded a robust financial performance in the first half (H1) of 2026, with revenue rising 32.4 per cent year-on-year to RMB 11.53 billion (USD 1.71 billion) and net profit jumping 166.1 per cent to RMB 2.32 billion (USD 344.19 million). The Chinese aluminium...
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Aluminum maker Zhongfu Industrial reports profit in H1 on improving aluminum consumption
Chinese aluminium producer Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co. returned to profitability by registering a 3.05% year-on-year growth in net profit during the first six months, thanks to improving aluminum demand and upbeat macro news, according to the company’s interim report. Zhongfu Industrial created...
Polish aluminium products maker Kety ups 2014 profit goal
Poland's leading aluminium products maker Kety on Thursday raised its full-year net profit forecast by 34 percent to 170 million zlotys ($54 million) reflecting a rebounding Polish economy. "Due to the high progress in executing the forecast after 6 months of 2014 and stable outlook for the second...
Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd to consider 1st quarter results on August 13, 2014
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd will be held on August 13, 2014, to consider and take on record the Unaudited Financial Results for First quarter ended June 30, 2014. Under the "Code of Conduct for prevention of Insider Trading" , the Trading Window for dealing in the...
Ess Dee Aluminium to consider quarterly results on August 14, 2014
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd will be held on August 14, 2014, to consider and take on record the Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The Trading Window for the purpose of transacting in the Company's share will remain...
Aleris Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results
Aleris Corporation reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. Second Quarter Summary Adjusted EBITDA of $65 million; Net loss of $17 million Sequential Adjusted EBITDA improvement but disappointing year-over-year performance Significantly higher automotive volumes Global...
Rio Tinto's aluminum unit set to outperform
Rio Tinto PLC's financial results have followed a predictable theme in recent years: strong profits from iron ore and bad news on aluminum. This year, investors are expecting something different. A run-up in aluminum prices on cutbacks at Chinese smelters and stronger-than-expected demand from the...
Rexam posts 2% decline in half-year profit
Rexam Plc, the world's No. 2 drinks can maker by revenue, posted a 2 percent decline in underlying pretax profit for the first half of the year, hit by high aluminium premiums in Europe and a strong pound. Underlying pretax profit fell to 166 million pounds ($280 million) for the six months ended...
Novelis to host first quarter fiscal year 2015 earnings conference call on Thursday, August 7
Novelis Inc. will report its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Following the release, President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Martens and Chief Financial Officer Steve Fisher will discuss the results via a live conference call for investors at 9:00...
Century reports a net loss of $29.4 million during second Quarter 2014
Century Aluminum Company reported net income of $20.3 million or $0.21 per common share for the second quarter of 2014 on higher aluminum prices and lower power prices in the Midwestern U.S. Results were negatively impacted by a charge of $0.5 million or $0.01 per common share for the finalization...
Hulamin H1 results spring growth
Hulamin Limited’s plans to bank on its growing profitability as a recovery in its manufacturing figures continue. “Our manufacturing performance showed some improvement with recoveries increasing off a low base. Sales of rolled products are up by 9 per cent from the second half of last year which,...
China aluminum fabricator ALCHA Aluminum turns profitable in H1
Jiangsu ALCHA Aluminum Co., turns to a profit by registering a net profit of 8.64 million yuan ($1.40 million) in the first six months, compared with a 29.23-million-yuan loss recorded in H1 2013, according to a preliminary interim report filed to Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The company attributes the...
Aluminium Bahrain's second quarter net profit drops 25 percent
Second quarter net profit at Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) - owner of the world's No. 4 aluminium smelter - dropped more than 25 percent to $41 million in the second quarter of 2013 as metal prices fell. Total sales fell $5 million to $515 million compared with the same period a year ago. Alba's board...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation reports second quarter and first half 2014 financial results
Highlights: Second Quarter 2014 - Operating Income $46 Million; Adjusted EBITDA $46 Million; Adjusted EBITDA Margin 24% Third Consecutive Quarterly Record for Heat Treat Plate Shipments Strong Growth in Automotive Extrusions Generated Second Consecutive Quarterly Record Strategic Investments...
Positive second quarter for Sapa
Sapa achieved improved results in the second quarter of the year due to increased volume and the positive effects of its restructuring programs. Sapa had underlying EBIT of NOK 350 million in the second quarter, compared with NOK 211 million in the second quarter of last year. Operating revenues...
Norsk Hydro announces Second quarter 2014 results
Norsk Hydro ASA's underlying earnings before financial items and tax (EBIT) declined to NOK 544 million in the second quarter from NOK 772 million in the first quarter. Seasonally lower power production and prices weighed on underlying results, partly offset by higher all-in metal prices and...
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.35
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. declared a quarterly dividend, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 25th will be given a dividend of 0.35 per share on Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this...
Yunnan Aluminum’s losses worsen in H1 2014
Yunnan Aluminum Co., reported a loss of 290-298 million yuan ($47-48 million) or 0.188-0.194 yuan per share during the first half of 2014, the company said in its H1’s financial report. During the same period last year, the company posted a loss of 128.68 million yuan or 0.084 yuan per share. The...
Smelter capacity cuts surprise on the upside
ALCOA’S second quarter earnings issued overnight surprised on the upside and contained a glimmer of optimism for the long-beleaguered upstream segments of the aluminium industry. The turnaround in the performance of Alcoa’s primary metals business, which produced a $US97 million profit in the...
