Imported bauxite prices in China moved slightly higher last week amid improved activity in the spot market. No trend-level shift emerged on the supply-demand side. Although rainy-season disruptions and elevated freight rates continued to weigh on Guinea's export volumes, the country's weekly...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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Global bauxite flows rose to 20 million tonnes in July 2026, up more than 3 per cent year on year, as a sharp increase in shipments to China offset declines across almost every other region. However, the strength in July may not fully carry into the coming months, with Guinea’s expected export...
Ashapura Minechem reported Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue of INR 16.16 billion (USD 169 million), up 19.22 per cent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 5 per cent to INR 1.15 billion (USD 12 million). Bauxite exports from Guinea increased 14.1 per cent year-on-year to 2.34 million tonnes, compared...
China is importing bauxite at a pace that raises a bigger question for the aluminium market: why are imports still climbing when the country is moving towards a 45-million-tonne primary aluminium production capacity cap? In H1 2026, China imported 121 million tonnes of bauxite, up from 103 million...
Australia produced about 102.4 million tonnes of bauxite in 2025 and exported 44.23 million tonnes, up from 42.6 million tonnes in 2024, making it the world’s second-largest producer. Yet just as Australia’s role as a seaborne bauxite supplier is becoming more strategically important amid...
The aluminium industry is entering a phase where supply security is being tested across the entire value chain. The latest developments show the pressure beginning with bauxite, moving through logistics and alumina, feeding into aluminium prices and producer earnings, and eventually reshaping...
According to Mysteel's data, as of the end of July 2026, the weighted average full production cost for China's alumina industry stood at RMB 2,826.21 per tonne, down approximately RMB 9.01 per tonne from the previous month. Most refineries continued to press ahead with cost-control and efficiency...
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