
LME aluminium prices edged lower on September 4 compared with the previous trading day, while aluminium stocks also declined marginally. The most notable movement was in cancelled warrants, which fell by more than 38 per cent day on day. On September 4, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price faltered across the pricing and contract segments on the September 2 close. The trend reflected a contrast of the surge reported in the September 1 session . The LME aluminium cash bid pulled back by 0.18 per cent day-on-day on September 2, down to...
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According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have grown for the third week in a row, albeit lower than the previous weeks. SMM data shows the inventories have gained only 3,340 tonnes across five major consumption areas to stand at 148,840 tonnes on September 16....

The social inventories of primary aluminium in China have built up by 15,000 tonnes week-on-week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, to stand at 766,000 tonnes as of September 16, found the Shanghai Metals Market. On the last Thursday, September 9, the inventories grew by...

The global downstream aluminium sector has reported some of the important news this week, which include Qatalum joins ASI as its 193rd Production and Transformation member, JW Aluminium’s rolled product facility receives GreenCircle Certification, The Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India's...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s social inventories of primary aluminium grew 2,000 tonnes across eight major consumption areas on Thursday, September 9, following a downfall of 5,000 tonnes in the previous week. SMM data showed the inventories stood at 751,000 tonnes on September...

Aluminium billet inventories in China have recorded an increase of 6,500 tonnes across five major consumption areas to come in at 145,500 tonnes on Thursday, September 9, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Last week, on September 2, China’s aluminium billet inventories stood at 139,000 tonnes...

Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.02 per cent to end at US$2,768 per tonne on last night, with open interest decreasing 49 lots to 651,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price dropped by US$5 per tonne on Tuesday, September 7, to come in at US$2,740 per tonne and...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, aluminium billet inventories in China built-up 14,600 tonnes or 11.7 per cent from a week ago to stand at 139,000 tonnes on Thursday, September 2. Last week, on August 26, China’s aluminium billet inventories hovered around 124,400 tonnes after...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight major Chinese consumption areas have fallen this week by 5,000 tonnes after recording hikes for the past three consecutive weeks. SMM data shows the inventories have come in at 749,000 tonnes as of...

As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased by 12,000 tonnes this week to come in at 753,000 tonnes as of Thursday, 26 August 2021. The chart below shows the status of the primary aluminium...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have declined this week after three consecutive weeks of growth from August 5 to 19. SMM data shows inventories have decreased by 6,200 tonnes across five major consumption areas to come in at 124,400 tonnes as of...

The latest data from the US Census Bureau shows that domestic primary aluminium production in the United States in June 2021 stood at 72,000 tonnes. That reflected a decrease of 3,000 tonnes or 4 per cent from 75,000 tonnes in May. On a year-on-year calculation, the output in June stood 17,000...

SMM aluminium ingot price saw mixed performance over the week. The week started with a growth of RMB 200 per tonne to stand at RMB 20250 per tonne on Monday, 16 August. The price settled lower at RMB 20230 per tonne on Tuesday. The price on Friday, August 20, stood higher at RMB 20100 per tonne,...

As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, increased 2,000 tonnes this week. The stocks came in at 741,000 tonnes as of Thursday, 19 August 2021. The chart below shows the status of the primary...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have continued to grow for the third week in a row by 13,100 tonnes or 11.1 per cent on Thursday, August 19. This brings the inventories to 130,630 tonnes from 117,560 tonnes last week, August 12. SMM survey showed...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China increased by 14,400 tonnes on Thursday, August 12, across the five major consumption areas, as was estimated in the previous week. SMM data found the inventories stood at 117,600 tonnes this week compared to 103,200...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s social inventories of primary aluminium gained 7,000 tonnes over the week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Thus, as of Thursday, August 12, primary aluminium inventories in China have come in at 739,000 tonnes. China has...

In July 2021, China produced 3.28 million tonnes of aluminium, which stood 1.86 per cent higher month-on-month from 3.22 million tonnes and 5 per cent on year from 3.12 million tonnes. However, the average daily output edged lower on a month by 1 per cent to 106,000 tonnes in July. The output...

According to the latest report from the US Geological Survey, US domestic primary aluminium production stood at 75,000 tonnes in May 2021. The average daily output was 2,410 tonnes, unchanged from April 2021 and down 22% from May 2020. Total aluminium recovered from scrap was 257,000 tonnes in May...