
LME aluminium cash offer rises 0.84% to $3,353/t; stocks remain unchanged at 244,525t
The LME aluminium price moved higher on September 9 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month aluminium prices recording gains, while total warehouse stocks remained unchanged. On September 9, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3351.5 per tonne, up USD 27.5 per...
LME aluminium price chart rises further to $3,325/t; stocks remain stable
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price chart continues to record an upward trend across the pricing and contract segments on the September 8 trading session, reporting gains over the September 7 close . Opening stocks remained stable, not reporting any further decline. The LME aluminium...
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Hindalco raises its aluminium wire rod & billets prices by INR10500/t with effect from May 18
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to increase its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices as the global aluminium benchmark price on the London Metal Exchange rallies back-to-back. With effect from Wednesday, May 18, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has experienced a sharp rise of...

Coming soon! AlCircle’s next e-Magazine on “European Aluminium Industry: Focus 2022”
AlCircle is enthralled to announce its 11th publication of e-Magazine titled, “European Aluminium Industry: Focus 2022.” The e-Magazine will feature exclusive views and opinions from the key figures of the European aluminium industry and other stalwarts associated with the regional value chain. The...

LME aluminium price ascends by US$45/t to US$2,836/t; SHFE price inches up by US$1/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,839 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,882 per tonne, an increase of US$47 per tonne or 1.66 per cent. On May 17, LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price both moved upwards by US$45 per tonne or 1.61 percent to settle at US$2,835...

ALRO’s consolidated turnover augments by 48% Y-o-Y in 1Q2022 driven by higher LME prices
On May 16, Romanian integrated aluminium company ALRO S.A. released its Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the first quarter of 2022 (1Q2022). ALRO, one of the largest aluminium producers in Europe, registered a turnover of RON 1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, up 48...

Aluminium scarcity in Europe will further erode 17-year low LME stocks
Aluminium supplies to Europe to fill the scarcity in the region will further lower the aluminium inventories in LME-approved warehouses over the coming days and weeks from its current 17-year low. Citi analyst Max Layton has analysed and noted that aluminium supply will continue to remain weak in...

LME aluminium price moves upward by US$68/t to US$2791/t; SHFE price falls by US$25/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,824.5 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,835 per tonne, an increase of US$7 per tonne or 0.25 per cent. On Monday, May 16, LME aluminium cash bid price surged by US$69 per tonne or 2.53 per cent to score at US$2,790 per tonne. On the same day, LME aluminium official...

On-warrant LME aluminium inventories drop 9.7% to a two-decade low; but price retreats from its gains on a weak demand outlook
Aluminium stocks in the London Metal Exchange have decreased to a record low but the sign of supply shortages has yet not wobbled the bearish sentiment of the global metal price anticipating weaker demand in the near future. According to the data shown by London Metal Exchange, on-warrant aluminium...

LME aluminium price gains US$35/t to close at US$2723/t; SHFE rebounds to exceed US$3000/t again
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,785 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,828 per tonne, an increase of US$42 per tonne or 1.51 per cent. On Friday, May 13, LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price rose for an alternate day by US$35 per tonne to stand at...

LME aluminium benchmark price touched five-month low this week; SHFE closed higher at US$2,968/t
The LME aluminium benchmark price increased this week by US$15 per tonne but touched the five-month for an intermittent period. On Monday, May 9, LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price started the week with a decline to US$2,707 per tonne and US$2,708 per tonne and...

Alba’s gross profit excels by 121% in 1Q 2022 due to higher LME prices
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced its financial results for the first quarter (Q1) 2022. As per the results, Alba, the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter outside of China, earned a profit of BD146.8 million (US$390.4 million) in Q1’22, which on a Y-o-Y value went up by 181% from...

LME aluminium price slips by US$49/t to US$2,688/t; SHFE price decreases by US$42/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,778 per tonne on Thursday and closed at US$2,786 per tonne, an increase of US$4.5 per tonne or 0.16 per cent. On May 12, LME aluminium cash bid price closed at US$2,686 per tonne, and LME aluminium official settlement price halted at US$2,688 per tonne. The former had...

LME aluminium upturns after fourth day of fall to US$2737/t; SHFE exceeds the US$3000/t level
LME aluminium opened at US$2,758 per tonne on Wednesday and closed at US$2,781.5 per tonne, an increase of US$11.5 per tonne or 0.42 per cent. On 11th May, the LME aluminium cash bid price finally hiked by 2.24 per cent or US$60 to stop at US$2,736 per tonne. LME official settlement price trekked...

NALCO’s aluminium ingot price axed by INR27200/t on May 11 in line with LME price fall to the lowest this year
National Aluminium Company Limited has sharply axed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the third consecutive time since April 28, in response to the continued downfall in the LME aluminium benchmark price for over a week. More so, on Tuesday, May 10, the LME aluminium benchmark...

Hindalco Industries back-to-back cuts aluminium ingot price by INR2500/t as LME records 5-month low
Hindalco Industries Limited has further trimmed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, following a major cut on the preceding day, May 10. As per the revised prices revealed on May 11, Hindalco has cut its aluminium ingot price by INR 2,500 per tonne to INR 239,750 per tonne. On...

LME aluminium price declines to a 5-month low at US$2677/t; SHFE finally rises to US$2980/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,748 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,770 per tonne, an increase of US$21 per tonne or 0.76 per cent. However, LME aluminium cash bid price stood at US$2,676 per tonne, with a fall of 1.14 per cent or US$31 per tonne, as of May 10. LME aluminium official...

Vedanta Limited cuts aluminium wire rod & billet prices by 3% with effect from May 10
Vedanta Limited is continuing to cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices in line with the incessant downfall of the LME aluminium benchmark price. On Tuesday, May 10, Vedanta slashed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 8,250 per tonne or 3.2 per cent to INR 249,750 - 257,250 per...

Hindalco increases its price cut rate to 3.25% bringing aluminium wire rod price to INR253350/t
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to slash its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from May 10, 2022. This marks the seventh consecutive price cut by Hindalco since April 21. On May 10, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 253,350 per tonne, down by...

LME aluminium price drops drastically for the third day at US$2708/t; SHFE tumbles down to US$2940/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,748 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,742 per tonne, down US$7 per tonne or 0.25 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price collapsed to US$2,707 per tonne with a 4.41 per cent or US$125 per tonne decline. The LME aluminium official settlement price halted at US$2,708...

