The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price reported improvements across the pricing and contract segments on the September 7 close, recovering from the downward trend reported at the September 4 session . As the repair and operations stabilise at the facilities of Emirates Global Aluminium...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has indicated Ottawa’s readiness to resume Canada-US trade talks and reach a deal with President Donald Trump, as the tariff debate continues to pressure deeply integrated supply chains. Tariff uncertainty could also pressure aluminium trade, costs, aluminium...
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Constellium SE, a Paris-based global manufacturer of aluminium rolled products, extruded products, and structural components made from advanced alloys, described 2024 as a challenging year, citing extreme weather conditions and weak demand from end markets as significant operational setbacks. At...
Maan Aluminium Limited, a manufacturer and trader of aluminium profiles, has reached a new 52-week low, signalling industry volatility and underperformance. Performing below average in the aluminium sector by 3.63 per cent, Maan’s stock price has hit as low as INR 85.2 (US$0.98). Maan’s stock has...
After the Chinese New Year, the aluminium wire and cable industry resumed production at a steady pace. This week, the operating rate of leading enterprises reached 53%, up 2 percentage points MoM, mainly due to the orderly resumption of work as planned. However, compared to the 60% operating rate...
In the early trading session, SHFE aluminium front-month contract fluctuated. As it was the weekend, downstream restocking combined with active trading by traders improved the activity in the spot market today. Specifically, in East China, trading was active, and spot discounts remained unchanged...
On Friday, spot primary aluminium rose by RMB 50 per tonne compared to the previous trading day, with SMM A00 spot price closing at RMB 20,600 per tonne. Aluminium scrap market quotations fluctuated rangebound following aluminium prices. Today's concentrated quotations for baled UBC aluminium scrap...
This week, stocks of three Indian aluminium giants, Hindalco, NALCO and Vedanta, have slid downwards for two consecutive sessions. On February 25, shares of Nalco fell 10 per cent in two single-day trading sessions, whereas Vedanta and Hindalco lost 5 per cent to 7 per cent, respectively. Other...
Last week’s market has been all about dynamic pricing across the aluminium sector — both for AL as a product and, in turn, for the affected allied industries. The market spots records of resuming downstream production after a prolonged Chinese holiday break. Hence, owing to the growing bullish...
Aluminium wire rods may not grab headlines daily, but they are the silent workhorses powering everything from the lights in our homes to the vehicles on the road. These cylindrical rods, celebrated for their high conductivity, strength, and adaptability, are vital to electrical transmission...
India and the UK have resumed negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) after an eight-month break on Monday, February 24, with the two sides of the table focussing on a triple hike in bilateral trade with a ‘mutually beneficial and forward-looking’ deal by going past tariff and non-tariff...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest smelter ex-China, has announced its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2024, reporting an impressive growth in financial output, coincided with its new high of net finished production at 1,622,261 tonnes. Image source: Aluminium Bahrain...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, the operating rate of China's primary aluminium alloy industry in January was 49.88 per cent, down 5.17 percentage points M-o-M, with a significant decline due to the Chinese New Year holiday. Based on the SMM survey, during the last week before the...
The past week has been all about the dynamic shift driven by rising domestic prices, US tariff policies, and fluctuating supply-demand dynamics in the global aluminium market. According to various news platforms, Chinese aluminium spot prices have hiked to RMB 20,524 per tonne (USD 2,862 per tonne)...
After a challenging first half of 2024, members of Aluminium Deutschland's Tubes, Cans, and Impact Extruded Parts Division observed a significant turnaround in the German market for aluminium tubes and aerosol cans during the second half of the year, with deliveries to Germany showing signs of...
From December 11 to 16, 2024, the SMM alumina index price reached a nearly two-year high at RMB 5,769 per tonne. Subsequently, spot alumina transaction prices began to decline. As of February 14, 2025, the SMM alumina index price had dropped to RMB 3,356 per tonne, a cumulative decrease of RMB...
According to SMM statistics, as of February 13, 2025, the social inventory of aluminium billets in China stood at 300,400 tonnes, an increase of 25,500 tonnes (9.3 per cent) compared to the first day after the holiday (February 5) and an increase of 76,900 tonnes compared to pre-holiday levels...
In the early trading session today, SHFE aluminium front-month contract fluctuated, pulling back slightly compared to the night session, but the price centre moved higher, with overall market transactions remaining moderate. Specifically, trading in East China continued to recover. After...
Japan’s aluminium industry in 2024 has been a tale of two contrasting trends—rising primary aluminium imports but weakening domestic demand. While imports grew by 1.9 per cent to 1.05 million tonnes, domestic consumption continued to decline, especially in key sectors such as construction and...
This week, domestic bauxite prices dropped back slightly, mainly due to a significant decline in alumina prices. Spot alumina transaction prices in northern regions approached the theoretical marginal cost of alumina production, putting pressure on ore prices. Northern domestic bauxite prices were...
