Canada’s H1’26 aluminium exports dip 12.57% amid US tariffs: What does H2 hold?
The first half (H1) of 2026 witnessed Canada’s exports of unwrought aluminium taking a deep plunge. The country supplied a total of 1.33 million tonnes of aluminium products to the world including unwrought aluminium, bars, rods and profiles, aluminium foil, pipes and tubes, plates, sheets and...
LME aluminium price rises to $3,310/t: Can EGA and Alba repairs bring back 2025 levels?
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...
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China’s aluminium billets operating rate drops for the second month to 71.3%, driven by poor demand among extruders
The average operating rate of aluminium billet producers in China fell for the second consecutive month by 0.99 percentage point month-on-month, driven by the downfall in operations in east China, northwest China, and southwest China. According the Shanghai Metals Market data, China's domestic...
Hindalco MD assures uninterrupted aluminium production in India despite declining global outcome
Hindalco’s Managing Director, Satish Pai, assured reporters by saying Indian aluminium makers are not going to downsize or diminish the usual aluminium production rate any time soon, even though their contemporaries worldwide decide to do so. While addressing the reporters, Satish Pai narrated: “We...
Century Aluminum earns a 20% higher net income in Q2 2022 amid energy & raw materials costs rally
Century Aluminum Company, a US-based primary aluminium producer, announced its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, August 9, reporting a 14 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase in net sales from $753.6 million to $856.6 million, attributable to higher realised LME prices and regional premiums....
LME aluminium price moves down by US$12/t to US$2,435.5/t; SHFE price grows to US$2,748/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,418 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,440 per tonne, up 0.78 per cent. On Monday, August 8, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price climbed down the graph by US$12 per tonne or 0.49 per cent to settle at US$2,435 per tonne and...
Runanya's high dross processing volume pays off in improved credit ratings - IND BBB+
Runaya Refining LLP has bagged greater credit ratings of ‘IND BBB+ from India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) as against the former ratings of ‘IND BBB’, while its short-term limits have been upgraded to IND A2. The advancement in credit ratings represents Runaya's improvement in net leverage for...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in talks with power companies to continue operations beyond 2024; GFG Alliance's £586 million deal demands transparency from Scottish ministers
Some of the important events spotted under the global primary aluminium segment are the news of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in talks with power companies to continue operations beyond 2024. The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, which Rio Tinto and the Sumitomo Group control through the joint...
Press Metal Aluminium’s prospects to remain strong in the coming years, says RHB research
RHB research stated that, given the projected long-term demand for aluminium, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd's prospects are still strong. Press Metal will continue to gain from the Bakun Dam power purchase agreement with Sarawak Energy Bhd, which provides a long-term supply of energy at...
Chalco’s decision of expanding stake in Yunnan Aluminium to 29.1% increases its shares on the market
Shares of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) have elevated on Monday, July 25, following the company’s decision to increase its stake in Yunnan Aluminium Co. According to analysts at Citigroup, this acquisition will make Chalco the world’s largest aluminum producer, with a smelting...
China’s aluminium processing enterprises witness a fall in operating rate by 0.2 percentage point despite stable wire & cable production
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average operating rate at China’s major aluminium processing enterprises has slipped by 0.2 percentage point this week ending on July 8, to stand at 66.5 per cent. Aluminium wire and cable was the only sector that recorded a growth in operating rate as...
“The Russian invasion of Ukraine immediately led to uncertainty in the market, with corresponding price hike on energy and increasing raw material prices”, Halvor Molland, SVP of Communication & Public Affairs at Norsk Hydro ASA
Halvor Molland is Senior Vice President of Communication & Public Affairs at Norsk Hydro ASA, a global energy and aluminium company headquartered in Norway. An experienced journalist, he holds a Master of Science with experience in offshore oil and gas development projects. Molland has extensive...
Launch alert! AlCircle’s 11th edition of flagship e-Magazine -“European Aluminium Industry Focus: 2022”
In the wake of previous successful e-Magazine releases, AlCircle is pleased to announce the launch of its 11th edition of e-Magazine - " European Aluminium Industry Focus 2022 ." The magazine throws light on the current state of the European Aluminium Market, as well as a detailed study of the...
LME closes the week augmenting by US$24.5/t to US$2480//t; SHFE slumps to US$2868/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,520 per tonne on Thursday and closed at US$2,438 per tonne, down US$71 per tonne or 2.8 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price stood at US$2,478 per tonne, with a 0.94 per cent or US$23 per tonne escalation on Thursday, June 23. LME aluminium official settlement price...
North America’s primary aluminium production recovers 10,000 tonnes in May’22 to stand back at 325,000 tonnes
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in North America during May 2022 stood at 325,000 tonnes, rebounding by 10,000 tonnes from the previous month. In April 2022, primary aluminium output in North America had lost that amount and stood at 315,000 tonnes....
China’s secondary aluminium alloy operating rate grows 2 percentage points in May’22 on improved pandemic
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average operating rate of secondary aluminium alloy producers saw a 1.96 percentage points of M-o-M hike to stand at 45.89 per cent in May 2022. But on a yearly basis, the operating rate faced a downfall of 13.67 percentage points. The monthly increase...
China’s alumina price digs deeper to RMB2972/t with RMB14/t loss; A00 aluminium ingot price continues to shed RMB20/t
On Thursday, June 9, average alumina spot price in China has stopped at RMB 2,972 per tonne, declining by RMB 14 per tonne, as the SMM data shows. The alumina prices in Henan and Guangxi have dropped by RMB 10 per tonne to halt at RMB 3,050 per tonne and RMB 2,985 per tonne, respectively. Alumina's...
Traders in Southern Guangdong falsely duped by fake aluminium volumes
The incident in Guangdong's southern region, where many traders claimed that they were misled into extending a credit against fictitious quantities of aluminium, has stirred China’s metals market. As per the report, more than RMB 500 million ($75 million) may have been duped, secured by metal...
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LME aluminium benchmark price edges 1.5% higher to US$2742/t; SHFE price declines by US$16/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,758 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,789 per tonne, up US$65 per tonne or 2.39 per cent. Both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price resumed the market after the Bank Holiday with a sharp rise of US$40 per tonne and US$40.50 per...
