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...
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...
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Elevated processing charges lend support to aluminium rod trading
As reported by Shanghai Metal Market on March 28, 2018, aluminium rod witnessed a trading growth due to stringent supply and rise in processing charges, which jumped up to RMB 500 per tonne ex-factory in Shandong province. Some major sources at aluminium rod producers informed SMM that they were...
Century Aluminum denied permission to buy electricity from the open market
Century Aluminum made a second attempt to get power rate relief from the S.C. General Assembly for its Mount Holly smelter and failed again. The company has a few months left before it will have to close the plant and its 300 jobs. The public utilities subcommittee of the House Committee on Labor,...
Iran’s exports of aluminium drops year-over-year
Iran produced over 309,007 tonnes of aluminium ingots in the first eleven months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Feb. 20), according to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). Iran has been following a downward pattern for...
LME and SHFE aluminium continue downward trends on the back of trade tensions in the international market
LME aluminium continued falling closing the week with USD 2078.5 per tonne, down from USD 2082.5 per tonne the day before. The contract stayed firm above $2,100 per tonne over the weekend due to strong data from US non-farm payrolls. Shanghai Metals Market expects it to test the five-day moving...
Data shows a decline in aluminium bar rods and profiles export by Italy in 2018
Italy’s exports of commodities have increased during the last five years. Italy’s aluminium bar rods and profiles exports accounts for 1.8% of the total exports of the country. The country’s exports of aluminium bar rods and profiles are projected to decline in 2018. Global import-export data...
LME aluminium closes higher supported by tight spreads; further rise likely
Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange closed 2 per cent higher at US$2,189.50 per tonne on Friday, February 16, as spreads tightened and price competition grew among market participants. Aluminium spreads have widened to a US$10 premium for cash over benchmark aluminium as the major...
Largest LME aluminium delivery in 4 years to swing spreads back into contango- an excerpt
Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchange have increased nearly 30% over the last three trading days, with market participants taking advantage of tightness in the February/March nearby spread. 166,225 tonnes were delivered onto the exchange today, the largest single delivery of aluminium into...
KEMPER GmbH revenue rose by almost 14 per cent in 2017
The demand for products and services of KEMPER GmbH continues to rise. Last year, the manufacturer of extraction and filter systems once again achieved a high sales growth. While KEMPER achieved solid growth of five percent in the local German market, total revenues rose by almost 14 percent....
Higher sales and commodity price boost Ma’aden’s net profit in 2017
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) published its consolidated financial and operating results for the year ending December 31, 2017. The company reported a strong profit growth driven by increased production and sales, improved commodity prices and tight cost control. Ma’aden produced 916k...
LME aluminium edges higher as market sentiment improves ahead of Trump’s address
LME aluminium reversed its recent marginal losses and gained ground as global market sentiment improved ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of Union Address on Monday, January 29. The light metal contract rose from US$2,238 per tonne on Friday, January 26, to close at US$2,251.50 per tonne...
MCX aluminium gains 1.34% driven by spot market demand spike
Aluminium traded at India’s Multi Commodity Exchange gained by 1.34 per cent on Monday, January 29, as demand picked up in the spot market and speculators built up fresh positions amid positive cues in the international market. MCX aluminium reached INR 143.50 per kg in futures. Price of aluminium...
China to drive another year of rapid developments in aluminium market
Buoyed by events in China, the aluminium market is expected to see rapid growth in 2018, according to global energy, chemicals, renewables, metals and mining research and consulting group Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac). In its latest aluminium report, the company highlighted that China supply reforms,...
AlCircle Sector Focus report- “Aluminium Dross Processing: A Global Review” gets Industry intrigued
AlCircle’s new sector focus report- “Aluminium Dross Processing: A global Review” is generating overwhelming response. From leading aluminium smelters, rolled aluminium product manufacturers and recycling companies to market research firms and technical infrastructure providers- everyone is showing...
A00 ingot prices show restraint buoyed by the news of first increase in China's GDP growth in seven years
After three consecutive drops, A00 ingot price graph is registering some upward movement. According to Shanghai Metals Market, average A00 ingot price registered some gain today to stand at RMB 14450 per tonne. The prices are expected to move within a range of RMB 14,430-14,470. Spot discount will...
Alcoa doubles its 2017 full year adjusted EBITDA YoY on higher alumina and aluminium pricing
Alcoa Corporation the leading global conglomerate in bauxite, alumina and aluminium reported fourth quarter and full-year 2017 results yesterday. The results were positively impacted by strong alumina and aluminium pricing and management’s focus on reducing complexity, driving returns and...
Aluminum exports up 4.8% while import up by 25.6% in North America through October 2017
Preliminary estimates from Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 11.5 million tonnes through October 2017, up 3.3% over the same period last year. Apparent consumption (total demand...
AlCircle launches Aluminium Industry Recap 2017: A Look Back at the Global Aluminium Value Chain
After the launch of three successful industry reports, AlCircle is now coming up with a comprehensive Aluminium Industry Recap 2017. While we are wrapping up a positive and eventful year for the global aluminium industry; it also gives us an opportunity to look back at the significant developments...
Alumina prices in China register a drop of 22% since first week of November; imported alumina down due to slow demand
Alumina prices have seen another drop today continuing the trend that started in November second week after the starting of winter capacity cut. From RMB 3730/t in the beginning of November spot average alumina price has dropped to RMB 2918/t, registering a drop of about 22%. The price drop was...
