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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Global aluminium alloys market is set to witness 5% CAGR to 2024
The global aluminium alloys market is expected to exceed USD 150 billion by 2024, reveals data published in a recent report by Market Study Report. This market is mainly dependent on the availability of aluminium along with other alloying materials. The rise in construction activities and...
LAUNCHED NOW! AlCircle Market Insight on Global Aluminium & Raw Material Industry
AlCircle is back again with its second report! After the success of “Potline Failure in Aluminium Smelters: Observations and Recent Case Studies (2013-2017),” the Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem has published the special AlCircle Market Insight report titled ‘ Global Aluminium & Raw Material Market...
Coal tar pitch export from China drops MoM as supply tightens after environmental crackdown
Coal tar pitch production is growing globally driven by the ferrous and non-ferrous metal sector growth. A critical binder material for anode production required in aluminium smelting through Hall Heroult method of electrolysis, CTP remains in high demand where prebaked technology is used for...
Global aluminium market in deficit during Jan-July 2017: WBMS
According to the latest data published by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), global primary aluminium market recorded a deficit at the end of the first seven months of 2017. The market recorded a deficit of 1.38 million tonnes during January-July, up from 751,000 tonnes of deficit in the...
Global aluminium production falls in August, IAI data says
According to the figures released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) and published by Shanghai Metals Market, the global aluminium production in the month of August dropped sharply both on monthly and yearly basis. The global aluminium production stood at 4.8 million tonnes in August,...
Alumina prices on the rise in China, saleable alumina stocks remain low in September
Shanghai Metals Market Statistics shows the average spot alumina price has been rising continuously from September 1 to stand at RMB 2958/tonne for the month average. On September 19, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3353/tonne, an increase from RMB 3325/tonne yesterday. Alumina...
COMING SOON: AlCircle Market Insight on Global Aluminium & Raw Materials Industry with Sectoral Focus on CPC, CTP and Prebaked Anode
AlCircle, the Virtual Aluminium Ecosystem, is soon to come up with its second report. This special AlCircle Market Insight titled ‘ Global Aluminium & Raw Material Market with Sectoral Focus on CPC, CTP and Prebaked Anode (2016-17)’ brings together the current market trends of Aluminium and its...
LME aluminium down by 0.64%; may break support at US$2,089/t
LME aluminium seems to have temporarily reversed its uptrend though it is too early to predict a direction. The light metal contract dropped to US$2,082 per tonne after night trading on Tuesday, September 5, down 0.64 per cent from its earlier close of US$2,095.5 per tonne on September 4. Reuters’...
Top Five Prebaked Anode Manufacturers in the World
Prebaked Carbon Anodes are a particular type of consumable electrodes (anodes) designed for aluminium smelting through the Hall-Héroult process. During the smelting process, these carbon anodes are suspended within the electrolysis cell(s) containing the electrolyte, which is primarily aluminium...
Global beverage metal cans market estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% by 2021
According to a recently published market research report by Market Data Forecast, the global food and beverage metal cans market was valued at USD 50.96 billion in 2016 and is expected to garner USD 60.82 billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 3.6% during 2016 to 2021. Aluminium cans are dominating...
LME aluminium fails to break a key resistance; retraces to US$2,080/t
<p>On failing to break a key resistance at US$2,125 per tonne, LME aluminium retraced to US$2,080 per tonne level. The light metal contract closed at US$2,082.50 per tonne on Wednesday, August 23, coming down from its earlier high of US$2,104.50 per tonne a day before. According to Shanghai...
Fall in SHFE Aluminium attracts traders and downstream producers to spot Market in China
<p>Both traders and downstream producers thronged into east China spot aluminium market today when SHFE aluminium fell back for two consecutive days. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/alustock.jpg" alt="News"...
LME aluminium back to US$2,104/t, but may fall on growing stocks
<p>After a temporary dip below US$2,100 per tonne mark, LME aluminium is back to where it was last week. Drawing support from positive market fundamentals the light metal edged higher to US$2,104.50 per tonne after night trading on Tuesday, August 22, from the earlier close at US$2,084.50 per tonne...
Fall in SHFE aluminium dampens trading in East China Market, August output expected to drop
<p>SHFE 1709 aluminium dropped RMB 150 /t after opening on Tuesday, and then recovered some losses before closing. Though there was enough buying and selling in the East China market, overall trading was slow. Traders were in a wait-and-see mode, while downstream producers bought the metal...
LME aluminium continues its upward trend; to test support at the 5-day moving average
<p>LME aluminium continues its upward trend with another leap from US$2,075 per tonne on Wednesday August 16 to close at US$2,095.50 per tonne on Thursday, August 17. As reported by Reuters, LME aluminium may settle into a range of US$2,081- 2,089 per tonne as it has stabilized around a...
Seller-buyer gap widens in Japan aluminium import market; July stocks rise 3% MoM
<p>With the LME nearby spreads in backwardation during trading hours in London on Monday, August 14, the seller-buyer gap in Japan’s aluminium import market widened yesterday, reported market sources.</p> <p>August 15 was the deadline for declaring the shipping September cargoes and there...
Can supply side reforms support aluminium prices in the long term? Market fundamentals to play a key role
<p>The fourth round of environmental inspections in China has started in 31 provinces and metal producers in the regions covered by the scan have been required to shut down for environmental reasons. Aluminium producers in many regions of Zhejiang have closed for environmental check.</p> <p...
China alumina prices to face downward pressure due to surplus market; smelters remain profitable
<p>Due to huge aluminium capacity cuts by Weiqiao and Xinfa Group, alumina market in China is in surplus. SMM expects that due to inflows of surplus alumina from Weiqiao group, alumina prices will face continuous downward pressure.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
