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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Top five aluminium die casting machinery manufacturers in the world
The global aluminium die casting machinery market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7 per cent during the period 2016-2020. The aluminium die casting machinery is used to produce cast aluminium parts for applications in various end-user sectors which include automotive, aerospace and defence,...
Expect rational approach to aluminium output cut: SMM
<p>China aluminium market, and to some extent, regional markets outside China heavily dependent on the country for aluminium imports have been worrying over aluminium output cut planned for the winter heating season this year. Shanghai Metals Market observes that such concerns are somewhat...
Global high purity alumina market will be worth US$5,816.2 million by 2022, data shows
<p>Global high purity alumina market is slated to witness a significant demand boost. The market which was valued at US$1,784 million in 2015 is forecasted to reach US$5,816.2 million by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 18.5 per cent, stated a recently published market research report by Market.Biz.</p>...
Uptick in LME aluminium still not a cause for cheer
<p>LME aluminium has finally reversed its downtrend- but will this uptick extend into a sustained uptrend? Unlikely- suggests technical analysis by market experts. The lightmetal which had touched the monthly low of US$1,855 per tonne earlier this week rose to US$1,886 per tonne after night trading...
China secondary aluminium industry dynamics improve due to supply-side reforms
<p>In a recent report published by the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), China’s aluminium scrap recycling industry is benefitting from the recent supply side reforms, wide-scale economic restructuring and increased domestic demand.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Italy’s aluminium alloy ingot export to rise 3.2% YoY in 2017
<p>Production of secondary aluminium alloy ingots in Italy is of global significance. The European nation excelling in metallurgy and engineering has been producing a major chunk of the entire Western Europe’s aluminium demand mainly created by the automotive manufacturing companies clustered...
LME aluminium makes a comeback, but will the price rebound sustain?
<p>LME aluminium after lingering at the same level (US$1,861 per tonne) for two consecutive days jumped to US$1,889 per tonne on Tuesday, June 20. The 1.5 per cent rise from the recent low of US$1,861 per tonne marks a comeback for the light metal which has been trending downward for over a week...
MCX-Aluminium stuck within a narrow range
<p>The Aluminium futures contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange fell below a key support level of INR 121.5 a kg in the past week.</p> <p>However, the contract has not witnessed any strong follow-through selling after this break and has been stuck in a narrow range between INR 120 and INR 121...
Global aluminium composite panels market to be valued at US$1.77 billion by 2021
<p>According to the latest Marketsand Markets report, the global aluminium composite panels market is estimated to be valued at US$1.77 billion by 2021 growing from US$1.22 billion in 2015, at a composite annual growth rate of 6.58 per cent.</p> <p>Rapid urbanization and industrialization will...
China to cut aluminium output to rebalance global market, says BofAML
<p>According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s (BofAML’s) Global Commodity Research team, China needs to curtail its capacity of aluminium in order to rebalance the global market. “If the country's smelters increased production as planned, the global market would be oversupplied...
High purity alumina market to be valued at US$4,498 million by 2022
<p>Global high purity alumina market is estimated to be worth US$4,498 million growing at a CAGR of 16.7% by 2022, suggests data releases in the latest Allied Market Research report. 4N high purity alumina, which occupied more than 50% of the total HPA market in 2015, is expected to continue with...
MCX aluminium futures extend gain, up 0.29% on spot market cues
<p>Rising for the third straight day, aluminium prices rose by another 0.29 per cent to INR 120.50 per kg in futures trading on June 15, as speculators engaged in enlarging positions, taking positive cues from spot market on rising demand.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Altech Chemicals announces Share Purchase Plan and placement; raises US$1.39 million
<p>Australia's Altech Chemicals Limited, engaged in the development of high purity alumina (HPA), announced Monday, June 12, that it has been able to raise A$1.85 million (US$1.39 million) through its recent Share Purchase Plan (SPP) and placement. The decision has landed the company's shares in...
India’s aluminium powder and flakes export declines 4% YoY in 2016
<p>The global aluminium powder and flakes market is growing steadily driven by the automotive paints and sealants and other industrial pigments sectors. During 2009-2016, the market has grown at a CAGR of two per cent reaching a volume of 589,012 tonnes in 2016. A recently published report suggests...
Spot alumina prices drop in major Chinese markets; A00 ingot follows the downtrend
<p>Alumina prices in China declined slightly after a recent rise. Alumina market participants were enthusiastic driven by falling alumina prices restocking their inventories.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Global Aluminum Scrap Recycling Market to See 8% CAGR Growth
<p>The new research report published by Technavio forecasts firm growth prospects to global aluminum scrap recycling market over the next four years. The report predicts compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.59% during 2017 to 2021. The global recycling market of aluminum scrap is predicted to...
Data shows a flat pattern in aluminium bar rod & profile export by the Netherlands in last two years
<p>The Netherlands is one of the twenty largest economies in the world. Netherland is one of the largest producers of aluminium downstream products. As one of the world's fastest growing exporters of industrial products, the Dutch country exports a substantial amount of rolling and extrusion...
India aluminium scrap market lull contrasts bullish MCX aluminium
<p>A flat trend was observed in the India aluminium scrap commodities market as major aluminium scrap commodities prices showed no change on the Scrap Register Price Index on Tuesday, May 23. Aluminium futures prices, on the other side, rose higher at Mumbai’s Multi Commodity Exchange gaining...
