What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
Aluminium prices settled 0.35 per cent higher at INR 345.6 (USD 3.64), backed by declining exchange inventories, expectations of additional fiscal measures in China and concerns over constrained supply from the Middle East. However, improving production prospects in the region limited further...
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Global bauxite flows rose to 20 million tonnes in July 2026, up more than 3 per cent year on year, as a sharp increase in shipments to China offset declines across almost every other region. However, the strength in July may not fully carry into the coming months, with Guinea’s expected export...
If aluminium has a pressure point right now, it sits one step upstream of the metal itself - in alumina. China’s appetite for imported ore remains elevated, alumina markets diverge between regions, and disruptions in Guinea and Australia expose logistics risks. At the same time, tariffs and...
Wells Fargo has raised its price target for Alcoa to USD 68 from USD 64, seeing potential upside for the aluminium producer even after its shares fell more than 40 per cent from their 2026 peak. Alcoa has had a volatile year. The aluminium producer's shares climbed more than 48 per cent between...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 23,830 per tonne, down RMB 40 from the previous settlement, a decline of 0.17 per cent. It opened at RMB 23,760 per tonne and fluctuated within the range of RMB 23,710–23,870 per tonne during the session. Prices traded above MA5...
Emirates Global Aluminium’s restoration of its Al Taweelah smelter has reached a 25 per cent milestone, with 315 of the facility’s 1,262 reduction cells now restored and back in operation. The company said the progress puts it on track to restore full production at the smelter in the first quarter...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 23,975 per tonne, up RMB 175 from yesterday's settlement, a gain of 0.74 per cent with an intraday open of RMB 23,730 per tonne and fluctuations between RMB 23,720 and RMB 24,075 per tonne. Prices were above the MA5 (23,760.00),...
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