While precious metals tumbled sharply in response to the Fed Chair's hawkish remarks, aluminium bucked the trend, holding up relatively well and even exhibiting intermittent strength. On August 28, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, who had been in office for approximately 100 days, delivered...
Imported bauxite prices in China moved slightly higher last week amid improved activity in the spot market. No trend-level shift emerged on the supply-demand side. Although rainy-season disruptions and elevated freight rates continued to weigh on Guinea's export volumes, the country's weekly...
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Chinese alumina prices for spot sales largely stabilised on April 23, while those for futures contracts retreated the same day. Mysteel assessed the national average price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,696 per tonne (USD 395 per tonne) on Thursday,...
China's thermal coal imports declined in March, as elevated seaborne prices and ample domestic supply cooled buying interest. Imports of the power generation fuel totalled 25.92 million tonnes during the month, down 8.2 per cent year on year, according to data from the General Administration of...
China now possesses the world's largest nuclear power development programme, including units in operation, plants under construction, and approvals issued for new plants, according to the China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2026 released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA)....
The total amount of electricity generated in China in March rose by 1.4 per cent on year to 802.48 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 16, with hydropower emerging as the primary growth driver. Hydropower output surged 10.8...
On April 9, Mysteel assessed the national average spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,764 per tonne (USD 404.5 per tonne), down 0.7 per cent from a week ago, reversing the previous week's 0.3 per cent uptick, Mysteel Global noted. For the...
Given geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, China's LNG imports are expected to decline year-on-year in Q2 2026. However, as Golden Pass LNG capacities come online ahead of schedule, the global tight balance is expected to ease around September. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026...
CTG generated more than 107.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the January-March period, marking a 7 per cent rise on year and exceeding its quarterly target by about 4.4 billion kWh. The company benefited from above-normal rainfall and strong wind resources during the quarter. The...
On March 28, Emirates Global Aluminium's (EGA) Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi and Alba's production facilities in Bahrain were hit by precision drone strikes, damaging some equipment. EGA and Alba have annual capacities of 1.6 million tonnes and 1.623 million tonnes, respectively. The Middle East...
The national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent remained stable from last Friday at RMB 2,783 per tonne (USD 404.2 per tonne), including 13 per cent VAT on Tuesday, Mysteel's daily price assessment showed. The price has held steady for about a week,...
On April 3, Mysteel assessed the national average spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,783 per tonne (USD 404.2 per tonne), including 13 per cent VAT, unchanged for the third consecutive working day. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026...
Over the same period, the company's total profit rose by 15.8 per cent from 2024 to RMB 25.8 billion, while its net profit attributable to shareholders edged up by 2.3 per cent on year to RMB 12.7 billion. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global...
Over the past weekend, primary aluminium smelting and rolling facilities in the region suffered further damage, with those operated by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) in Bahrain reportedly hit by Iranian military attacks. For the global...
In 2025, the total supply of primary aluminium in China, including both domestic production and imports, reached an estimated 46.64 million tonnes, up 3.1 per cent from the previous year, Mysteel estimated. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “...
* Auctions for exploration rights to two bauxite mine blocks in North China's Shanxi province were aborted within less than a week in January, according to information published on the province's online natural resources trading platform. On January 26, an auction for the exploration rights to the...
The Chinese coking coal market is expected to undergo a new phase of rebalancing in 2026, shaped by both supportive and restrictive policy impacts. While these mixed forces are anticipated to drive up coking coal prices, a persistent uptrend is unlikely to be seen this year due to persistent...
Despite recent market rumors about production capacity cuts in some of China's major coal-producing regions, actual thermal coal supply has so far not been disrupted, Mysteel has determined after surveying multiple coal mines on January 8. Market jitters had been sparked on Wednesday by news that...
As of January 4, a makeup workday in China for the New Year's Day holiday, Mysteel assessed the benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg NAR thermal coal at RMB 690 per tonne (USD 98.8 per tonne) FOB northern ports with VAT, up by RMB 3 per tonne from a week earlier. Explore- Most accurate data to drive...
NEA launches overproduction inspections, reining in supply and lifting prices In July, China's top energy regulator - the National Energy Administration - rolled out a nationwide campaign targeting coal mines that had been producing beyond their approved capacity. Under the new rules, any mine...
