ADC12 consolidates on a strong note as costs rise and orders see marginal improvement
Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market price centre edged up alongside primary aluminium. As of September 10, SMM A00 aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,560 per tonne, up RMB 210 per tonne from RMB 24,350 per tonne last Thursday. Domestic aluminium scrap prices followed with...
Macro rate hike expectations bring periodic pressure, while destocking in China provides solid bottom support
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,310 per tonne in the night session on September 10, reached a high of RMB 24,310 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,075 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,125 per tonne, down RMB 365 per tonne or 1.49 per cent from the previous close....
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Average alumina spot price in China nosedives by RMB110/t to RMB3768/t; A00 aluminium ingot price shrinks to RMB18510/t
The average alumina spot price in China has decreased for the second day in a row on Wednesday, November 10. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price has plummeted by RMB 110 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,768 per tonne. In Shanxi, alumina spot price has seen a steep fall of RMB 175 per...
LME aluminium price continues to grow to settle at US$2582/t; SHFE price shrinks by US$58/t to US$2923/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,602.50 per tonne yesterday and closed at US$2,562 per tonne, a decrease of 1.46 per cent. On Tuesday, November 9, LME aluminium cash (bid) price grew by US$51 per tonne to come in at US$2,581 per tonne, while LME official settlement price increased by...
Hindalco Industries Limited sharply cuts its aluminium billets price by more than INR15000/t on November 9
Hindalco Industries Limited has sharply cut its aluminium products prices, with effect from Tuesday, November 9, following the last hike on November 4. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has witnessed a slash of INR 15,500 per tonne or 6.29 per cent to INR 230,850 per tonne. On November 4, the...
Primary aluminium production in US shows 9% Y-o-Y downfall to 73,000 tonnes in August 2021
Domestic primary aluminium production in the United States in August 2021 stood at 73,000 tonnes, essentially unchanged from July 2021 but down year-on-year by 7,000 tonnes or 8.75 per cent from 80,000 tonnes, showed the latest data revealed by the US Census Bureau. The average daily production in...
Alumina spot price in China slips by RMB48/t to RMB3878/t; A00 aluminium ingot price settles higher at RMB18950/t
The average alumina spot price in China has declined by RMB 48 per tonne on Tuesday, November 9, following restraint on the previous day at RMB 3,926 per tonne. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the downfall today has brought the alumina price to RMB 3,878 per tonne. In Shandong, alumina...
LME aluminium price settles 1.61% higher at US$2530.50/t; SHFE price gains US$10/t to US$2981/t
Three-month LME aluminium contract rose 1.76 per cent to settle at US$2,600 per tonne on Monday, November 8. On Monday, November 8, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price increased by US$40 per tonne or 1.61 percent to stand at US$2,530 per tonne and US$2,530.50 per tonne,...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price builds-up RMB210/t to open the week at RMB18860/t; Aluminium alloy(A356) price gains RMB100/t
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has increased by RMB 210 per tonne on Monday, November 8, following a sharp downfall of RMB 1,300 per tonne on Friday, November 5. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the primary aluminium ingot price has come in at RMB 18,860 per tonne, with average prices...
LME aluminium descends by 5.76% to stand at US$2,490.50/t; SHFE price ascends by US$47
LME aluminium opened at US$2,558 per tonne last Friday morning and closed at US$2,555 per tonne. On Friday, November 5, LME aluminium cash (bid) price shrank by US$152.5 per tonne or by 5.77 percent to stand at US$2,490 per tonne. LME aluminium official settlement price also got reduced by US$152.5...
NALCO reports a steep fall of aluminium ingot selling price to INR216150-219650/t
National Aluminium Company Limited further decreased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices significantly on Saturday, November 6, more than a week after the last cut on October 28. The latest slash brought the company’s aluminium ingot price to 216,150-219,650 per tonne versus INR...
Primary Aluminium Weekly Recap: Yunnan removes preferential electricity pricing for aluminium producers to control power consumption; Century Aluminum reports 10% rise in net sales during 3Q 2021
The primary aluminium segment of the global aluminium industry has been in the limelight due to various events. In China, the Yunnan provincial government issued a policy prescribing an immediate cancellation of power price discounts and subsidies to the aluminium industry. It used to offer...
Hindalco increases its aluminium wire rod and billets prices by INR1500/t with effect from November 4
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices after continuous cuts since October 21, 2021. With effect from November 4, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has witnessed a rise of INR 1,500 per tonne to INR 246,850 per tonne. On November 3, the price...
Century Aluminum reports 10% rise in net sales as shipments grow 3% to 196,095 tonnes during 3Q2021
Century Aluminum Company announced the third-quarter results of 2021 ended September 30, reporting a 10 per cent rise in net sales quarter-on-quarter from $528 million to $582.4 million. Shipments grew 3 per cent from 190,894 tonnes in Q2 2021 to 196,095 tonnes in Q3 2021. The company also reported...
LME aluminium moves down by 2.32% to settle at US$2,643/t; SHFE benchmark price decreases by US$208
LME aluminium opened at US$2,680.5 per tonne on Thursday morning and closed at US$2,553.5per tonne, down US$132.5 per tonne or 4.93 percent. On Thursday, November 4, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME aluminium official settlement price decreased by US$63 or by 2.32 percent to settle at...
Alumina spot price in China continues to decline to come below RMB4000/t; A00 aluminium ingot price falls sharply by RMB1300/t
The average alumina spot price in China has declined for the fourth day in a row to stand below RMB 4,000 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. On Friday, November 5, the price has sharply decreased by RMB 88 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,926 per tonne. In Shandong and Guizhou, alumina price...
Russia envisioned to unfasten tax on aluminium exports
The expectation is gradually peering through the clouds of Russia, that the govt. might remove the taxes on aluminium exports and foster global supplies due to the triggered inventory sell-off that has marked down the prices of the metal on the physical market in the US and in Europe. Following the...
Hindalco Industries Ltd further reduces aluminium ingot price by INR2500/t w.e.f. November 3
Hindalco Industries Limited has further reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Wednesday, November 3. The company’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 234,250 per tonne, down by INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 236,750 per tonne on October 28. Hindalco, with...
China’s average alumina price drops for the third day in a row to RMB4014/t; A00 aluminium ingot price climbs by RMB140/t
The average alumina spot price in China has slipped for the third day in a row by RMB 9 per tonne to stand at RMB 4,014 per tonne on Thursday, November 4, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, the price has decreased by RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 4,030 per tonne, RMB 4,040...
LME aluminium price ascends by 0.97% to stand at US$2,706/t; SHFE benchamark price moves up by US$14/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,682 per tonne on Wednesday morning and closed at US$2,686 per tonne, up US$6 per tonne or 0.22 percent. On Wednesday, November 3, LME aluminium cash (bid) price moved up by US$26.5 per tonne or by 0.98 percent to close at US$2,705.50 per tonne. LME aluminium official...
