The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price faltered across the pricing and contract segments on the September 2 close. The trend reflected a contrast of the surge reported in the September 1 session . The LME aluminium cash bid pulled back by 0.18 per cent day-on-day on September 2, down to...
The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 24,100 per tonne today, up RMB 30 on the day, a gain of 0.12 per cent. Trading volume was 163,674 lots, open interest stood at 242,331 lots, with a daily decrease of 6,267 lots, as both bulls and bears reduced positions to lock in profits...
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Futures: During the night session on December 1, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2601 contract opened at RMB 21,870 per tonne, reached a highest price of RMB 21,940 per tonne, a lowest price of RMB 21,820 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,885 per tonne, up 0.09 per cent. From a technical...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) price on December 1 significantly increased from the previous day’s close. However, the opening stock and cancelled warrants declined along with the cost of alumina platts. Both the LME cash bid and offer rose by USD 34 per tonne or 1.2 per cent, where the bid stood...
China's domestic bauxite prices remained firm last week, as supply tightness has not changed and is unlikely to improve in the near term. Some alumina producers in inland regions intend to raise consumption of seaborne bauxite amid the downward trend of seaborne bauxite prices. In terms of seaborne...
Futures: On Friday night, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2601 contract opened at RMB 20,615 per tonne, fluctuated between RMB 20,535-20,865 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,715 per tonne, up RMB 120 per tonne or 0.58 per cent from the previous trading day. In the KDJ indicator, the...
LME aluminium saw a firm uptick on November 28 across cash, 3-month and December 2026 contracts, while exchange inventories posted a mild decline. On November 28, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 2,825 per tonne, rising 0.77 per cent from USD 2,803.5 per tonne on November 27. The cash...
JPMorgan expects aluminium price may get close to USD 3,000 per tonne in early 2026, helped by stronger copper prices and a market that, for now, looks reasonably tight. But several analysts say the outlook becomes much less straightforward once Indonesia’s new supply starts landing, and that may...
Indian aluminium market witnesses a 0.64 per cent price drop to INR 270.45 per kilogram, owing to the declining demand from China, which is otherwise the world’s largest aluminium producer cum consumer. Along with deflating pricing in the Chinese market, the SHFE inventory rise of 7.67 per cent has...
In 2025, LME aluminium prices showed a volatile upward trend. From the beginning of the year to mid-March, prices remained relatively stable before retreating to around USD 2,400 per tonne in late March. After April, the market gradually stabilised and edged higher, until a new round of increases...
Last month, Thailand held its position as the top aluminium scrap supplier to China, with shipments jumping 16.5 per cent on year to 26,708 tonnes, accounting for 16.9 per cent of China's total imports, but the volume slumped by 33.6 per cent from the previous month. It's worth noting that...
Since the LME aluminium price began its upward trend in October 2025, SMM research shows that the trading volume of scrap aluminium and recycled aluminium alloys in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand and Malaysia, has declined due to factors such as rising aluminium prices and natural disasters....
LME aluminium prices posted a steady uptick on November 26 across cash, 3-month and forward contracts, while exchange inventories slipped slightly compared with the previous session. On November 26, the LME aluminium cash bid and offer stood at USD 2,822 per tonne and USD 2,822.50 per tonne, up...
The government is facing fresh pressure to rethink its tariff policy on aluminium, with the Aluminium Secondary Manufacturers Association (ASMA) warning that the current import duty on primary metal is crippling large parts of the downstream industry. Image source: https://ocdn.eu/ Explore- Most...
After the energy crisis in the 1970s, Japan's aluminium industry rapidly contracted, with annual capacity shrinking from a peak of 1.5 million tonnes to less than 10,000 tonnes per year. Japan's aluminium supply relies mainly on imports, with the majority of its aluminium demand being met through...
LME aluminium prices strengthened on November 25, with the cash bid rising to USD 2,786.50 per tonne and the cash offer to USD 2,787 per tonne, up from USD 2,776 and USD 2,776.5 on November 24. This reflects a 0.38 per cent increase in both bid and offer prices day-on-day. The 3-month contract also...
The SHFE aluminium December contract mainly fluctuated upward in the morning session. In east China, holders offered near the SMM average price at the opening, but with concentrated selling and ample spot supply in the market, buyers preferred discounted transactions. Actual transaction prices were...
Futures: On the night session of November 24, the SHFE aluminium 2601 contract opened at RMB 21,415 per tonne. After a slight dip below RMB 21,385 per tonne, prices quickly rebounded, hitting a high of RMB 21,430 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 21,405 per tonne, up 0.12 per cent. In terms of...
On November 24, 2025, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price inched up from the previous day, with a slight decline at the inventory front. Both the LME cash bid and offer trended up by USD 11 per tonne or 0.4 per cent and each settled at USD 2,776 per tonne and USD 2,776.5 per tonne. At...
According to Mysteel OilChem's tracking, the anode material producers recently suffered from increasingly squeezed profit margins due to rising petroleum coke prices and persistently low anode material prices. While anode producers have a strong desire to hike prices, the supply structure is...
