This week, domestic aluminium scrap prices in China remained largely stable, with some slight increases. Although primary aluminium prices rose notably, aluminium scrap struggled to catch up, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap stayed high. In terms of prices, as of...
Macro perspective: Fed Chairman Warsh delivered a hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, lifting market expectations for a September rate hike to around 60 per cent, while the US dollar consolidated amid fluctuations, unsettling the nonferrous metals sector. The Fed's latest Beige Book...
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Futures: Overnight, the aluminium alloy 2608 contract opened higher, then retreated after rapid rise, reaching a high of RMB 23,465 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,005 per tonne, closing at the settlement price of RMB 23,251 per tonne. The minutely chart showed that after the night session opened,...
Futures: SHFE aluminium settled at RMB 23,900 per tonne, down 0.67 per cent. Prices further moved away from all moving averages (MA5=24,146, MA10=24,389, MA30=24,483, MA60=24,612), with the moving average system showing an accelerated bearish alignment and divergence, and weakness intensifying. The...
For decades, aluminium scrap has been traded globally as a conventional recyclable commodity, with trade flows largely driven by price, logistics costs and regional supply-demand dynamics. However, as energy transition, low-carbon manufacturing and resource security become increasingly important,...
The Capacity Replacement Scheme for the aluminium electrolysis construction project of Yunnan Hongtai New-type Materials Co., Ltd. (Announcement No. 18 of 2019 by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Yunnan Province) was publicly announced on December 26, 2019. The construction...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,125 per tonne, edged up 0.15 per cent, with price far below all key moving averages (MA5=24,273, MA10=24,380, MA30=24,518.67, MA60=24,637.5). The moving averages maintained a bearish alignment, and the weak pattern remained unchanged. The MACD indicator...
Futures market : In May, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy contract swung wildly with its price centre moving lower. It traded in the range of RMB 22,800-23,800 per tonne throughout the month, repeatedly retreated after rapid rises, and bottomed out, failing to form a one-sided trend. Moving...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,115 per tonne, down 0.76 per cent. Price was running below MA5 (24,415.00), MA10 (24,404.50), MA30 (24,549.33), and MA60 (24,658.42), with short- and medium-term moving averages in a bearish alignment and gradually pressing...
Aluminium scrap: The aluminium scrap market overall fluctuated at highs this week, tracking primary aluminium price fluctuations. As of June 4, the SMM A00 spot aluminium price closed at RMB 24,120 per tonne, down RMB 20 per tonne W-o-W. On the price difference between primary metal and scrap, the...
This week, the aluminium fluoride tender price from downstream benchmark enterprises was finalised, and aluminium fluoride prices declined. As of now, SMM aluminium fluoride prices closed at RMB 11,280-11,700 per tonne; cryolite prices remained stable, with SMM cryolite quoted at RMB 7,000-8,500...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,310 per tonne, down 0.29 per cent. The price was running below the MA5 (24,466.00), MA10 (24,440.50), MA30 (24,582.83), and MA60 (24,674.17) moving averages. Short- and medium-term moving averages were gradually turning...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,385 per tonne, down 1.14 per cent. The price was running below MA5 (24,472.00), MA10 (24,467.00), MA30 (24,606.67), and MA60 (24,688.67), with short- and medium-term moving averages gradually turning downward. The overall...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,775 per tonne, up 0.79 per cent. The price moved near the range of MA5 (24,503.00), MA10 (24,490.00), MA30 (24,641.50), and MA60 (24,701.33), with short- and medium-term moving averages intertwined and converging. The overall...
During the morning session, the SHFE aluminium 2606 contract fluctuated upward, with the overall price centre rising compared to the previous trading day. Affected by higher aluminium prices, downstream purchase sentiment weakened significantly, and selling sentiment was notably higher than...
Futures: SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,435 per tonne, up 0.49 per cent (RMB +120 per tonne). The price is currently running near key moving averages, having risen above MA5 (24,367.00) and MA10 (24,426.00), but still below MA30 (24,654.33) and MA60 (24,698.08). The moving averages...
According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium production in May 2026 (31 days) was up 2.1 per cent YoY and up 3.8 per cent M-o-M. Although the pace of China's end-use demand recovery remained slow, the widening aluminium supply gap outside China significantly boosted domestic aluminium semis...
Futures: The SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,265 per tonne, down 0.31 per cent. The price fell below the key moving average MA5 (24,375), trading below MA10 (24,426), MA30 (24,691.67), and MA60 (24,704.92). The moving averages were in a bearish alignment, indicating a clearly weak...
This week, the operating rate of major Chinese downstream aluminium processing companies was 64.1 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points week-on-week. The sector as a whole showed a weak recovery trend, but significant structural divergence persisted internally. The operating rate for aluminium wire...
Macro perspective: Glimmers of a Middle East ceasefire coexist with setbacks, while expectations for US Fed interest rate hikes heat up Outside China, the US-Iran framework agreement is reportedly 95 per cent finalised, with both sides reaching preliminary consensus on a 60-day temporary ceasefire...
