Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,240 per tonne in the night session on September 4, with a high of RMB 24,355 per tonne, a low of RMB 24,220 per tonne, and a close of RMB 24,320 per tonne, up 0.12 per cent from the previous close. Futures stabilised and rebounded,...
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...
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From June 6th to July 7th, SMM's prebaked anode prices continued to decline. The benchmark procurement price for an aluminium plant in Shandong for July 2025 was RMB 4,749 per tonne, down 3.85 per cent from the previous month's benchmark. According to SMM, the export order prices for prebaked...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded AD2511 cast aluminium alloy futures contract opened at RMB 19,945 per tonne, reaching a high of RMB 20,050 per tonne and a low of RMB 19,915 per tonne, before closing at RMB 20,015 per tonne, up RMB 75 per tonne or 0.38 per cent from the previous trading...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded AD2511 cast aluminium alloy futures contract opened at RMB 19,820 per tonne, reaching a high of RMB 19,960 per tonne and a low of RMB 19,780 per tonne, before closing at RMB 19,945 per tonne, up RMB 115 per tonne or 0.58 per cent from the previous trading...
According to SMM statistics, domestic aluminium production in June 2025 (30 days) increased by 1.57 per cent Y-o-Y and decreased by 3.23 per cent M-o-M. The operating capacity of domestic aluminium in June saw a slight M-o-M change. SMM learned that the phase II replacement project of an aluminium...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded AD2511 cast aluminium alloy futures contract opened at RMB 19,755 per tonne, hitting a bottom of RMB 19,750 per tonne, reaching a peak of RMB 19,810 per tonne, and finally closing at RMB 19,785 per tonne, up RMB 35 per tonne or 0.18 per cent from the...
SMM data shows China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in June 2025 (30 days) decreased 0.19 per cent M-o-M but increased 6.1 per cent Y-o-Y. By month-end June, China's existing metallurgical-grade alumina capacity reached approximately 110.82 million tonnes, with operating capacity up 3.14...
Futures market: On Friday last week, the night session of the most-traded alumina 2509 futures contract opened at RMB 3,015 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,025 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,981 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,012 per tonne, down RMB 12 per tonne or 0.40 per cent, with an open interest...
This week, the domestic aluminium scrap market continued to fluctuate at highs, with significant price differentiation. Spot primary aluminium prices fluctuated at highs during the week. As of July 3, the SMM A00 aluminium ingot prices closed at RMB 20,860 per tonne, up RMB 250 per tonne from last...
In terms of domestic bauxite supply, according to SMM's calculations, China's bauxite production in June 2025 (30 days) decreased by 3.2 per cent MoM and increased by 4.1 per cent YoY. Regarding inventory, according to SMM data, in June 2025, the total inventory of bauxite raw materials at domestic...
According to SMM survey estimates, China's prebaked anode production in June 2025 reached 1.9386 million tonnes, down 1.75 per cent Y-o-Y and 1.23 per cent M-o-M. Among this, the production of supporting prebaked anodes was 857,300 tonnes, while the production of commercial prebaked anodes was...
This week, the domestic aluminium scrap market continued to fluctuate at highs, with significant price differentiation. Spot primary aluminium prices fluctuated at highs during the week. As of July 3, the SMM A00 aluminium ingot prices closed at RMB 20,860 per tonne, up RMB 250 per tonne from last...
As of Thursday, this week, the SMM alumina index stood at RMB 3,112.73 per tonne, down RMB 11.94 per tonne from Thursday last week. In Shandong, prices were reported at RMB 3,050-3,110 per tonne, down RMB 15 per tonne from Thursday last week; in Henan, prices were at RMB 3,080-3,120 per tonne,...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2511 futures contract opened at RMB 19,830 per tonne, peaking at RMB 19,935 per tonne and bottoming at RMB 19,810 per tonne before closing at RMB 19,880 per tonne. The settlement marked a RMB 55 per tonne or 0.28 per cent increase...
The aluminium processing industry experienced a marked downturn in June 2025, with the composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropping to 40.1 per cent. This decline of 9.7 percentage points from May and 1.5 per cent year-on-year firmly placed the index in contraction territory below the...
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According to SMM statistics, as of June 30, the inventory of aluminium ingots at major domestic consumption hubs stood at 468,000 metric tonnes, an increase of 5,000 metric tonnes from Thursday last week and 4,000 metric tonnes from Monday last week. Due to the overall increase in domestic...
![Aluminum prices have risen sharply, while the overall increase in aluminum scrap prices has been limited [Daily Review of Aluminum Scrap]](https://assets.alcircle.com/dynamic/prod/news/20260831133248170_b98e68cf7_md.webp)
Today, spot primary aluminium prices rose sharply by 280 per tonne compared to the previous trading day. SMM A00 aluminium ingot prices closed at 20,890 per tonne. Aluminum scrap market prices generally followed the upward trend, but the increase was limited. Currently in the traditional...
Futures Market: Last night, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2508 contract opened at RMB 20,300 per tonne, with a high of RMB 20,310 per tonne, a low of RMB 20,240 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,270 per tonne. The trading volume was 40,000 lots, and the open interest was 251,000 lots. Last night,...
Futures Market: On Friday, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2508 contract opened at RMB 20,425 per tonne, with a high of RMB 20,465 per tonne, a low of RMB 20,400 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,425 per tonne. Trading volume was 56,000 lots and open interest was 248,000 lots. On Friday, LME aluminium...
