
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,400 per tonne in the night session on September 7, reached a high of RMB 24,470 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,335 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,450 per tonne, up 30 from the previous close, a gain of 0.12 per cent. Prices traded...
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,...
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China’s average alumina spot price has remained bullish with an addition of RMB 31 per tonne to close at RMB 3,451 per tonne, while the alumina price in Lianyungang has gained RMB 50 per tonne to reach RMB 3,415 per tonne. The alumina prices in Shandong and Shanxi have both scored RMB 40 per tonne...

On Monday, April 29, the average alumina spot price gained RMB 30 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,420 per tonne. The alumina prices have shown growth in all the provinces, with the highest in Bayuquan, where it has hiked by RMB 70 per tonne to arrive at RMB 3,500 per tonne, followed by an upward...

China’s average alumina spot price has shown bullish trend for the past few days, with it securing RMB 28 per tonne today, to close at RMB 3,390 per tonne. The alumina prices in Guizhou and Guangxi have both risen by RMB 40 per tonne to close at RMB 3,395 per tonne and RMB 3,435 per tonne. The...

The London Metal Exchange graph registered growth in aluminium prices on April 22, with the LME aluminium cash bid and the LME aluminium official price gaining US$8 per tonne or 0.3 per cent and US$8.50 per tonne or 0.32 per cent to close at US$2,653 per tonne and US$2,654 per tonne, respectively....

The Shanghai Metals Market on April 22 has shown a decent spike in aluminium prices, with the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price halting at RMB 20,690 per tonne after an increase of RMB 350 per tonne. On a Month-on-Month scale there can be seen a massive augmentation of RMB 1,390 per tonne or 7.2 per...

On Wednesday, April 17, the average alumina spot price in China has recorded an increase of RMB 3 per tonne to reach RMB 3,305 per tonne, marking the third consecutive day of rise, showed the Shanghai Metals Market data. On a week-on-week basis, the average alumina price has edged a hike of RMB 8...

The Shanghai Metals Market, on April 16, saw a downward trend in aluminium prices, with the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price de-escalating by RMB 490 per tonne to settle at RMB 20,260 per tonne. This can be considered the first dip in a long while, i.e. from April 9, the SMM aluminium price has been...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data on Monday, April 15, the domestic A00 aluminium ingot price has grown for the fourth consecutive day by RMB 190 per tonne to reach RMB 20,750 per tonne, the highest in more than two years. The average prices are estimated to range between RMB 20,730 per...

China’s A00 aluminium ingot price gains RMB 260 per tonne to settle at RMB 20,560 per tonne, with average prices between RMB 20,540 per tonne and RMB 20,580 per tonne. The spot contract price may be traded at a discount price of RMB 20 per tonne to a premium price of RMB 20 per tonne. On M-o-M...

Today, the Shanghai Metals Market has seen an uptrend in aluminium prices, with the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price halting at RMB 20,300 per tonne, augmenting by RMB 120 per tonne. On a Month-on-Month scale, there has been an increase of RMB 1,210 per tonne or 6.34 per cent from RMB 19,090 per tonne...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s metallurgical-grade alumina production amounted to 6.782 million tonnes in March 2024 (31 calendar days), reflecting a month-on-month increase of 8.3 per cent from 6.262 million tonnes and a year-on-year rise of 2.13 per cent from 6.64 million...

On Wednesday, April 10, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has gained RMB 120 per tonne to settle at RMB 20,180 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 90 to RMB 50 per tonne. As per the SMM data, the domestic aluminium ingot prices have been on a...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China's aluminium production in March 2024 (31 calendar days) amounted to 3.555 million tonnes, bringing the country's total aluminium output in the year's first quarter to 10.45 million tonnes. On a month-on-month basis, China's aluminium production...

On the recovery of downstream operating rates last week, the consumption of aluminium ingots rose leading to a decline in social inventories, found the Shanghai Metals Market. According to SMM data, the average operating rate across major aluminium processing enterprises stood at 64 per cent last...

The Shanghai Metals Market has witnessed slight fluctuations in aluminium prices today, with the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price discarding RMB 50 per tonne to close at RMB 20,060 per tonne. On a Year-on-Year scale, there has been an 8.67 per cent or RMB 1600 per tonne hike from RMB 18,460 per tonne...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey the average operating rate of major aluminium processing enterprises decreased by 0.5 percentage point week-on-week to 64 per cent in the last week, from April 1 to April 5. The secondary aluminium alloy sector primarily contributed to the fall, while...

LME aluminum opened at US$2,435 per tonne last Friday, with its high and low at US$2,455.50 per tonne and US$2,418.50 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,451 per tonne, an increase of US$6 per tonne or 0.25 per cent. The London Metal Exchange graph registered slightly declining prices on...

On Wednesday, April 3, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has gained RMB 170 per tonne to settle at RMB 19,750 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 110 per tonne to RMB 70 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 110 per...