
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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At the end of last week on March 7, China's domestic aluminium ingots and aluminium billets inventory showed a downtrend with the arrival of the traditional peak season. According to SMM, aluminium ingots inventory in China's eight major consumption areas stood at 821,000 tonnes, up 3,000 tonnes...

On Wednesday, March 13, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price ascended by RMB 20 per tonne to settle at RMB 19,150 per tonne, with the average prices between RMB 19,130 per tonne and RMB 19,170 per tonne. The spot contract price may be traded at a discount price of RMB 50 to RMB 10 per tonne. The...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, the average alumina spot price has dropped by RMB 2 per tonne, marking a second consecutive day of fall. On the previous day, the average alumina price decreased by RMB 4 per tonne to stand at RMB 3,328 per tonne. Today, the price has come in at RMB...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s aluminium production in February 2024 (29 calendar days) stood at 3.333 million tonnes, up by 7.81 per cent year-on-year and down by 6.43 per cent month-on-month . Despite a drop in monthly production, the daily average output stood steady at...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the operating rate of leading domestic aluminium downstream processing companies increased by 3.2 percentage points week-over-week to 60.2 per cent last week. However, annually, the operating rate fell by 2.8 percentage points. The W-o-W increase could be...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s domestic A00 aluminium ingot price has further increased by RMB 110 per tonne to close the week at RMB 19,160 per tonne as of March 8. That brings the aluminium ingot price to 1.05 per cent higher week-on-week than RMB 18,960 per tonne . On a...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s average alumina spot price has continued to decline since the beginning of March and today marks the fourth consecutive day. As per SMM data, the alumina price has experienced a drop of RMB 3 per tonne on Wednesday, March 6, to stand at RMB...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s metallurgical-grade alumina production in February 2024 (29 calendar days) amounted to 6.262 million tonnes, experiencing a 6.8 per cent fall from 6.72 million tonnes in January (31 days). But on a year-on-year basis, the output increased by 2.4 per...

On Tuesday, March 5, China's average alumina spot price declined by RMB 7 per tonne to arrive at RMB 3,335 per tonne. As per the SMM data, the prices in Bayuquan, Henan and Lianyungang have plunged by RMB 30 per tonne, RMB 15 per tonne and RMB 10 per tonne to arrive at RMB 3,260 per tonne, RMB...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, the average alumina spot price has decreased by RMB 3 per tonne to begin the month of March at RMB 3,348 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price has shed off RMB 10 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,365 per tonne on March 1, 2024. The average prices are estimated...

On Thursday, February 29, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price hiked by RMB 70 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,860 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 30 to a premium price of RMB 10 per tonne. The average price for the same is expected to orbit...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s domestic A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 20 per tonne, following an intermittent rise of RMB 110 per tonne the previous day. Thus, on Wednesday, February 28, the A00 aluminium ingot price has come in at RMB 18,790 per tonne, with...

On Tuesday, February 27, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price ascended by RMB110 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,810 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 50 per tonne to RMB 10 per tonne. The average prices are expected to stand between RMB 18,790 per...

On Monday, February 26, China’s domestic A00 aluminium ingot price shed off RMB 170 per tonne over the weekend to reach RMB 18,700 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,680 per tonne and RMB 18,720 per tonne, with a spot contract...

On Friday, February 23, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price gained RMB 140 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,870 per tonne, with the average prices between RMB 18,850 per tonne and RMB 18,890 per tonne. The spot contract price may be traded at a discount price of RMB 40 to a premium price of RMB 0 per...

Today, the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price has discarded RMB 150 per tonne to close at RMB 18,730 per tonne, with the average prices ranging between RMB 18,710 per tonne and RMB 18,750 per tonne. The Shanghai Metals Market has shown a major slump in aluminium prices today, with the highest recorded...

On Wednesday, February 21, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price gained RMB 210 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,880 per tonne, with the average prices between RMB 18,860 per tonne and RMB 18,900 per tonne. The spot contract price may be traded at a discount price of RMB 40 to a premium price of RMB 0 per...

The Shanghai Metals Market on February 20 has shown deflecting aluminium prices, with the SMM aluminium ingot price being stuck at RMB 18,670 per tonne, down RMB 150 per tonne in one day. The average prices have ranged between RMB 18,650 per tonne and RMB 18,690 per tonne. If we consider the SMM...