China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent,...
On July 23, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) conducted an on-site visit to TRAN HONG QUAN METALLURGY Co., Ltd. (THQ) in Vietnam. The delegation included: Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminium Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for...
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<p>Lam Dong Aluminium-Bauxite Complex project is hoping to churn out earnings up to VND1.2 trillion (US$52.6 million) per year after three consecutive years of losses. The Complex has already started seeing their earnings. </p> <p>It was forecasted that the project would incur losses for the...
<p>The Viet Nam Competition Authority (VCA) made an announcement on Tuesday, 4th July, that the Australia Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) completed an investigation on alleged dumping of aluminium extrusions. ADC will not impose countervailing duty on aluminium extrusions imported from Viet...
<p>Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, through its Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC), issued a document to terminate part of an investigation on alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions imported from VietNam and Malaysia.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
<p>China’s import of alumina totalled 420,834 tonnes in March 2017, up 17 per cent from the same period in last year. January-March (quarter one) imports were up at 921,123 tonnes, revealed data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
<p>According to a Vietnamese media report (VN Express International) a massive aluminium stockpile, believed to have arrived in Vietnam as a way of evading trade restrictions by a Chinese billionaire, would be inspected by ministry officials.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
<p>Vietnam, the emerging alumina producing hub on the shores of the South China Sea, has increased its offshore alumina sales over the last three years. As suggested by the available international trade data, alumina export from the country has more than doubled since 2015. The increase has been...
<p>Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) issued an investigation notice last week regarding implementation of dumping and the countervailing duty on aluminium extrusions exported from Vietnam and Malaysia. The notice also included the...
<p>The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industry Group (VINACOMIN) operated Tân Rai bauxite mine has every quality that it takes a company to stage an emphatic comeback even after posting a mammoth loss, thinks VINACOMIN deputy director Nguyen Van Biên. While explaining the reason...
<p>According to an anonymous media source from Vietnam, Lam Dong Aluminium-Bauxite Complex that has recently published its results has incurred a loss of nearly VND3.7trn ($62m) after three years of operation.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
<p>South Korea is today one of the key aluminium markets in Asia with consumption of 21,5 kg per capita compared to 15+kg per capita for developed countries, mostly driven by growing end user demand in the automotive, construction and electronics and communication sector. Studies...
<p>Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a subsidiary of Showa Denko Tokyo, will establish its second can production facility in Vietnam in order to expand its business in the country. This new facility would be located in Quang Nam Province of Vietnam.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
<p>The Vietnamese aluminium market is expanding piggybacking the growth of major end user industries such as packaging. Latest studies reveal Asia will be the biggest consumer market of the light metal in 2017 and South-east Asian countries will drive the growth. The aluminium can market in...
<p>Aluminium recycling has improved the quality of lives for hundreds of villagers in Vietnam's Nam Truc District in Northern Province of Nam Ðinh. Ever since the residents here started using recycled aluminium for making handicraft items their livelihood has changed- changed for the better....
<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) headquartered in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, will start to produce aluminium sleek cans for beverages in Vietnam from this December.<br /><br />Sleek cans have smaller diameters and taller heights than...
<p>Giant stockpile of aluminium, which until a few months back was lying almost hidden under plastic wraps in a remote Mexican desert, has been shipped to a port in southern Vietnam, report sources aware of the matter. According to shipping records, the stockpile is estimated to weigh around...
<p>Electricity demand in Vietnam is on the rise. Market watchers say the demand will increase at more than 10 per cent per annum rate in the near future. The rapidly increasing population and economic growth is being viewed as the major driver for growth. Southern Vietnam is passing through a...
<p>The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission has officially launched an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions by Malaysian and Vietnamese exporters.<br /><br />Australian aluminium extrusion manufacturer...
<p>According to reports obtained by Aluminium Insider, a significant flow of fake semis has been emanating over the past several weeks from Mexico to Vietnam. The re-melted aluminium billet is likely to re-enter the Asian market now that the United States market is closed to Chinese aluminium as a...
