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China’s Aluminium Smelters Continue High Production While Domestic Prices Fall

China’s Aluminium Smelters Continue High Production While Domestic Prices Fall

Data from the People’s Republic of China shows that the country’s output of aluminium is poised to continue at a high level despite the continuing decline in prices of the commodity. According to state-run metals research organization Antaike, the Middle Kingdom’s aluminium...

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China’s Aluminium Imports Drop In April While Domestic Production Surges

China’s Aluminium Imports Drop In April While Domestic Production Surges

Imports of aluminium into the People’s Republic of China were off by over one-third on the year last month according to data released by the state. Experts chalk up the drop to a rise in prices for foreign supplies along with a drop in aluminium consumption within its own borders. According to numbers released by […]

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ASI Certifies Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil’s Kunming Plant Under Chain Of Custody Standard

ASI Certifies Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil’s Kunming Plant Under Chain Of Custody Standard

Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced this week the certification of Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.’s Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil plant under its Chain of Custody Standard Certification for its aluminium re-melting, refining, and semi-fabrication activities. The plant, which achieved Performance Standard Certification in August of last year, is located in Kunming, Yunnan Province. […]

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China’s Imports Of Aluminium Fall By 4.6 Percent On The Year In March

China’s Imports Of Aluminium Fall By 4.6 Percent On The Year In March

The People’s Republic of China imported 4.6 percent less aluminium on the year according to newly released data from the country’s government, with imports dropping below 200 thousand metric tons as prices for the commodity rose. In March the Middle Kingdom brought in 197,134 metric tons of primary aluminium and unwroght alloyed aluminium last month, […]

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India Extends Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Aluminium Foil Imports

India Extends Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Aluminium Foil Imports

India’s government has recommended the extension of anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil used for food and medicine packaging for another five years due to concerns of harm to domestic manufacturers of the same. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) published a notification this week advising the public of its decision, noting that it continues […]

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