China Sets Fourth-Quarter Aluminium Scrap Import Quota At 306,930 Metric Tons
Beijing issued scrap metal import quotas for the third quarter on Wednesday, with increases in allowed tonnage for aluminium, copper,...
China
Chinese Electrical Projects Drive Rise In Aluminium Wire And Cable Production In June
An increase in ultra-high voltage projects across China during the year’s opening quarter prompted an increase in domestic production of aluminium wire and cable last month. Such was the story told by a survey of manufacturers by SMM reported late last week....
Chinese Researchers Develop Aerospace Aluminium Alloy That Could Lighten C919 By 15 Percent
Chinese passenger jets may soon be 15 percent lighter thanks to a breakthrough achieved by Chinese researchers in the arena...
Henan To Cap Primary Aluminium Production, Increase Value-Added Capacity In 2020
The government of China’s top aluminium-smelting region announced plans earlier this week to limit primary aluminium production to 2.5 million...
Events
China’s Bauxite Ore Imports Rose By 33.18 Percent On The Year In May
Though down slightly from the prior month, May saw imports of bauxite ore into the People’s Republic of China spike by double digits on the year last month. Such was the story told by numbers released by Customs officials in Beijing earlier this week. Per Customs, imports of the aluminium precursor last month totaled 9.71 […]
China Releases Strict Aluminium Scrap Import Quotas For Third Quarter
The government of the People’s Republic of China issued the first round of aluminium scrap import quotas earlier this week. The quotas, which are set to go into effect on July 1, will see a drop in aluminium scrap shipped into Chinese ports of almost 85 percent. As of July 1, aluminium scrap imported into […]
Baosteel To Build Aluminium Test Project In Henan Province
China’s Henan province will be the home of an aluminium test project operated by Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd (Baosteel) later next year according to the local authorities at the planned plant’s location. The Sanmenxia City Urban and Rural Integration Demonstration Zone said in a press release that the initial phase of the project […]
Smelter Restarts Push China’s May Aluminium Production Up By 2.1 Percent
Aluminium smelter restarts and a recovery in prices helped drive up China’s output last month, pushing production up by 2.4 percent on the year. Such was the story told by numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. May saw 2.98 million metric tons of aluminium roll out of Chinese smelters, up […]
Sources Say China’s Ban On Imported Scrap Aluminium Likely To Gut Alloy Exports
A restriction upon imported aluminium scrap that is scheduled to go into effect next month is expected to raise production costs for secondary aluminium smelters in the People’s Republic of China, which experts say may close the price gap between Chinese aluminium alloy exports and their less competitive rivals abroad. As of July 1, Beijing […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
