May’s Rise In Aluminium Exports From China Boosted Prices Above Multi-Year Low
Data released by the government of the People’s Republic of China yesterday showed a surge in exports last month, leading...
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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 losses, causing the index to drop by 6.6% in May. The reason for this fall remains the same: investors are cautious about...
China’s Aluminium Exports Break Record In January
Continued tepid domestic demand coaxed out a bumper crop of aluminium exports from the People’s Republic of China last month,...
China Ships Record 5.8 Million Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2018
Aluminium exports from the People’s Republic of China set a new record last year, besting 2017’s total by 20.9 percent...
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Aluminium: Year in Review and What to Expect in 2019
It’s been a rocky year for metal prices. The second half of the year, especially November and December, were quite a disappointment, and all five LME traded base metals are on track to post yearly drops. The main reason for this negative market sentiment is the lasting uncertainty over U.S.- China trade sanctions and the […]
Why Did the Aluminium Price Fall Below US$ 2000?
It’s not surprising when the seasonal slowdown pushes aluminium prices to fall below US$ 2000/tonne in July. But when prices sink at the end of the “mating season” in late October, analysts are rightly worried. Last October for example, the average price for the month was US$ 2130/tonne and was the highest monthly average for […]
Higher Prices Pull China’s Aluminium Production to Nine-Month Highs in April
Higher prices and the end of winter restrictions drove aluminium production in the People’s Republic of China to its highest level in nine months, reaching a country-wide total of 2.77 million metric tons of virgin aluminium in the month of April. According to numbers released yesterday by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics, production of […]
U.S. Tariffs Notwithstanding, China’s Aluminium Exports Rose By 0.2% in April
Despite the blanket tariffs on aluminium imports imposed by the Trump administration, exports of the metal from the People’s Republic of China in April were slightly above the amount shipped in March. According to numbers lately released by China’s General Administration of Customs, 451 thousand metric tons of raw aluminium and aluminium products departed Chinese […]
U.S. Commerce Department Determines Chinese Imports of Aluminium Sheet Benefited from State Subsidies
The United States government clamped down on another avenue for importation of aluminium from the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday when it rendered a preliminary determination that imports of common aluminium alloy sheet from the Middle Kingdom are reaping the reward of unfair government subsidies. Although a final determination will not be made until […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
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 ...
