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...
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Power Woes Across China Predicted To Push Short-Term Aluminium Demand
An industry analyst last week noted the continuing power shortage in the People’s Republic of China and forecast that the situation is likely to bump demand for both aluminium and copper in the coming months. According to a report released by ANZ,...
China Aluminium Production Up By 3.2 Percent In June
Production of primary aluminium in the People’s Republic of China was off by 0.9 percent on the month in June,...
British Trade Authority Recommends Import Tariffs Of Up To 29 Percent On Aluminium Extrusions From China
Imports of extruded aluminium into the United Kingdom may get significantly more expensive for suppliers in the People’s Republic of...
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Chinese Aluminium Firms Ordered To Cut Carbon Dioxide Output By 18 Percent By 2025
Last week the Chinese government tasked state-owned enterprises to cut their energy consumption per CN¥10,000 (US$1,570) by 15 percent and their carbon dioxide output by 18 percent by 2025. The move is part of a wider push to drive energy-intensive industries including aluminium and steel to reach the energy-efficiency standards Beijing set out earlier in […]
European Union Levies Tariffs Of Up To 18.2 Percent On Aluminium Foil From China
New import tariffs on aluminium foil from the People’s Republic of China are in the offing, as the European Commission found this week that Chinese producers received unfair and excessive state subsidies. The EU’s official journal noted the action, revealing that the tariffs apply to certain aluminium converter foil from China. Rates will be between […]
Despite Power Cuts, China’s Aluminium Output In November Off By Only 1.8 Percent On The Year
An explosion at an aluminium smelter in Yunnan and energy supply cuts conspired to hold China’s aluminium output in November slightly below the prior month’s total. Such was the story told by production numbers released by Beijing last week. Per production numbers, the Middle Kingdom produced 3.10 million metric tons of aluminium last month, just […]
China’s Power Cuts Reduce Country’s Total Aluminium Capacity By 7 Percent In 2021
Cutbacks on power supplies in the People’s Republic of China so far this year have translated in a cut of 7 percent of the country’s overall aluminium capacity. Such was the conclusion of a Wood Mackenzie report released yesterday. According to the report, the cuts are a result of Beijing’s restructuring of its power infrastructure […]
Beijing Releases Another 70 Thousand Metric Tons Of Primary Aluminium
The People’s Republic of China released another 70 thousand metric tons of aluminium yesterday in yet another effort at bringing down metals prices and increasing supply. Beijing’s release of metals was the fourth such release this year. Also released on Saturday was 50 thousand metric tons of zinc and 30 thousand metric tons of copper. […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
