China To Release Up To 900 MMT Of Primary Aluminium In Coming Months: CRU
An expert on the metals market in the People’s Republic of China advised its clients that the Middle Kingdom is...
China aluminium production
European Aluminium Praises United Kingdom’s Move To Penalize Chinese Aluminium Extrusion Imports
Trade group European Aluminium lauded the government of the United Kingdom for launching an investigation into allegations that aluminium extrusions producers from the People’s Republic of China dumped their products on the British Isles. The association notes that the United Kingdom joins...
China Smelts Record High 3.35 MM Metric Tons Of Aluminium In April
A jump in aluminium supply in Inner Mongolia helped push the People’s Republic of China’s aluminium production level to a...
Chongqing Shunbo Plans 900 Thousand MTPA Aluminium Plant In Anhui Province
Chinese aluminium recycler Chongqing Shunbo Aluminum Co Ltd announced this week a plan to construct a new CN¥5.6 billion (US$868.45...
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Chalco’s First-Half Aluminium Production Falls Behind Rusal To 1.86 MMT
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) struggled in the opening half of 2020, as profits fell by 95 percent and its aluminium production fell behind its Russian rival Rusal during the year’s first six months. For the first half of 2020, Chalco smelted 1.86 million metric tons of primary aluminium, off by 30 thousand metric […]
European Aluminium Calls On European Commission To Address Subsidized Aluminium From China
Earlier this week aluminium trade group European Aluminium petitioned the European Commission to take the next step after issuing a white paper on the negative effects of subsidized imports to the continent by taking concrete actions against importers from the People’s Republic of China. In a press release issued on Wednesday, European Aluminium noted the […]
Despite December Restarts, 2019’s Aluminium Production Drop Is China’s First In A Decade
Experts say weak demand and trans-Pacific trade tensions are the culprits for the People’s Republic of China’s first net production drop in aluminium in a decade over the course of 2019. According to numbers published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday, China’s aluminium smelters combined to produce 35.04 million metric tons of aluminium […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their outlook for the next year. The main event is the LME Seminar, which […]
Differing Statements By Hongqiao Regarding Damage, Closures After Typhoon Lekima Cause Concern
The world’s premier aluminium producer left the market in a state of confusion earlier this month after the firm released seemingly contradictory statements regarding the state of its facilities in the wake of Typhoon Lekima. Within hours of the passage of the Category 4-equivalent super typhoon, the Hongqiao affiliate Weiqiao Pioneering’s official social media account […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
