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...
China aluminium production
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...
China’s July Aluminium Smelting Total Of 2.9 Million Metric Tons Equals Second-Highest On Record
Aluminium smelters in the People’s Republic of China combined to produce 2.98 million metric tons of primary aluminium, representing the...
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...
Events
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 demand for metals amid a lack of progress in the prolonged U.S.-China trade […]
China’s Daily Aluminium Production Lowest Since October
The per-day aluminium production of smelters in the People’s Republic of China fell by 3.6 percent in March, dropping to a nadir not seen since last fall. Such was the picture painted by numbers released by Reuters yesterday, which were derived from figures announced by the National Bureau of Statistics earlier in the day. Per […]
Aluminium Market Update: Improved Conditions For Smelters, But Challenges Remain
Base metals traded at LME have enjoyed their best quarterly performance in Q1 since 2009. The LMEX index rose by 9.1% for the period, while prices of all metals gained, with the exception of lead whose price remained unchanged. The best performer was nickel, soaring by over 21%. As so often, the main contributor to […]
Chalco Passes Rusal As World’s Second-Biggest Aluminium Producer
In a move that places it ahead of now-former second-place firm U.C. Rusal, the People’s Republic of China’s Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) said on Friday that it bumped up total production by 18 percent over the course of last year, making it the second-most-prolific aluminium producer on Earth. Reporting from Reuters described a […]
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to signing a trade deal. According to reports, both sides will lower or remove tariffs upon signing a trade agreement, but it is still unclear whether US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from […]
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 ...
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 ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
