China Alumina and Aluminium Production Up In April
Recent figures from the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) show a slight rebound in China’s aluminium market. The country posted production...
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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...
China Aluminium Demand Growing, Rio Tinto Upbeat
According to research from consulting research center Antaike, Chinese aluminium demand has grown between 150,000 and 200,000 tonnes in the...
ShFE Aluminium Stocks Decline and CRU Predicts 4 Million Tonne Surplus In 2020
Data shows that aluminium stocks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) have fallen for the first time in 2020, going...
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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 […]
Shanghai Aluminium Futures Break CNY14,000/Tonne Barrier For First Time Since Halloween
Spurred on by a drop in inventories and an expected surge in demand, aluminium futures rose at the Shanghai Futures Exchange to their highest level since the end of October on Monday. With data showing that aluminium inventories in Shanghai’s warehouses fell to a nadir of 665,067 metric tons, which was the lowest point since […]
Weak Aluminium Prices Fail To Hinder Record Production By Chinese Smelters In December
Though aluminium prices remained weak, Chinese smelters increased production last month, helping to propel the year’s output into record territory as well as setting a record in its own right. Such was the story told by official numbers released by the government earlier today. Data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics indicated that the […]
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 thanks in part to demand for Chinese aluminium bolstered by oppressive sanctions levied on Russia’s U.C. Rusal by the United States government. According to data released yesterday by China’s General Administration of Customs, Chinese smelters […]
China’s Aluminium Production Rose By 12 Percent In July As Closed Capacity Reopens
Aluminium output by smelters in the People’s Republic of China was at near-record highs again last month according to numbers just released by National Bureau of Statistics, as smelters reopened a significant portion of the capacity that was closed at this time last year. Per the released numbers, China’s total output in July rose 12 […]
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 ...
