U.S. Commerce Department Launches Dumping Probe Over Chinese Aluminium Foil
The United States Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it has begun a new pair of investigations of aluminium...
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China Weighing Aluminium Production Cuts in Wake of Trade Summit with Trump: Industry Sources
According to domestic industry sources, the government of the People’s Republic of China is pondering a clampdown on major polluters in its aluminium industry. The talk of environmental crackdowns in the aluminium industry arose after China’s premier Xi Jinping and United States’...
USITC Votes Unanimously to Keep Chinese Extruded Aluminum Antidumping Measures In Place
A day after the Aluminum Association filed its groundbreaking suit against the People’s Republic of China alleging unfair trading practices,...
Aluminum Association Files First-Ever Unfair Trade Case with US Government
The Aluminum Association has taken a groundbreaking step against the People’s Republic of China’s aluminium trade practices today when it...
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Beijing Scales Back Aluminium, Steel Production in Battle Against Winter Smog
According to a report from China’s central government, production of steel and aluminium by producers in over two dozen cities will drop significantly over the winter months. The move is seen as another salvo in the ongoing battle against smog. The document, which is a joint statement from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Finance […]
China’s Economic Indicators Show Government Bringing Aluminium Overcapacity Under Control
Economic indicators from the People’s Republic of China show that the government is steadily working towards reining in the problematic overcapacity its domestic smelters has built up over the past few years. The latest economic plans from Beijing indicate a shift from continuing to add to capacity in the non-ferrous field to concentrating on minor […]
China Xingfa Resumes Trading After Announcing Privatization Plans
Shares of China Xingfa Aluminium resumed trading on Friday after remaining idle for over a week on the announcement that the state-owned enterprise would soon be de-listing from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Representatives from the firm filed an announcement on Thursday indicating that the aluminium smelter is planning to privatize. Its majority shareholder, the […]
World Leaders Have Harsh Words for China’s Overcapacity at G20 Summit
The 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit concluded yesterday, and the continually problematic overcapacity in China’s metals industry attracted the attention of the assembled world leaders. Along with the global focus on steel, the continuing glut in China’s aluminium production came into the crosshairs as well. The relevant portion of the official communique, published late last night […]
China to Increase Aluminium Consumption by One Fifth over Next Three Years: CNIA
An aluminium industry group in the People’s Republic of China said that the country plans to increase domestic aluminium demand by eighteen percent over the next three years. Increases are expected to come from the use of high-end products in construction and transportation. The China Nonferrous Industry Association said on Tuesday that the Middle Kingdom […]
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 ...
