Chinese Smelters Again Under the Gun as Beijing Launches Second Round of Environmental Inspections
A second round of environmental inspections put China’s aluminium capacity in the state’s crosshairs yet again, resurrecting fears that punitive...
China Hongqiao environmental violations
Better Times Ahead For the Aluminium Industry
Even if it was obvious that aluminium prices will rise in the second half of the year, there were no signs that this would occur in August. The month started with aluminium on the backfoot, as prices shortly dipped below US$ 1890/t,...
Environmental Regulators Order China Hongqiao to Close Over Half its Aluminium Capacity: SCMP
China Hongqiao found itself on the wrong side of the government of the People’s Republic of China this weekend due...
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 ...
