Quartet Of NE China Cities Announce Cancellation Of Alumina Projects
Only days after the announcement by one northeastern Chinese city’s announcement that it would not go forward with what was...
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Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade tensions, tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, environmental crackdowns, and all manner of price fluctuations across the entire spectrum of the aluminium value chain, the...
Chinese Smelter Ramp-Ups Increase Aluminium Production By 1.6 Percent In June
Aluminium smelter ramp-ups pushed production numbers higher last month according to data provided by the People’s Republic of China, raising...
China’s Exports of Aluminium Reach Fourth-Highest Total Ever in March
Despite fighting what may prove to be the opening skirmishes of a wider trade war, exports of aluminium from the...
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Aluminium Stakeholders Weigh In After Commerce Department’s Public Release of Section 232 Investigation Report
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross released the department’s report on steel and aluminium imports investigated during the recent Section 232 national security investigation yesterday, in which the Department recommends a mix of tariffs and quotas on aluminium products entering from abroad, including from the People’s Republic of China. The reports, which were delivered […]
Beijing Shuttered 320,000 MT/Year in Aluminium Capacity in 2016: Information Ministry
The People’s Republic of China’s aluminium sector shed 320 thousand metric tons per year of aluminium capacity in 2016 according to an announcement on the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website that was published on Wednesday. The announcement also revealed that the Middle Kingdom also shuttered almost eleven million metric tons per annum […]
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 […]
AEC Joins China Trade Task Force
North American aluminium extrusion trade group Aluminum Extruders Council has signed on with the China Trade Task Force (CTTF) and its call to the United States and other global players to take action against the runaway overcapacity of aluminium flowing out of smelters from within the People’s Republic of China. “As an off-take for its […]
Are Things Finally Looking Up For The Aluminium Market?
Base metals prices recovered sharply in the first half of September, after a seasonal slump in August, as investors and traders hope that easing trade tensions between U.S. and China might boost demand for metals in the remaining part of the year. ...
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
