Sources Say China’s Ban On Imported Scrap Aluminium Likely To Gut Alloy Exports
A restriction upon imported aluminium scrap that is scheduled to go into effect next month is expected to raise production...
People’s Republic of China
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 percent on the year. Such was the story told by numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. May...
May’s Rise In Aluminium Exports From China Boosted Prices Above Multi-Year Low
Data released by the government of the People’s Republic of China yesterday showed a surge in exports last month, leading...
Vietnam Levies Antidumping Duties On Imports Of Aluminium Extrusion And Bar From China
Vietnamese officials confirmed yesterday the imposition of antidumping duties on aluminium extrusion and bar imports from the People’s Republic of...
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Increasing Imports Of Alumina By China Buyers On The Horizon As Pinch From Shanxi Shutdowns Increases
Facing mounting shortages of the aluminium precursor thanks to the shut-down of a pair of refineries in Shanxi, Chinese traders say the momentum to import alumina continues to mount. According to sources who spoke with S&P Global Platts earlier this week, alumina imports may reach levels of up between 60 thousand and 160 thousand metric […]
China Planned Aluminium Scrap Ban Concerns India’s Aluminium Smelters
Restrictions soon to fall into place on scrap aluminium imported into the People’s Republic of China has aluminium producers in India concerned that the move will result in a flood of aluminium scrap washing over their country’s shores. In a step to ultimately banning their importation entirely by next year, Beijing intends to add aluminium […]
China’s Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing Co Joins ASI
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Monday that the People’s Republic of China’s Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing Co., Ltd has joined the organization as a Production and Transformation member, bringing the Initiative’s total membership to 88. Luoyang Wanji, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wanji Holding Group Co., Ltd., was formed in 2008 and […]
Bauxite Imports To China Jump By 68.2 Percent In April
Per Customs data released earlier this week, imports of bauxite to the Middle Kingdom rose significantly last month, surpassing totals for the previous month and year by double digits. Beijing reported a total of 9.77 million metric tons of bauxite ore were shipped into the country last month, besting the prior month’s total by 24.5 […]
China’s Aluminium Demand Struggles As Trade Tensions Rise: CNIA
Domestic demand in the People’s Republic of China has suffered of late thanks to continuing blows to consumer confidence due to the ongoing trade tensions between the Middle Kingdom and the United States. Such was the message conveyed by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association late last week. On Thursday, CNIA said that even a […]
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 ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
Research and Investment Hail Changing Tides for Montenegro’s KAP
On April 25, Montenegro’s Uniprom D.O.O. (owners of Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, KAP) started construction works on a €15 million aluminium ...
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to ...
