European Commission Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation Targeting Chinese Aluminium Extruders
Late last week the European Commission announced that it has begun an official inquiry into allegations that aluminium extrusions producers...
People’s Republic of China
CNIA Denies Aluminium Dumping Allegations, Citing Better Tech And “Internal” Factors In Europe
The People’s Republic of China’s aluminium trade group denied dumping allegations by their counterparts in the European Union, responding in a statement that it is being unfairly punished for “internal” factors occurring at the complaining companies. “China’s aluminum extrusion products have not...
China Releases New Standards For Imported Aluminium Scrap
The long-awaited new standards on imported scrap aluminium and copper were published by the government of the People’s Republic of...
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...
Events
Chalco Ships First Bauxite From Boffa Mines In Guinea
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) earlier this week commenced the first shipment of its inaugural batch of bauxite ore from mines in the West African country of Guinea. According to a Chinese ship-tracking website, the first 55 thousand metric tons of bauxite from the project left port on Sunday secured in the cargo holds […]
Henan Shenhuo To Begin Ramp-Up Of 150 Thousand MTPA In Yunnan By December 31
Henan Shenhuo Group said last week that it plans to ramp up the first 150 thousand metric tons of aluminium-smelting capacity at its project in Yunnan province at the end of the month. According to a spokesperson from Henan Shenhuo Coal and Power, production would begin on New Year’s Eve, but he directed all other […]
China Imports All-Time High Of 31.1 Thousand Metric Tons Of Unwrought Aluminium Alloy In November
Import data released earlier this week showed marked increases in China’s intake of bauxite, alumina, and unwrought aluminium in recent months, mostly reversing declines in prior periods. According to Shanghai Metals Market, Chinese buyers imported 7.21 million metric tons of HS code 26060000 bauxite in November, good for a month-on-month increase of 11.38 percent. Last […]
China Issues First Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas For 2020
Beijing released the first set of imported metal scrap quotas for 2020 earlier this week, establishing a maximum of 550 thousand metric tons of imported metal scrap for use by importers starting next month. On Monday, China’s Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Bureau gave permission for 275,465 metric tons of aluminium scrap and 270,885 metric […]
Facing Tight Supplies, China’s Secondary Aluminium Producers Boosted Operating Rates In November
Despite difficulties with obtaining raw materials in some sectors, total aluminium production in the People’s Republic of China spiked last month, largely in response to increased demand from automakers. Per a survey of producers conducted by Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), operating rates for secondary aluminium producers rose to 62.57 percent last month, which was an […]
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 ...
