Shanxi Government Hopes to Entice Aluminium Smelting Capacity with Preferred Access to Bauxite Resources
The government of one of the People’s Republic of China’s northern provinces announced earlier this week that it would be...
Xinjiang East Hope
Xinjiang East Hope Cited By Beijing For Illegal Aluminium Smelting Capacity
Spot prices for aluminium in the People’s Republic of China rallied today after news broke that 200 metric tons per annum in illegal smelting capacity under construction by Xinjiang East Hope that was ordered shut down last year by the local government...
Chinese Market Awaits Rise in Alumina Prices After Cuts Announced at Xinjiang East Hope
Despite the announcement of capacity cuts at Xinjiang East Hope’s smelter, spot alumina prices held steady on Monday at ¥2,620...
Cracks Emerge in China’s Push to Reign In Aluminium Production
Though Beijing has made strides in reforming the supply-side of its aluminium sector in recent months, indications lately emerging from...
Events
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 ...
