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UK’s aluminium scrap exports grow 9% during Jan-Apr 2026, despite declines to India, Hong Kong, Germany & China
Recycled AL
The UK is one of the largest consumer hubs in the European continent, collecting several thousand tonnes of aluminium scrap each month. In 2025, the United Kingdom’s total aluminium scrap exports reached 623,584 tonnes, according to Customs data. These volumes have been on the rise since the start of this decade as collection grows and the domestic recycling capacity remains largely stagnant. Domestic manufacturing trade agency Make UK has advocated the country needs a 25 per cent annual growt ...
Indonesia’s alumina, aluminium boom could trigger a new captive coal surge, warns CREA
Alumina
Indonesia’s breakneck build-out of alumina refining and aluminium smelting capacity is raising fresh alarm, with researchers warning the expansion could set off another wave of captive coal power construction while accelerating the drawdown of the country's bauxite ore reserves. The warning comes from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), whose analysts say the pattern now unfolding in Indonesia’s aluminium value chain closely mirrors what already happened in the country's n ...

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Copper prices spiked to a record high in late January, touching nearly USD 15,000 per tonne, driven by supply shortages alongside surging demand from the green-energy transition and data centres. Aluminium, by contrast, trades at roughly a quarter of copper's price. The catch is performance: aluminium conducts electricity at only about 61 per cent of copper's efficiency, meaning aluminium conductors must be around 1.6 times larger to carry the same load. Copper is also about 3.3 times as heav ...
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Adani and Abu Dhabi's IHC sign MoU for $11.5bn aluminium complex in Odisha
Primary AL
02 Jul 2026
India's aluminium sector is poised for major expansion, as the Adani Group and Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an integrated aluminium complex in Odisha with an estimated investment of USD 11.5 billion. Both partners will hold equal 50 per cent stakes in the project, which is expected to become the largest foreign investment in India's metals sector. It will include an alumina refinery, aluminium smelter, c ...
China's prebaked anode prices snap two-month rally, fall in June on easing cost support
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02 Jul 2026
China's prebaked anode prices halted its upward trend and turned lower in June 2026. On the fundamentals, new capacity additions and maintenance shutdowns occurred in parallel, with operating rates edging down. The aluminium production remained high, supported by steady domestic demand, though export volumes dropped significantly. In July, cost support is expected to re-emerge as procurement benchmark prices rise month-on-month, prompting a rapid bottoming-out and rebound. Market Overview Ch ...
Ireland probes Russian-linked Aughinish Alumina exports after Zelenskyy calls for EU sanctions
Alumina
02 Jul 2026
Ireland has pledged to ensure that alumina produced at the Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina refinery is not used to support Russia's military, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union to sanction the facility during his visit to Dublin. Speaking at a joint press conference on Wednesday following bilateral talks with Zelenskyy, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the government's investigation into Aughinish Alumina's potential involvement in supplying materia ...
EGA reports ahead-of-schedule progress in Al Taweelah aluminium smelter restart, targets pre-incident production within a year
Primary AL
02 Jul 2026
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has confirmed it is running ahead of its internal timeline in restoring production at the Al Taweelah aluminium complex, with 89 of the site’s 1,262 reduction cells already restarted following the March 28 attack that forced an emergency shutdown of the facility. The UAE-based aluminium major, one of the world's largest ‘premium aluminium’ producers, said on 2 July 2026 that repairs to critical infrastructure at Al Taweelah, located in Khalifa Economic Zone Abu ...
Yeşilova's sustainability approach is strengthening through achievement aligned with global standards
Sustainability
02 Jul 2026
With its innovative aluminium solutions that contribute to the mobility and industrial needs of the future, Yeşilova continues to achieve internationally recognised success through its sustainability initiatives. With more than 50 years of experience, Yeşilova stands among the leading companies in the aluminium industry. By transforming aluminium — one of the key materials of a sustainable future thanks to its lightweight structure, durability, and high recyclability — into value-added soluti ...
Geopolitical risk premium continues to narrow, aluminium prices in the doldrums
Primary AL
02 Jul 2026
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 22,485 per tonne yesterday, unchanged. The price barely held at the MA5 (22,485) but remained well below the MA10 (23,155), MA30 (23,943.67), and MA60 (24,383.33). The bearish alignment of moving averages persisted, with the price finding temporary MA5 support after a short-term oversold decline. The MACD DIF stood at -497.88 and DEA at -356.29, forming a downward death cross. The negative histogram widened to -283.18 (previous day -268.49), indicating re ...
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