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Middle East conflict reaches Indian supermarket through Diet Coke, squeezing aluminium can supply
End User
The effects of the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict are now being felt beyond global shipping lanes, reaching supermarket shelves in India through a higher-priced Diet Coke. Supply disruptions affecting aluminium cans have prompted Coca-Cola to change its packaging strategy, illustrating how geopolitical tensions can quickly ripple through consumer goods supply chains. According to a Reuters report, commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for aluminium cans and related ...
The aluminium processing operating rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 61.1 per cent this week, the off-season effect deepened and continued
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This week, the operating rate of leading Chinese aluminium downstream processors fell to 61.1 per cent, down 0.2 percentage points W-o-W. The off-season effect deepened, putting broad-based pressure on various sectors. Aluminium plate/sheet and strip, aluminium wire and cable, and aluminium foil kept operating rates stable, providing bottom support, while primary aluminium alloy led the decline, and aluminium extrusion and secondary aluminium moved lower this week. The operating rate of prima ...

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Macro Front The US-Iran conflict continues to escalate, maintaining disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Regional geopolitical risk premiums persist and supply uncertainties linger. The US CPI monthly rate turned negative for the first time in six years, dampening market expectations of an imminent US Fed rate hike and easing marginal constraints on the nonferrous metals sector. Fundamentals In markets outside China, production resumptions and new capacity for aluminium outside ...
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Ardagh Metal Packaging raises 2026 EBITDA outlook after 14% Q2 growth
End User
25 Jul 2026
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) reported stronger second-quarter earnings, supported by improved profitability in Europe despite a slight decline in global beverage can shipments, and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance. The company posted revenue of USD 1.71 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 18 per cent from USD 1.46 billion a year earlier. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 16 per cent, reflecting higher input cost pass-through to customers and favourable v ...
Aluminium casting prices in 2026: Why tariffs, premiums and energy are squeezing foundry margins
Downstream
24 Jul 2026
For the people in the aluminium casting industry, the metal is the single largest line on the cost sheet. So, when aluminium moves, casting moves with it and in 2026, aluminium is moving in ways the industry has rarely seen. Tariffs, regional premiums and the evolving energy costs have pulled the price a US foundry pays sharply away from the price a foundry in Asia or Europe pays for the same tonne of metal.  In 2026, numbers like price, tariff, premiums and so on are deemed crucial for the a ...
SHFE aluminium rebounds on position reduction to close higher, alumina sees slight correction and maintains fluctuating trend
Primary AL
24 Jul 2026
The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2609 contract closed at RMB 23,345 per tonne today, up RMB 85 per tonne or 0.37 per cent on the day. Trading volume increased notably from the previous session, reaching 208,200 lots intraday. Volume expanded during the bottom-out rebound, indicating buying support at low levels and heightened tug-of-war between longs and shorts. Current open interest was 296,300 lots, down 5,885 lots. The simultaneous pullback in open interest and price gains formed a rally-on ...
Sonoco Q2 sales reach USD 1.9 billion as metal packaging demand improves
End User
24 Jul 2026
Sonoco Products Company reported higher second-quarter sales as gains in its industrial packaging business and improving metal packaging demand helped offset inflationary pressures and softer volumes in parts of its consumer packaging operations. The global packaging producer posted net sales of USD 1.9 billion for the quarter ended June 28, 2026. GAAP net income declined to USD 105 million, or USD 1.05 per diluted share, from USD 493 million, or USD 4.96 per diluted share, in the same perio ...
Australia's green aluminium roadmap: 9 key developments driving clean energy transition
Sustainability
24 Jul 2026
Australia’s aluminium industry is entering a defining phase of its transition. As demand for low-carbon aluminium accelerates worldwide, the country is seeking to leverage its abundant renewable energy resources, supportive policy framework and growing industrial investment to emerge as a major producer of green aluminium. According to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Q1 2026 saw renewable generation and battery storage play an increasingly prominent role in the National Electric ...
2026 Middle East aluminium outlook: 5% of global supply, USD 7 million insurance and the Hormuz effect
Primary AL
24 Jul 2026
On March 28, the US-Iran tension took a new turn as Iranian missiles struck the Khalifa Economic Zone in Abu Dhabi, damaging the alumina refinery that feeds Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah smelter, the largest aluminium production complex in the Gulf. Four hundred kilometres south-west, Aluminium Bahrain declared force majeure and shut roughly a fifth of its capacity, citing the same conflict. Neither company builds weapons, ships crude, or has any stake in the war between the United ...
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