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AL Circle Analysis: China’s 64% output, Asia’s 8.47% CAGR mark aluminium extrusion’s growth race

The global aluminium downstream market is being reshaped by three simultaneous forces: rapid extrusion growth in Asia, increasingly defensive trade policies, and rising demand from automotive, renewable energy, packaging and advanced manufacturing. China remains the dominant extrusion powerhouse, but India and Southeast Asia are building their own capacity and demand centres. At the same time, Chinese downstream exports are facing greater scrutiny in Australia and the US, while new applicatio ...

Sustainability

ASI certifies Amcor Flexibles Zutphen B.V. against Performance Standard V3.1 (Transitional – Principles 1-4)

Amcor has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) Certification with a focus on Material Stewardship for the production of deep drawing aluminium containers and die cut aluminium to lids for the food and non-food industries at their facility located in Zutphen, Netherlands. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Amcor Flexibles Zutphen B.V. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility manufactures deep-drawn aluminium containers ...

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High raw material prices provide support alongside off-season inventory buildup, secondary aluminium price range under pressure

Aluminium scrap: This week, China's aluminium scrap market prices consolidated in a narrow range alongside primary aluminium, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap widened again as aluminium scrap struggled to catch up. On August 13, SMM A00 spot aluminium prices closed at RMB 24,120 per tonne, up RMB 320 per tonne from last Thursday. In terms of price differences, on August 13, the price difference between A00 aluminium and mixed aluminium extrusion scrap free of ...

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From 1.27Mt to 1.02Mt: How China’s aluminium extrusion export equation changed in 2025

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High ocean freight rates coupled with rainy season disruptions, imported ore prices remain in high-level tug-of-war

Bauxite

15 Aug 2026

High ocean freight rates coupled with rainy season disruptions, imported ore prices remain in high-level tug-of-war

Domestic ore supply disruptions linger, mainstream prices remain stable Affected by coking coal-related events in Shanxi, mining at domestic bauxite main producing areas such as Shanxi and Henan was somewhat disrupted in the short term, and ore supply showed phased changes. Meanwhile, alumina prices remained at relatively high levels, and alumina enterprises had moderate tolerance for rising raw material prices, mainly passively accepting current ore prices in the short term. As of today, in ...

Philippine DTI proposes mandatory aluminium certification

Sustainability

14 Aug 2026

Philippine DTI proposes mandatory aluminium certification

The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed mandatory certification for selected wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy products manufactured through extrusion or cold-drawn processes. The draft department administrative order would require both local and foreign manufacturers to obtain a Philippine Standard (PS) quality and safety certification mark licence before selling or distributing covered products in the country. The proposal aims to ensure compliance with Phil ...

US aluminium revival puts Alcoa, Kaiser and Century in focus

Primary AL

14 Aug 2026

US aluminium revival puts Alcoa, Kaiser and Century in focus

The US aluminium industry is showing signs of recovery after years of declining domestic primary production, with tariff support, new investment and the restart of idled capacity creating opportunities across the value chain. Century Aluminum’s Mount Holly smelter in South Carolina has returned to full production after the company restarted more than 50,000 metric tonnes of previously idled capacity. The restart lifted total US primary aluminium output by nearly 10 per cent and brought the pl ...

Stable operating rate pattern for PV frames unlikely to change in the short term; production resumptions at aluminium plants outside china accelerate, market sentiment shifts

Downstream

14 Aug 2026

Stable operating rate pattern for PV frames unlikely to change in the short term; production resumptions at aluminium plants outside china accelerate, market sentiment shifts

PV aluminium extrusion: This week, the operating rate of surveyed PV aluminium frame enterprises remained stable. Some leading PV frame enterprises reported that their current orders were ample and sufficient to keep production running at high levels until month-end. Downstream, PV module enterprises did not change their procurement strategies because of the recent drift higher in aluminium prices and continued to purchase as needed. According to SMM, frame enterprises had no plans to adjust ...

STG buys large aluminium stockpile from Radiant World as trader seeks cash

Downstream

14 Aug 2026

STG buys large aluminium stockpile from Radiant World as trader seeks cash

STG, a trading company funded by principals of US hedge fund Squarepoint, has bought a substantial volume of aluminium from Radiant World as the commodity trader sells inventory to raise liquidity, according to two industry sources. The exact volume purchased by STG and the price agreed for the transaction were not disclosed. However, sources said STG was acquiring a significant portion of the aluminium offered by Radiant. Radiant World declined to comment on the transaction, saying it does ...

Alumina

14 Aug 2026

China’s H1’26 alumina market’s new trade equation: 749% import surge meets 118.92MTPA capacity

China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent, indicating a massive boom in demand. Y-o-Y H1 import snapshot: 2026 vs 2025 vs 2024 Comparing China’s January-to-June alumina import figures, a significant development can be noted in the H1 2026 chart ...

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