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Germany aluminium extrusion market outlook H2 2026 after imports fall 3.5% as exports rise 1%, & billet premiums double

Germany’s aluminium extrusion trade enters the second half of 2026 on firmer footing than a year ago, even as Europe's extrusion industry works through plant closures, elevated billet premiums and a shift toward low-carbon, value-added output. Quarterly trade data through Q2 2026, along with AL Circle’s recently updated “The World of Aluminium Extrusions - Industry Forecast to 2035” and other reports on Germany’s aluminium extrusion market sizing, point to a market that is stabilising in volu ...

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RUSAL train derailment in Guinea halts Friguia alumina exports

Alumina exports from RUSAL’s Friguia refinery in Guinea have been halted after a train carrying the material derailed over the weekend, disrupting rail access to the plant and forcing production to slow, three sources told Reuters. The train, operated by Russian aluminium producer RUSAL RUAL.MM, derailed near Kagbelen in the Dubreka prefecture on Saturday evening. Four people were injured in the accident, and rail traffic was subsequently suspended, two company officials said. The disruption ...

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Sudarshan Chemical deepens aluminium dyes footprint with $8.7m Swiss plant deal

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire a manufacturing plant for aluminium dyes and chemicals in Muttenz, Switzerland, for CHF 7 million (USD 8.7 million) and inventory. The acquisition is expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint and position in the global aluminium dyes market. Sudarshan Switzerland SLO AG, formerly Heubach Colorants Switzerland AG, is Sudarshan’s step-down wholly-owned subsidiary that acquired the facility. It has entered into ...

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ASI certifies Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1

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25 Aug 2026

ASI certifies Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Chongqing Jiantao Aluminium Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces recycled aluminium alloys and aluminium castings for the automotive, motorcycle, general machinery and household appliance sectors, using processes including aluminium scrap melting, refining, filtration and degassing, with a total annual production capacity of approximately 280,000 tonnes. The ASI Certific ...

Under the dual pressure of North American capacity recovery and a widening SHFE/LME price ratio, July aluminium plate/sheet and strip exports peaked and pulled back

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25 Aug 2026

Under the dual pressure of North American capacity recovery and a widening SHFE/LME price ratio, July aluminium plate/sheet and strip exports peaked and pulled back

According to customs data, China's exports of aluminium plate/sheet and strip (including aluminium plates, sheets, strips, and aluminium-plastic composite panels) reached 321,900 tonnes in July 2026. On a M-o-M basis, July exports fell 9.1 per cent from June's 354,000 tonnes, a decrease of about 32,100 tonnes, ending three consecutive months of growth. Exports rose 24 per cent YoY in July, and cumulative exports for January-July 2026 totalled 2.1113 million tonnes, up 19.5 per cent YoY. By pr ...

Ambani’s Reliance eyes aluminium as Adani bets $11.5b on Odisha project

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25 Aug 2026

Ambani’s Reliance eyes aluminium as Adani bets $11.5b on Odisha project

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is evaluating an entry into India’s aluminium industry, potentially placing Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate in competition with Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises as both groups expand into metals, bauxite and natural resources. The proposal remains at an exploratory stage, associated with Reliance’s plans for coal gasification, with the company considering metals production as a way to improve the commercial viability of the business. Reliance ...

Maxion and Novelis present innovative aluminium battery housing solution for electric commercial vehicles

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25 Aug 2026

Maxion and Novelis present innovative aluminium battery housing solution for electric commercial vehicles

Maxion Structural Components, a key producer in the production of automotive structural components in the Americas, and Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, jointly announce the development of an innovative battery housing solution for electric commercial vehicles. Developed from stamped rolled aluminium, using a new alloy specially created to meet this demand, the product—targeted at large vehicles such as buses and trucks—combines lightness, safety, and energy effic ...

LME aluminium cash bid falls 0.36% as live warrants decline to 243,450t

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25 Aug 2026

LME aluminium cash bid falls 0.36% as live warrants decline to 243,450t

LME aluminium prices declined on August 24, while opening stocks remained unchanged. The LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3,215 per tonne on August 24, down from USD 3,226.5 per tonne on August 21, marking a decline of USD 11.5 per tonne. The cash offer price followed a similar trend. It fell to USD 3,215.5 per tonne from USD 3,227 per tonne, down 0.36 per cent. Both are down by 0.36 per cent. The LME aluminium 3-month bid price declined to USD 3,233 per tonne on August 24 from USD ...

Continued destocking of aluminium ingot inventory underpins, China's weak demand suppresses the rise of aluminium prices

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25 Aug 2026

Continued destocking of aluminium ingot inventory underpins, China's weak demand suppresses the rise of aluminium prices

The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 23,815 per tonne, up RMB 30 from yesterday's settlement price, an increase of 0.13 per cent. It opened at RMB 23,790 per tonne during the session, fluctuating in a range of RMB 23,780-23,940 per tonne. Prices traded above MA5 (23,712.00) and MA60 (23,624.75), and above the MA10 (23,881.00) and MA30 (23,633.50) moving averages. The medium and long-term moving averages showed a bearish arrangement, continuing to press down, forming a re ...

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