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Aluminium lifts Maaden’s Q2 revenue 16% amid higher prices and strong regional premiums

Aluminium was Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden)'s best-performing business in Q2 2026, with revenue rising 49 per cent to USD 1.01 billion and EBITDA more than doubling to USD 411 million. This helped push the company’s total quarterly revenue up 16 per cent to USD 2.9 billion. For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Maaden posted EBITDA of USD 1 billion, up 3 per cent from a year earlier, while net profit attributable to shareholders increased to USD 600 million. The aluminium business delive ...

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China’s aluminium dross generation is estimated to rise 3.3% in 2026: How technology and policy are shaping dross management

China accounted for nearly half of the world’s aluminium dross generation, underlining the scale of its primary aluminium production, secondary aluminium recycling and downstream processing industries. In 2025, the country generated approximately 2.75 million tonnes of aluminium dross, representing 47 per cent of the global total of 5.86 million tonnes Aluminium dross is an inevitable by-product of aluminium melting, smelting, alloying, casting and recycling. When molten aluminium comes int ...

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South Korean restocking provides brief support, but Asian primary aluminium spot premiums remain weak

The overseas primary aluminium spot market remained subdued this week. Although limited restocking briefly improved trading activity in South Korea at the beginning of the week, the recovery was not sustained, and transactions weakened again from midweek. Elsewhere in Asia, the traditional downstream off-season continued to restrict purchasing activity. Thailand recorded few inquiries and particularly weak trading, while Japan’s spot MJP moved lower as sellers faced increasing difficulty secu ...

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MCX aluminium price outlook: Supply risks could push August futures towards ₹356/kg

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11 Aug 2026

MCX aluminium price outlook: Supply risks could push August futures towards ₹356/kg

MCX aluminium prices are entering the second half of August with supply-side risks once again becoming a key market driver. ICICI Direct expects the August aluminium futures contract to find support near INR 344 per kg and move towards INR 356 per kg. Aluminium has been through a sharp correction-and-recovery cycle in 2026. After touching around INR 393 per kg on MCX in early June, prices fell towards INR 330 per kg before recovering. MCX aluminium finds support as global supply remains vuln ...

NALCO submits FY2025-26 sustainability report covering mines, refinery and smelter

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11 Aug 2026

NALCO submits FY2025-26 sustainability report covering mines, refinery and smelter

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has submitted its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) for FY2025-26 to the stock exchanges. The document forms part of the company's Annual Report for the financial year. The filing was made in accordance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd. independently verified NALCO's sustainability disclosures. This was carried out between June 30 and July 20, 2026. ...

Liquidity tightening suppresses risk appetite, destocking supports aluminium prices to hold up well

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11 Aug 2026

Liquidity tightening suppresses risk appetite, destocking supports aluminium prices to hold up well

Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,190 per tonne, up 0.64 per cent, hitting a new recent high. The price stood well above all key moving averages (MA5=23,998, MA10=23,815, MA30=23,312, MA60=23,720), with the MA system in a bullish alignment, confirming a clear medium-term uptrend. The MACD indicator showed DIF at 184.13 and DEA at 75.84, maintaining a golden cross above the zero axis, with the histogram bar expanding to 216.59, indicating growing bullish momentum. Trading volume contrac ...

LME aluminium offer price rises around 1.5% to $3,327.5/t as opening stocks fall to 256,400t

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11 Aug 2026

LME aluminium offer price rises around 1.5% to $3,327.5/t as opening stocks fall to 256,400t

LME aluminium prices strengthened on August 10 compared with August 7, with both cash and three-month prices moving higher. The rise came alongside a decline in exchange stocks, while cancelled warrants also fell. The LME aluminium cash bid price increased to USD 3,327 per tonne on August 10 from USD 3,279 per tonne on August 7, marking a rise of USD 48 per tonne, or 1.46 per cent. The cash offer price also rose to USD 3,327.5 per tonne from USD 3,279.5 per tonne, up 1.46 per cent. The three ...

Hindalco’s ₹74 billion upstream aluminium EBITDA backs firm price outlook as Novelis' Oswego recovery continues

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11 Aug 2026

Hindalco’s ₹74 billion upstream aluminium EBITDA backs firm price outlook as Novelis' Oswego recovery continues

Hindalco Industries expects aluminium prices to remain firm at around USD 3,200–3,400 per tonne during the rest of 2026, supported by supply disruptions in the Middle East that continue to keep the global market tight. Managing Director Satish Pai said the company expects its upstream aluminium EBITDA per tonne to remain close to USD 2,000 for the remainder of the year. He added that downstream aluminium volumes are expected to improve over the coming quarters as recently commissioned rolling ...

Alumina

11 Aug 2026

WEEKLY: China alumina slips to RMB 2,600-2,720 per tonne on ample supply; port bauxite stocks hover near record highs

Last week, domestic spot alumina prices moved steadily with a weak bias, and market trading sentiment was muted. As of July 31, the weighted national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent stood at RMB 2,731/tonne, dropped RMB 13 per tonne from a week earlier, according to Mysteel's price assessment. On the supply side, domestic alumina operating capacity stands at approximately 97.7 million tonnes per year. No widespread news of concentrated produ ...

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