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Hidden shortage! LME aluminum stocks are only 583,000 tons, with 58% belonging to Rusal. Are Western buyers left with no aluminum to use?

On March 10, 2026, news emerged that aluminum inventories at the London Metal Exchange (LME) have continued to deplete rapidly. Specifically, since January this year, aluminum inventories at the LME warehouse in Port Klang, Malaysia, have been steadily released at a rate of 2,000 tons per day, be... Read More

China’s Aluminum Output Hits All-Time High in 2025, Surpassing 45-Million-Ton Policy Cap

China’s primary aluminum production reached a historic high of 45.02 million metric tons in 2025, exceeding the long standing national capacity ceiling of 45 million metric tons, according to official industrial statistics. The full-year volume represented a 2.4% year-on-year increase, supported ... Read More

Aluminum prices soar to historical highs! Rio Tinto plans to restart its electrolytic aluminum production capacity after a 6-year halt

On March 4, 2026, according to foreign media reports, global mining giant Rio Tinto is seriously considering restarting its idle electrolytic aluminum production capacity at its Te Wai Point aluminum smelter near Bluff, New Zealand – the No. 4 electrolytic series. The core benefit of this r... Read More

Global Primary Aluminum Output Reaches 6.317 Million Tonnes in January 2026: IAI

Latest statistics from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) show that global primary aluminum production stood at 6.317 million tonnes in January 2026, maintaining a steady growth trend. The figure represents a year-on-year increase from 6.239 million tonnes in January 2025 and a slight ri... Read More

Global Primary Aluminum Supply Deficit Hits 1.53 Million Tonnes in Jan-Nov 2025: WBMS Data

Latest statistics from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) reveal a significant supply demand imbalance in the global primary aluminum market during the first 11 months of 2025, with a cumulative deficit of 1.5276 million tonnes. This structural gap underscores the industry’s tightening f... Read More

Rio Tinto’s performance is set to boom in 2025! Bauxite production hits a record, and the Simandou project achieves its first milestone of shipment

On January 21, 2026, according to foreign news, global mining giant Rio Tinto disclosed its core business progress in 2025, achieving significant breakthroughs in key product areas such as bauxite, aluminum, and lithium. Its operational performance underwent a “step change,” and the m... Read More

From Underrated to Indispensable: How Aluminum Machining is Transforming Semiconductor Cleaning Line Efficiency

The semiconductor industry’s relentless pursuit of smaller, faster, and more powerful chips has pushed manufacturing processes to unprecedented levels of precision, and nowhere is this pressure more acute than in semiconductor cleaning lines. These critical systems are responsible for removing co... Read More

Aluminum’s Quantum Leap: Redefining Semiconductor Cleaning Line Performance with Precision Machined Alloys

In the hyper-competitive landscape of semiconductor manufacturing, where 3nm and beyond processes dominate and wafer yield margins are measured in millions of dollars, the quest for materials that balance ultra-high precision, contamination control, and operational efficiency has never been more ... Read More

Global Primary Aluminum Output Maintains Stability in December 2025

Data released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) indicates steady global primary aluminum production to close out 2025. December’s total output reached 6.296 million tonnes, reflecting a modest year-on-year increase of 0.5%. A more indicative measure of underlying production str... Read More

Bank of America: Optimistic about metal investment opportunities in the “Year of the Red Horse”, with aluminum stocks as the top choice

Recently, Bank of America Securities released a research report, providing an in-depth analysis of China’s base metal market in 2026, which it dubbed the “Year of the Red Horse”. The report also offered clear investment strategy recommendations, garnering widespread attention fr... Read More

China’s Alumina Market: Persistent Supply Surplus Amid Production Adjustments in December 2025 and January 2026 Outlook

China’s alumina industry maintained a supply surplus in December 2025, with production seeing marginal month-on-month decline due to seasonal maintenance and operational adjustments. As the sector enters 2026, limited production cuts are expected amid ongoing cost pressures, though the mark... Read More

Strength amidst weak supply and demand! Aluminum scrap fluctuates at a high level, with ADC12 hitting a new high of over two years at over 22,000

As of the week ending December 31, 2025 the domestic scrap aluminum market continued to fluctuate at a high level, with regional price adjustments showing a significant differentiation pattern. During the New Year’s Day holiday, it even fell into a stalemate of “having a price but no ... Read More
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