Industry News
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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 -
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 -
Copper prices soar, ‘aluminum replaces copper’: breaking through and sticking to the situation in the household air conditioning industry
Recently, on 22nd December 2025, copper prices broke historical records again, causing a stir in the household air conditioning industry, and the topic of “aluminum replacing copper” quickly heated up. The China Household Electrical Appliances Association has timely issued a five poin...Read more -
Global primary aluminum production reached 6.086 million tons in November 2025.
The global primary aluminum market saw a modest uptick in production during November 2025, with output reaching 6.086 million metric tons, according to the latest release from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The figures reflect a delicate balance between supply-side constraints, ener...Read more -
Rise by 2.2 points! The aluminum smelting prosperity index rose to 56.9 in November, with new energy demand becoming a key support
The latest results of the monthly prosperity index monitoring model for China’s aluminum smelting industry show that in November 2025, the domestic aluminum smelting industry prosperity index recorded 56.9, an increase of 2.2% points from October, and remained in the “normal” op...Read more -
Summary of China’s aluminum industry chain import and export data in November
China’s aluminum industry presented a complex trade picture in November 2025, characterized by robust raw material imports but persistent challenges for finished product exports, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs. These trends highlight evolving dynamic...Read more -
China’s Aluminum Exports See Modest November Volume Amid Shifting Trade Patterns
China’s customs data for November 2025 reveals key insights into the non-ferrous metals trade. The country exported 570,000 metric tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products last month. The cumulative export volume for the first eleven months of the year reached 5.589 million metric t...Read more -
Add 1 billion yuan! Shenhuo Co., Ltd. increases its wholly-owned subsidiary and plans to expand its aluminum processing business
On December 1, 2025, Shenhuo Corporation (stock code: 000933) issued a heavyweight announcement, announcing that the company will increase its capital by 1 billion yuan in cash to its wholly-owned subsidiary Shenhuo New Materials. This move aims to further strengthen the subsidiary’s financ...Read more