[SMM Aluminum Flash News] MMP Industries Q4 Profit Jumps 64% on Strong Industrial Demand

[SMM Aluminum Express News] ABx Group hosted the Australian Aluminium Council at its ALCORE Technology Centre in Tasmania to showcase progress on its fluorine recovery technology. ALCORE’s process recovers hydrogen fluoride from aluminum smelter byproducts and converts it into products such as hydrogen fluoride and aluminum fluoride. The continuous pilot plant under construction will support commercial reactor design selection and produce saleable hydrogen fluoride samples for customer evaluation. Discussions also highlighted the potential to develop domestic aluminum fluoride supply and a broader fluorine chemicals industry in Australia.

Walk the bauxite-alumina-aluminum value chain across Central Asia's five republics and the picture resolves quickly: one country runs the whole chain, one runs a piece of it, and three play no meaningful role at all. That picture, however, may be on the verge of a significant shift.

[Bullish and Bearish Factors Intertwined — Aluminum Prices Maintain LME Outperforms SHFE with Volatile Trend in the Short Term] On the fundamentals side, the supply gap outside China and low inventory continued to provide bottom support, but elevated inventory levels in China remained the core factor suppressing significant price rallies. In addition, weak trading performance in the spot market further limited the upside room for aluminum prices. Aluminum prices are expected to continue the pattern of LME outperforming SHFE and fluctuate at highs in the short term.