Bauxite Arrivals In China Picked Up After Guinean Rainy Season Ended, But Spot Supplies Remained Scarce

At the Shipan Industrial Park in Guangyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, the construction of Sichuan Zhongjian New Material Technology Co., Ltd.'s high-end aluminum extrusion project with annual capacity of 30,000 mt has entered the final sprint stage. Plant renovation is essentially complete, core production equipment is being intensively installed and commissioned, and all pre-production preparations are progressing in an orderly manner. The project is expected to achieve smooth commissioning soon. It is understood that the project has a total investment of 400 million yuan and is equipped with more than 20 large pieces of equipment, including extrusion presses, stamping machines, and spraying equipment. Multiple intelligent aluminum extrusion production lines have been built, capable of producing home decoration, commercial fit-out, engineering, and high-end industrial aluminum extrusion products, which are widely used in NEVs, PV, home appliances, high-end doors and windows, and many other popular sectors.

On August 27, Aluminum Corporation of China announced that the company released its 2026 semi-annual report, achieving revenue of 125.413 billion yuan, up 7.74% YoY; net profit attributable to shareholders of the publicly listed firm was 11.871 billion yuan, up 67.91% YoY.

On August 27, Aluminum Corporation of China released its 2026 semi-annual report. In H1, the company's metallurgical-grade alumina production was 7.38 million mt, down 14.19% YoY, of which exports of self-produced metallurgical-grade alumina were 2.57 million mt, down 22.59% YoY; primary aluminum (including alloys) production was 4.02 million mt, up 1.26% YoY, of which exports of self-produced primary aluminum (including alloys) were 4 million mt, up 1.27% YoY.