Century Aluminum Restarts Second Potline in Iceland, Boosting Output Ahead of Schedule

[SMM Aluminum News Flash]Zhongfu Industrial announced on April 21 that, to further expand the company's diversified and low-carbon aluminum industry layout, broaden market reach, and strengthen overall market competitiveness, its wholly-owned third-tier subsidiary Qingchuan Zhongfu Secondary Aluminum Alloy Co., Ltd. planned to invest in a secondary aluminum alloy project with an annual capacity of 250,000 mt. The total investment of the project was reportedly 363.1 million yuan. The project was designed to produce 250,000 mt of secondary aluminum annually, including 130,000 mt of 3104 alloy secondary aluminum liquid (ingot) and 120,000 mt of aluminum and aluminum alloy round casting ingots. The construction mainly comprised a scrap pretreatment workshop and a melting and casting workshop.

According to reports, on April 24, Deng Chenghao, Chairman of Deepal, stated at the 2026 Beijing International Auto Show that the company's full-year sales target is 480,000 units, including 340,000 units in China and 140,000 units outside China. The growth rate ex-China will increase significantly YoY, but he predicted that the domestic auto market may experience a slight decline this year. Deepal must accept this reality and, while maintaining quality service, seek more opportunities in globalization.

[SMM News] The China petroleum coke market continued to diverge today, with low-sulphur petroleum coke prices remaining firm while mid and high-sulphur petroleum coke prices were under pressure. SMM data showed that the spot price index for 1# petroleum coke in north-east China was 4,863.19 yuan/mt, and the spot price index for 3# petroleum coke in north-west China was 4,174.16 yuan/mt, both remaining stable compared to last Friday. The spot price index for 2# petroleum coke in Shandong was recorded at 4,254.65 yuan/mt, down 1.71% from last Friday; the spot price index for 3# petroleum coke in Shandong was recorded at 3,697.31 yuan/mt, down 1.63% from last Friday; and the spot price index for 4# petroleum coke in Shandong was recorded at 1,934.88 yuan/mt, down 4.44% from last Friday.