Los warrants de aleación de aluminio fundido de la SHFE aumentan a 20.208 tm el 24 de agosto, liderados por las ganancias en Guangdong y Jiangsu.

Preliminary IAI data showed Gulf primary aluminum production fell to 10,989 mt/day in April 2026, down 26.7% from March and nearly 40% below the pre-conflict level of around 17,800 mt/day. Disruptions to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have constrained raw material supplies and delayed aluminum exports. The Gulf accounts for around 8% of global primary aluminum production but supplies about 19% of EU, 28% of Japanese and 21% of US primary aluminum imports. Tightening supply has pushed LME aluminum to a four-year high, while US Midwest and European premiums have also strengthened.

India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has inaugurated a 50 kg/day fly ash processing pilot plant at its Research & Technology Centre in Bhubaneswar. Based on jointly patented technology developed by NALCO and CSIR-IMMT, the facility can recover alumina and iron hydroxide residue enriched with rare earth elements (REE), including scandium. NALCO also held a ground-breaking ceremony for a red mud valorisation pilot plant aimed at recovering ferro-titanium alloy, metallic iron and REEs, supporting greater resource recovery from aluminium industry residues.

Hydro Energi, subsidiaria de Norsk Hydro, ha firmado un PPA híbrido de 18 meses con la empresa sueca Varberg Energi, que cubre 10 GWh de electricidad en la zona de licitación SE3 a partir de julio de 2026. La energía provendrá de generación eólica y solar combinada con almacenamiento de energía, con el objetivo de reducir la variabilidad de las renovables y proporcionar un suministro más estable para el consumo industrial. El acuerdo también servirá como piloto para una posible implementación más amplia de soluciones híbridas similares.