Frais de transformation des billettes d'aluminium à Foshan en légère baisse au 30 septembre

Canyon Resources’ plans to bring its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon into production, have been thrown into fresh uncertainty after AFG Bank Cameroon suspended further drawdowns from the project’s syndicated financing facility. The bank suspended access to the remaining funds on August 24, 2026, pending a review of the project’s development schedule, financial model and underlying economic assumptions. The move comes as Canyon acknowledges that it will not meet its Phase 1 development timetable and has removed its previous first-shipment target without setting a new date. For a project that had been targeting its first bauxite shipment in the fourth quarter of 2026, the change is significant. Canyon has also moved to reduce non-essential spending while it works through the funding review.

Leading Indian aluminium producer Vedanta has renewed its push to revive bauxite mining at Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills, about 13 years after the proposed project was shelved. With Niyamgiri hosting around 80 million tonnes of bauxite reserves, the renewed proposal brings the resource potential of the Kalahandi-Rayagada belt back into focus. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal discussed reopening the Niyamgiri bauxite mining project with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneswar on September 26. Agarwal mentioned that the discussion addressed employment opportunities for involved tribal communities. The state government also indicated that steps would be taken towards the necessary permissions.

Selon les statistiques de SMM, au 30 septembre, les stocks de billettes d'aluminium dans les principales zones de consommation en Chine s'élevaient à 149 500 tonnes, soit une hausse de 500 tonnes par rapport à jeudi dernier et une baisse de 5 000 tonnes par rapport à ce lundi, les stocks se consolidant à des niveaux élevés et restant globalement stables.