China's imports of aluminum scrap increased by 93.05% in December compared with the same period last year.

[SMM Cast Aluminum Alloy Morning Comment: Aluminum Alloy Futures Rebound Continuously; Spot Cargo Transactions Dominated by Rigid Demand] Recently, ADC12 prices outside China continued to decline, with quotes today pulling further back to the $3,100-3,200/mt range. Meanwhile, China's ADC12 prices remained relatively firm, supported by aluminum scrap costs, driving a continuous recovery in the price spread between Chinese and overseas markets and further narrowing import losses. Currently, the import loss per mt of ADC12 is about 1,087 yuan, having pulled back to early-March levels.

Oman telah menegaskan bahwa pihaknya menentang pengenaan biaya transit terhadap kapal yang melintasi Selat Hormuz, namun tetap terbuka untuk membahas biaya terkait layanan maritim. Sementara itu, beberapa negara besar Eropa mengakui bahwa pemungutan biaya lintas di Selat Hormuz tampaknya telah menjadi prospek yang tak terhindarkan. Laporan sebelumnya mengungkapkan bahwa Oman telah mengajukan usulan untuk memungut biaya layanan dari kapal yang melintasi Selat Hormuz.