July 18 SMM aluminum alloy ADC12 price market

[SMM Aluminum Express News] PT PLN (Persero) plans to develop 1.4 GW of hybrid power plants combining mine-mouth coal-fired steam power plants (PLTU) with solar PV (PLTS) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). One unit will be a 200 MW hybrid PLTU in Kalimantan, with Commercial Operation Date (COD) targeted for 2032. Despite Presidential Regulation No. 112/2022 banning new PLTU development (Perpres 112/2022), PLN asserts compliance via Article 3 Paragraph 4, which provides exemptions for certain cases, including strategic needs like mine-mouth plants for energy security or industrial support (often interpreted for captive or hybrid setups in remote areas).

[SMM Flash] SHFE data showed that as of March 13, the total registered cast aluminum alloy warrant volume was 54,311 mt, down 1,049 mt from the previous trading day. Among them, the total registered volume in Shanghai was 4,780 mt, down 150 mt from the previous trading day; Guangdong was 19,153 mt, down 89 mt; Jiangsu was 6,567 mt, down 180 mt; Zhejiang was 18,000 mt, down 540 mt; Chongqing was 4,144 mt, with a change of 0 mt; Sichuan was 1,658 mt, down 90 mt.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) organized a cross-ministerial Focus Group Discussion (FGD) titled “Accelerating Human Resource and Institutional Readiness for the Development of the First Nuclear Power Plant” in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The forum integrates five key dimensions of readiness (technology/standards, institutional/bureaucratic, etc.) and aligns with plans for Indonesia's first PLTN to operate in 2032 (initial capacity ~500 MW, possible sites in Sumatra or Kalimantan). BRIN also projects needing ~200 new nuclear researchers to support the ecosystem, with initiatives like competency standards, training centers (Nuclear Energy Management School), and scholarships.