[SMM Flash News] EU plans to impose a 15% tariff on aluminium scrap exports, effective September 9

[SMM Aluminum Alloy Daily Review] SMM ADC12 price rose 100 yuan/mt from the previous day to 23,950 yuan/mt, with the market center moving further upward. The core driver behind the price increase remained the cost side, as aluminum scrap prices stayed high, tight supply of compliant raw materials and persistent tax invoice cost pressure kept enterprise production costs elevated. Although downstream demand was mediocre, with limited incremental orders, and downstream procurement was still mainly based on essential restocking, enterprises were more consistent in their willingness to hold prices firm amid strong cost support.

Today, SHFE aluminum futures saw a slight correction, and the transaction atmosphere in the central China market was mainly sluggish. Downstream processing enterprises' buying sentiment was low, and recently traders have been selling a large number of low-priced warrants, leading to ample market supply; suppliers were selling in a price-collapse-like manner, and their willingness to hold prices firm was weak. Ultimately, the actual transaction price range in the central China market was around a discount of 20-50 yuan/mt against the SHFE aluminum July contract, with prices showing a weakening trend.