【SMM Aluminium Flash News】The first furnace in the smelting and casting workshop of the Guizhou Zhiyuan Metal Recycled Aluminum Project was successfully ignited

Jusheng Light Alloy specializes in the production of high-performance aluminum alloy plates, strips, and foils, along with the processing of related products, and has achieved an output value of 470 million yuan. Since establishing a cooperative relationship with North China Aluminum, it has successfully brought in a professional management team of over 20 people. This team is helping the company expand its product portfolio into emerging fields such as NEV aluminum foil, with a target of exceeding 1 billion yuan in output value within the year.

As of May this year, Southwest Aluminum's product production was up 10.1% YoY, setting a new record for the same period, and the production-sales ratio remained at 100%. Specifically, the Rolling Plant improved its rolling production process, with production up 3.4% YoY; the Plate & Strip Company, focusing on full detailed order production scheduling, saw production up 8.4% YoY, while its hot continuous rolling line production was up 5.1% YoY, hitting a new high. In addition, the production of automotive sheets and ship plates surged 72% and 174.1% YoY, respectively.

ChinaIOL monitoring data shows that in May 2026, China's household air conditioner production was 18.74 million units, down 10.0% YoY; sales were 19.58 million units, down 11.1% YoY; of which exports were 7.58 million units, down 4.2% YoY; and domestic sales were 12.00 million units, down 15.0% YoY. Production and sales continued to decline. Affected by the domestic end-use market climate, the YoY decline in domestic sales widened significantly. Under inventory pressure, production was proactively reduced to start destocking.