Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) during October 1-10 rose by 3.1% or 58,000 tonnes/day from the last ten days of September to average 1.94 million t/d, according to the latest release from the association on October 15.

Russian-origin aluminium accounted for 99.98 per cent of available aluminium stocks in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses at the end of September, up from 95 per cent in August, as Indian metal stocks dwindled to just 50 tonnes. The figures, released by the exchange on Wednesday, highlight the l

Supported by strong gains in raw material prices within the settlement cycle, the prebaked anode prices have increased consecutively, breaking above the Yuan 6,000/tonne threshold for the first time in 44 months. In October 2026, a major Shandong-based aluminum smelter raised its benchmark purchase