Germany's aluminium flat-rolled product (FRP) exports to Poland fell 16.3 per cent year on year in January–July 2026, reaching 86,723 tonnes, compared with 103,658 tonnes in the same period of 2025.   The volume was also 2.8 per cent lower than the 89,181 tonnes recorded in January–July 2024. Howeve

Crude steel production among the 70 countries and regions checked by the World Steel Association (WSA) totaled 1.368 billion tonnes during January-September this year, slipping by 0.7% from the corresponding period last year, according to the association's latest release.

Domestic spot alumina prices edged down slightly last week amid flat trading activity. Recent alumina price movements were mainly attributed to earlier concentrated restocking by downstream buyers, which has led to accumulating inventories at rail stations and smelters. Coupled with supply-side main