Can NALCO and GAC rescue a faltering alumina market?

As the 2026 primary aluminium production navigates through a rocky course, the global alumina production map is being redrawn by the respective geopolitical factors. The data accumulated by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) depicted drastic drops in the cumulative alumina production volume across the world in April 2026, exhibiting a turbulent market environment.

Global alumina production in April 2026 stood at 11.92 million tonnes, which recorded a month-on-month decline of 5.74 per cent from 12.65 million tonnes produced in March 2025. Looking at the figure closely, a year-on-year drop of 2.59 per cent from the production volume of 12.24 million tonnes can