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China launches consultation for the registration of aluminium smelters in the carbon compliance market
The Chinese government has opened consultations for accounting, reporting and emission verification guidelines for aluminium smelters, paving the way for another industry to be enrolled in the national compliance carbon trading system. China has the largest ETS in the...
India imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese cast aluminium alloy wheels
The Indian Ministry of Finance has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cast aluminium alloy wheels or Alloy Road Wheels (ARW) from China. The definitive anti-dumping duty, which will remain in force for five years, varies between USD 0.23 per kg and...
Aluminium: Yunnan smelters resume operations with the aim of increasing capacity by 500,000 tonnes
Aluminium smelters in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan are restarting their factories thanks to the increased availability of electricity. This development is expected to lead to the restoration of about 500,000 tonnes of annual production. In November,...
Copper: supply crunch shakes metal prices
As already anticipated in previous articles the trigger for the price break-out is the news that Chinese copper smelters have decided to limit production in response to a much tighter than expected commodity market. Processing fees, the fees smelters receive for...