Tag: aluminium supply

Global primary aluminium production inches down y-o-y in 8MCY’26

Sep 22, 2026

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by

Aftab Khan

in Aluminium, Non Ferrous

Decrease in GCC, African production offsets growth in China, Europe LME prices surge by 30% y-o-y as inventories decline throughout year Global primary aluminium production stood at 48.60 million tonnes (mnt) in January-August (8MCY’26), down 0.9% y-o-y from 49.03 mnt last year, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data. Production trends remained mixed across…