On the morning of June 30, the 20,000 mt aluminum foil capacity expansion project of Luoyang Wanji Aluminum Processing Co., Ltd. reached a key construction period. The No. 5 and No. 6 aluminum foil rolling mills successfully completed strip threading and trial runs, with all equipment operating parameters stable and commissioning results meeting standards, marking the project’s official entry into the trial production stage. The project involves a total investment of about 200 million yuan and is equipped with two 2,000 mm four-high aluminum foil rolling mills, two 2,000 mm vertical slitting machines, one intelligent digital roll grinder, ten aluminum foil annealing furnaces, and a complete full-oil recovery system, among other intelligent supporting equipment. The overall software and hardware configuration fully achieves digital and intelligent upgrades. After completion and reaching full production, the project will add 20,000 mt per year of high-end aluminum foil capacity, bringing the company’s total aluminum foil capacity to over 50,000 mt.

On the morning of June 28, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Yibin Jinyu Bofa high-performance battery aluminum foil project was held. It is reported that the total investment of the project is approximately 1 billion yuan. Once completed, it will further improve the supporting system of the regional power battery industry chain.

While order delivery at industry leaders was relatively stable, the release of new demand was insufficient, and enterprises lacked strong motivation to hike operating rates. Going forward, the operating rate of primary aluminum alloy at industry leaders is expected to stay around current levels, likely moving sideways near 59.6% in the short term.

This week, the aluminum processing industry was broadly under pressure from three factors: a deepening off-season, continuously weakening aluminum prices that fueled widespread price-drop sentiment, and shrinking exports. Only a few subsectors such as energy storage provided marginal support. The operating rate is expected to continue its downward trend in the short term.

[SMM Aluminum Express News] Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has signed an MoU with Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche for a €300 million investment to develop an aluminum foil plant and a Centre of Excellence in Ghana’s Tema Integrated Industrial Park. The proposed aluminum foil rolling plant will have capacity of 40,000–45,000 tpy across ten value-added foil product categories serving packaging, pharmaceutical, food service, and industrial markets. The project aims to strengthen Ghana’s integrated aluminum value chain by leveraging proximity to VALCO’s smelting operations and Tema Port while promoting technology transfer, skills development, and export-oriented manufacturing.

According to customs data, in May 2026, China's aluminum plate/sheetexports reached 319,900 mt, up 2% MoM and up 15% YoY, extending the recovery trend since the beginning of the year. In May 2026, China's total aluminum foil exports were 119,400 mt, up 4% MoM but down 2% YoY. For the first five months of the year, cumulative aluminum plate/sheet and strip exports rose 13.8% YoY, while cumulative aluminum foil exports still fell 4.6% YoY.