In March, China’s composite PMI for aluminum processing registered 65.6%, rebounding strongly above the 50 mark.

This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China rebounded 1.1 percentage points MoM to 64%.

[Weekly Operating Rates in the Aluminum Processing Industry: China's Aluminum Processing Sector Sees Modest Growth Amid Peak Season Demand] This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China edged up 1 percentage point WoW to 62.9%.

Among them, the Gulf region was an important consumer market for China in the Middle East: China’s exports of aluminum plate/sheet and strip to Saudi Arabia reached 42,500 mt, and aluminum foil 58,000 mt; exports of aluminum plate/sheet and strip to the UAE reached 103,500 mt, and aluminum foil 93,800 mt; the other four countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman) accounted for combined exports of about 22,000 mt of aluminum plate/sheet and strip and about 11,000 mt of aluminum foil.

[SMM Weekly Survey of the Aluminum Downstream Sector: Downstream Aluminum Operating Rate Continued to Rebound to 61.9%, with High Prices Suppressing the Peak "Golden March" Season] This week, the weekly operating rate of leading downstream aluminum processing enterprises in China rose 2.4 percentage points MoM to 61.9%, overall extending the post-holiday recovery trend, with all segments rebounding MoM, and the industry as a whole entering a normal production pace.

[SMM Weekly Survey of Aluminum Downstream: Pressure on Cost Side of Aluminum Processing Industry Intensifies, Most Sectors Show Weakness in New Orders] This week, the overall off-season atmosphere in the downstream aluminum processing industry was strong, with weekly operating rates declining by 0.5 percentage points WoW to 60.4%...

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Our company's headquarters is located in Weijie Industrial Park, Tongshan District, Xuzhou city, Jiangsu Province, covering an area of 20,000 square meters. With an annual production capacity of over 80,000 tons, our products and sales ranks among the top three in the industry. Among them, the aluminum flux production capacity ranks first in the country, and we are a core auxiliary material supplier in the aluminum processing industry. "Remembering the source of water when drinking and integrity is the foundation." Siyuan adheres to the concept of "limited resources, infinite recycling", and always upholds the industry attitude of "expanding by one centimeter and deepening by one kilometer", and dedicated to providing high-quality aluminum melt purification solutions for the aluminum processing industry. 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[SMM Analysis of Downstream Aluminum Sector: PMI of Aluminum Processing Industry Declined 1.8% MoM in May - Weak Domestic Demand Across Most Sectors, with Significant Structural Differentiation] The composite PMI of the aluminum processing industry in May was recorded at 49.8%, approaching the 50 mark but still in contraction territory, down 1.8 percentage points MoM and up 8.7% YoY.

[SMM Weekly Survey on Aluminum Downstream: Operating Rate of Aluminum Processing Industry Remains Flat WoW at 61.4%, Mid-Year Consumption Promotions Expected to Support Operating Rates] This week, the operating rate of leading enterprises in China's aluminum processing downstream sector remained flat WoW at 61.4%, with continued divergence across different segments.

[SMM Weekly Survey on Aluminum Downstream: High Fluctuations in Aluminum Prices Suppress Downstream Consumption; Sustainability of Recovery in Export Orders Requires Continuous Monitoring] This week, the operating rate of leading enterprises in China's aluminum downstream processing sector fell by 0.3 percentage points WoW to 61.6%, with a fragmented pattern observed across various segments...