China’s Aluminium Value Chain Map 2026
16/06/26 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
Over the past 20 years, CM has been collecting, reviewing, and analysing data on China’s domestic aluminium value chain. Periodically, we publish a comprehensive map detailing the capacity and location of all alumina refineries and primary aluminium smelters across the country. The new 2026/2027 version has been enhanced to include…
Outlook for the Global Primary Magnesium Market to 2035
30/09/25 | Magnesium
Global Primary Magnesium 2035: Growth, Dependence and Divergence Inside the Two-Speed Magnesium Market: One Nation Leads, the Rest Chase. Magnesium is entering a new era, one powered by China’s relentless innovation and reshaped by global industrial demand. The world’s Mg market is now firmly two-speed: China is charging ahead with…
Guinea Bauxite Outlook Report, 2025: Growth, Risk and Global Dependence
Guinea Bauxite Outlook Report, 2025: Growth, Risk and Global Dependence Tracking China’s reliance, Guinea’s expansions, and the future of supply Guinea sits at the heart of global bauxite supply. Export capacity keeps expanding, yet the government is also cracking down, by suspending or restricting groups that fail to meet obligations,…
CM Indonesia Aluminium Value Chain Outlook to 2035
13/08/25 | Alumina, Aluminium, Bauxite
Indonesia – The New Frontline of Global Aluminium Supply. With China’s smelting sector capped at 45 MTPY and domestic bauxite reserves depleting, Chinese majors are looking offshore, and for alumina and primary aluminium, Indonesia has become their top target. Supportive government policy, vast resource potential, low refining costs and proximity…
