Aluminium

Cheaper power and easier access to raw materials can benefit low-cost producers in China, India, Indonesia

Smelters in Indonesia have also been instrumental in keeping the global market in check

Higher installation costs are expected to trickle down to consumers

The disruption in aluminium exports is hitting beverage manufacturing and power grid build-outs

The big jump in metal-making profits reflects a broader reflation underway across the Chinese economy

The probe has ensnared a broad group of traders dealing in copper, aluminium and silver in Shanghai, according to several affected parties

The war in the Persian Gulf is driving more alumina to the Asian nation

Most companies in the country often maintain about two months of inventory for parts or raw material

Analysts note that Asia is most vulnerable to volatility in base metals due to a lack of buffers