Aluminium Profile
· ₹280.15/kg today · Live chart →
The metal you can't make without enormous amounts of electricity first — which is why where aluminium gets smelted has almost as much to do with power prices as with ore deposits.
LME
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MCXWhere Aluminium Is Produced & Consumed
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Notable producers
Major consumers
The Most Energy-Hungry Metal in This List
Smelting alumina into aluminium metal consumes vast amounts of electricity, which is why smelters cluster around cheap, reliable power — Canada's hydroelectric-rich Quebec being a textbook example — rather than simply near the bauxite mines themselves.
From Bauxite to Beverage Can
Australia mines huge volumes of bauxite ore and refines much of it into alumina before it's ever smelted into metal, while India's own aluminium industry (Hindalco, NALCO) has grown into one of the world's larger producers in its own right — two very different points on the same supply chain.
Did You Know?
Aluminium is lighter than steel by roughly two-thirds for a given volume, which is the entire reason automakers and aircraft manufacturers keep switching to it despite steel usually being cheaper.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Aluminium price in India today is ₹280.15 per kilogram as of August 4, 2026. See the live price and chart for the full 10-day trend.
Aluminium's buyers span transportation manufacturers (auto and aerospace lightweighting), packaging producers (cans and foil), construction firms (window frames, facades), and electrical cable makers — a broader industrial base than almost any other metal here.
Among the countries tracked on this site, China, India, Canada, Australia are notable producers, while China, USA, Germany, Japan are among the largest consumers.
Aluminium is tracked on LME, SHFE, MCX — see each exchange's market profile for how it actually works.
