CME Group expands Asian aluminum footprint with new warehouse listings in Taiwan and Hong Kong
CME Group will approve new aluminum storage sites in Kaohsiung and Hong Kong. This move intensifies competition with the London Metal Exchange across Asia.
洞察:
CME Group Inc. , based in the United States 
US, is set to approve Taiwan 
TW and Hong Kong 
HK as warehouse locations for aluminium deliverable against its Comex aluminium futures. This expansion, which remains under discussion as of February 12, 2026, is designed to broaden the exchange's physical delivery network within Asia. The move is expected to intensify competition with the London Metal Exchange (LME), which is headquartered in the United Kingdom 
GB, and could significantly alter regional deliverability and the overall market structure for the aluminium trade.
US, is set to approve Taiwan TW and Hong Kong HK as warehouse locations for aluminium deliverable against its Comex aluminium futures. This expansion, which remains under discussion as of February 12, 2026, is designed to broaden the exchange's physical delivery network within Asia. The move is expected to intensify competition with the London Metal Exchange (LME), which is headquartered in the United Kingdom GB, and could significantly alter regional deliverability and the overall market structure for the aluminium trade.
