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Cano Water launches 473ml lightweight aluminium water bottle at Waitrose in the UK
Aranya Mondal, Beverage Cans

China’s aluminium container exports rise 36.1% in H1 2026 as Vietnam remains top destination
Staff Editor, Other Packaging
Impact Minerals finds its focus in high-purity alumina as project ambitions grow
Staff Editor, General
Argentina’s exports jump 42% to nearly 50kt; unwrought aluminium drives demand
Nilanjana Banerjee, Market

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$3,000.00/Per MTon
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$2,400.00/Per MTon
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ICSOBA 2026 - 44th International Conference and Exhibition
Bengaluru, India
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SMM AICE 2026 Southeast Asia Aluminum Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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ZAK Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Downstream
MRAI and IMRC 2027
Jaipur, India
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India Mining Week 2027
New Delhi, India
Bauxite
22nd Aluminum Industry Conference and Expo (AICE) SMM
Suzhou , China
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Michael Hahne
The AL Circle team caught up with Michael Hahne, Vice President Commercial, Novelis Europe, for a conversation at ALUMINIUM 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany. With experience across the company’s automotive and beverage can businesses, Hahne brings a commercial perspective to the evolving relationship between aluminium, customer needs and circularity. In this exclusive interview, Hahne explains why aluminium’s next growth chapter will depend on more than expanding production. Securing scrap, closing material loops and turning metallurgical expertise into new customer solutions are becoming central to the industry’s competitiveness. As automotive lightweighting, battery applications and circularity reshape demand, he discusses the strategies behind Novelis’ global footprint and the challenges of...
Mr Gangaa C Sharma
Mr Gangaa C Sharma, an international professional with over 30 plus years of experience in management advisory and assessments and Managing Director & CEO of CETIZION Verifica Pvt Ltd. He is also former Board member of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), was approached by AL Circle for his insights into the aluminium industry’s evolving sustainability priorities. He highlighted the growing influence of sustainability on business continuity, profitability and global competitiveness. As supply-chain disruptions and carbon regulations poses new challenges to the industry, Mr Sharma explores significance of emissions data credibility and limitations of downstream producers for precursor emission performance. He also draws attention to a...


FOURTH EDITION: Hedging for recyclers - Become an expert in 6 hours
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Water stains on aluminium slugs: Causes & prevention
Alexandre Sartori04 Nov 2026
Summary Aluminium is a highly reactive material and has a great affinity for oxygen. When exposed to the environment, it naturally forms a thin layer of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃), adherent and impermeable, which acts as a protective barrier against corrosion. However, when this layer is damaged or broken, corrosive processes can begin, manifesting themselves in…
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