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Aluminium prices ease as EGA restarts Al Taweelah alumina refinery
Alumina
Aluminium prices fell 1.6 per cent to settle at 338.45 after Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) restarted its Al Taweelah alumina refinery in the UAE following a shutdown of around three and a half months. EGA said the refinery is expected to reach 50 per cent of its production capacity within days and return to full technical capacity by the end of the year. The restart has improved expectations for alumina supply and reduced concerns over raw material availability. Although tensions in the Mi ...
Germany’s Q1’26 aluminium exports dip 26% as bars, rods, profiles post steeper fall
Downstream
Germany’s aluminium exports to the global market in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 have taken a significant dip compared with the previous years. The cumulative exports in Q1 totalled around 469,178.09 tonnes, valued at USD 2.6 billion. Out of this, aluminium bars, rods and profiles contributed 52,071.88 tonnes or 11.1 per cent, valued at USD 423.34 million. Trade trends: bars, rods and profiles According to the data fetched from the International Trade Administration, the difference in expo ...

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Limerick Mayor John Moran has called on the Irish government to establish a forum to improve communication with stakeholders as uncertainty continues over the future of Aughinish Alumina, Europe's largest alumina refinery. In a letter to Taoiseach and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke, Moran proposed creating a forum involving workers, trade unions, suppliers and the wider community to help address concerns surrounding the refinery and prepare for any future decisions. ...
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BALCO warns stakeholders against cyber fraud and impersonation attempts
Sustainability
13 Jul 2026
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited, has issued a public advisory urging citizens, employees, business partners and other stakeholders to remain alert to cyber fraud involving the unauthorised use of the company's identity. The company warned that cybercriminals might register similar-sounding websites, domains and email addresses to BALCO’s name, brand, products and services in an effort to trick users into giving away sensitive informati ...
DEScycle opens first-of-a-kind Teesside plant to strengthen UK critical minerals processing capacity
SupplementAL
13 Jul 2026
DEScycle yesterday opened its first demonstration plant at Wilton Centre in Teesside, marking the first operational deployment of its distributed metals processing infrastructure platform and a significant step towards strengthening the UK’s domestic critical minerals supply chain.  The UK Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy sets an ambition for recycling to meet 20 per cent of annual UK critical mineral demand by 2035. The launch comes as the UK looks to build greater resilience in criti ...
Vedanta reaffirms its commitment to unlock India’s hydrocarbon resources to secure energy independence
SupplementAL
13 Jul 2026
  Marking Global Energy Independence Day, Vedanta reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating domestic oil and gas exploration, saying India has a historic opportunity to unlock its hydrocarbon resources and reduce its dependence on imported energy. It also reaffirmed Vedanta Oil & Gas' (BSE: 544782 | NSE: VOGL) ambition to produce 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), positioning the company to play a pivotal role in India's journey towards energy security. Despite being one of t ...
Cast aluminium pulls back slightly, short-term maintains fluctuating consolidation battle
Primary AL
13 Jul 2026
Futures: Overnight, the most-traded aluminium alloy 2609 contract closed at 22,830, down 135 from the previous period, a decline of 0.59 per cent. Trading volume was 3,301, up 71 M-o-M, and open interest was 19,216, up 129 M-o-M. The current WR indicator at -38.96 is in the mid-range and has not entered an extreme overbought/oversold zone; there is no particularly strong short-term reversal signal, and consolidation-driven trading is prominent. Open interest rose in tandem; bullish-bearish div ...
Europe’s aluminium scrap market in Q1 2026: Exports outpace imports & Russia’s share continues to remain small
Recycled AL
13 Jul 2026
Europe remained a major supplier of aluminium scrap to the global market during the first quarter of 2026. Although discussions on retaining more scrap within the region continued, export volumes remained much higher than imports. Demand from overseas secondary aluminium producers, together with Europe's well-developed recycling industry, kept scrap moving out of the region throughout the quarter. Eurostat data (HS/CN 7602) show that the EU-27 imported 168,346 tonnes of aluminium waste and sc ...
KAS Group bolsters leadership as India’s semiconductor ecosystem gains momentum
SupplementAL
13 Jul 2026
Riding the momentum of India's rapidly expanding semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, KAS Group, one of India's leading engineering conglomerates enabling semiconductor, electronics and advanced manufacturing industries, today announced the appointment of Vijayakumar Gobbaka as General Manager – Business Development. The appointment comes as the Group expands its semiconductor infrastructure capabilities, strengthens engagements with leading global semiconductor equipment manufacturers and O ...
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