Iran is expanding its domestic aluminium manufacturing capabilities through nanostructured anodising technology, developing specialised aluminium sheets and profiles for applications across aerospace, medical equipment, electronics and automotive industries. The initiative reflects a move towards higher-value aluminium products by improving the metal's surface properties and expanding its potential industrial applications. According to Pars Today, citing Mehr News Agency, an Iranian aluminium complex is using the technology to produce aluminium components with nanostructured ceramic coatings designed to improve resistance to corrosion and wear. The complex is also working on developing specialised aluminium standards and has so far established eight standards in this field. The...
Amazon's Kindle made of aluminium introduces recycled aluminium into its entry-level e-reader range, highlighting the metal's growing application in consumer electronics. The aluminium-backed model combines a rigid metallic construction with a matte finish, built-in magnets for folio covers and a design that allows users to replace the battery. Compared with the standard plastic Kindle (2026), the aluminium version also offers additional storage and an ad-free lock screen. The Kindle made of aluminium features a rigid, matte-finished metal chassis that provides a premium appearance while eliminating body flex and naturally resisting oily fingerprint marks. Its construction incorporates built-in magnets on the back for attaching snap-on folio covers, while accessible external Torx screws...
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Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import from the United States recorded a decrease of 7,900 tonnes or 17.83 per cent in December 2020 to stand at 36,400 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey’s latest data. In November 2020, the import volume stood almost flat at 44,300 tonnes compared to 44,800 tonnes in the previous month. In the entire December quarter (Q4), Malaysia imported 125,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US, which reflected a downfall of 2,300 tonnes or 1.8 per cent from 127,800 tonnes in the September quarter (Q3). On a year-on-year basis, Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import in December 2020 stood 3,900 tonnes or 12 per cent higher than 32,500 tonnes. Imports in the full year totalled 418,000 tonnes, up by 44.14 per cent from 290,000 tonnes in 2019. The United States total...
Constellium has published its 2020 Business and Sustainability Report . The company outlines its progress on its sustainability goals. The report is presented in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards Constellium targets its 2030 sustainability roadmap, with the aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. “I am proud of our significant progress in 2020 despite the challenging environment of the COVID-19 crisis. Sustainability is at the core of our business, as Constellium benefits from the inherent attributes of aluminium, a light but strong metal that is fully and easily recyclable”, said Jean-Marc Germain, CEO of Constellium. “Our Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy and roadmap for 2030 are taking shape, with initiatives to...
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has received a contract worth over INR 124 crore from Bharat Aluminum Company (BALCO) to strengthen its power infrastructure at its Korba plant in Chhattisgarh. Hitachi ABB Power Grids will supply fully engineered 400-kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations. This will replace an existing apparatus to better assimilate power from BALCO’s captive generation plants, delivering it with efficiency to the Korba aluminum smelter. The GIS substation saves space by as much as 60 percent compared to conventional switchgear by virtue of its compact, robust and low-maintenance design. The project’s equipment is being manufactured domestically in line with the Government’s Make-in-India drive. This will ensure BALCO’s complex smelting operations run...
Hindalco Industries Limited reduced its aluminium ingot price and aluminium products prices on Wednesday, March 17, soon after raising the prices by INR 3,500 per tonne on Tuesday, March 16. With effect from March 17, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price came in at INR 183,250 per tonne, down by INR 1,250 per tonne from INR 184,500 per tonne on March 16. The company also cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,250 per tonne on March 17 from INR 195,600 per tonne to INR 194,350 per tonne. With the latest cut, Hindalco’s aluminium billets price is standing at INR 190,350 per tonne as compared to INR 191,600 per tonne on March 16. Hindalco generally links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which on March 16...
SMM aluminium ingot price has inched up by RMB 150 per tonne on Thursday, 18 March 2021. The price now stands at RMB 17680 per tonne from Wednesday’s price of RMB 17530 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 17660-17700 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has risen by RMB 150 per tonne and RMB 135 per tonne to stand at RMB 17680 per tonne and 17665 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 17660-17700 per tonne and RMB 17650-17680 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing have come in at RMB 17675 per tonne and 17630 per tonne, up RMB 1735 per tonne and RMB 105 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi have increased to stand at RMB 17650 per tonne, RMB 17650 per tonne, RMB 17620 per tonne, and RMB 17510 per...
Three-month LME aluminium rose 1.66 per cent to close at US$ 2,232 per tonne on Wednesday. Carbon neutralization pushed refined aluminium to industry hotspots, and supply and demand improved on the fundamentals. It is expected that the contract will keep fluctuating at high and trade between US$ 2,210 per tonne and US$ 2,250 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price gained US$ 31 per tonne or 1.29 per cent on Wednesday, March 17, to stand at US$ 2205.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2232.50 per tonne, up by US$ 31.50 per tonne from US$ 2201 per tonne on March 16. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price increased from US$ 2230 per tonne on March 16 to US$ 2254.50 per tonne on March 17. The LME aluminium opening...
The Indian state-run petroleum marketing company Indian Oil Corporation and Israeli company specialising in aluminium-air and zinc-air battery systems for electric vehicles company, Phinergy, have already announced their joint venture “IOC- Phinergy”. The Israeli-Indian JV will engage in research and development, production, assembly, sale and service in the field of aluminium-air energy-based systems and technologies. The newly build organisation, among other things, will support the partners enter into collaborations with OEMs, telecom companies, aluminium manufacturers and further cooperation with Indian Oil for the use of its fuel stations as aluminium exchange service stations. The company is expected to reach the commercial production stage for the car energy system by 2024....
Month-on-month decline in aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports from the United States to Mexico extended decline for the second consecutive months in December 2020 from 23,100 tonnes to 21,300 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 7.79 per cent. In November, the United States aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico stood 9.97 per cent lower than 25,100 tonnes in October 2020. Total exports from the US to Mexico in the fourth quarter of 2020 came in at 69,500 tonnes, up by 5.46 per cent from 65,900 tonnes in Q3. On a year-on-year calculation, the US aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to Mexico in December 2020 stood flat in comparison with 21,600 tonnes. In the entire year of 2020, the US aluminium semi-finished products exports to Mexico stood at 265,000 tonnes, down by...
Hydro aims to recycle aluminium directly within the primary production process at its smelters in Norway. This will minimize the company’s industry-leading climate footprint from primary aluminium and increase production through the use of post-consumer scrap. “We are currently piloting this innovative solution at our Høyanger plant. Following this verification, we aspire to apply this approach across our Norwegian smelters – with an initial ambition of adding 10 percent to our total primary production in Norway through post-consumer scrap,” said Head of Primary Production in Hydro Aluminium Ola Sæter. “This would enable us to offer our most climate-conscious customers a new and improved alternative in their sustainability efforts,” Sæter commented. Hydro’s average CO2 emissions are only...
In the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the developer of antimicrobial anodized aluminium, A3 Surfaces conducted research to test its product. However, these tests were conducted by the CL3 laboratory at the University of Toronto and were carried out through the collaboration of Dr Gary Kobinger and Guard RX's team of research and clinical development experts. Dr Gary Kobinger, founder and CEO of Guard RX, is a regular researcher with the Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval and Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Immunology. He is also the head of the CRI at Laval University. Dr Kobinger is particularly known for his work on a treatment for the Ebola virus between 2013 and 2016. Jean-Sébastien Lemieux, General Manager of A3 Surfaces,...
Vedanta has cut its aluminium products price after raising it by INR 3,750 per tonne on March 16. With effect from Wednesday, 17 March 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots are in the range of INR 181,250-194,250 per tonne, a drop of INR 1,500 per tonne from INR 182,750-195,750 per tonne on March 16. Billet price stands at INR 189,250 per tonne on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. This is a decrease of 0.79% or INR 1,500 per tonne from INR 190,750 per tonne on March 16. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the...
China exported 1.23 million tonnes of aluminium foil in 2020, which reflected a downfall of 4.95 per cent from the exports in 2019, found the customs data. Exports of foil under HS code 76071110 (unprocessed aluminium foil without backing after rolling, thickness ≤0.007mm) totalled 293,400 tonnes in 2020, and exports of foil under HS code 76071120 (unprocessed aluminium foil without backing after rolling, 0.007mm< thickness ≤0.01mm) totalled 74,200 tonnes. The former decreased by 6.69 per cent year-on-year, while the latter dropped by 2.37 per cent. Exports of foil under HS code 76072000 (unbacked aluminium foil) and under HS code 76071900 (other unbacked aluminum foils) fell by more than 7.5 per cent to come in at 191,800 tonnes and 249,800 tonnes, respectively. The decrease in China’s...
Belvac has announced an investment in two-piece can pilot line to expand its container and engineering services. The investment will support increased global demand for beverage can-making equipment and support services. The pilot line will develop innovative specialty-shaped two-piece aluminium beverage and aerosol containers. “This pilot line supports Belvac's existing turnkey can and metal bottle integration business by producing cups and preforms to test container concepts in advance of final equipment installation and high volume end customer container production,” according to the company. "Increased consumer demand for more environmentally friendly aluminium beverage cans and bottles, which better meet environmental standards and regulatory conditions are driving growth throughout...
Rusal has announced its financial and operational results for the year 2020 ended on December 31, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the first months of the year that saw significant global market turmoil due to the virus outbreak. According to the report revealed by Rusal, the company’s bauxite production reflected a downfall of 7.5 per cent from 16.047 million tonnes in 2019 to 14.838 million tonnes in 2020. In the first half of the year, the company’s bauxite output was 7.469 million tonnes, which in the second half dropped by 1.3 per cent to 7.369 million tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, the output in H2 2020 showed a decrease of 7.6 per cent from 7.974 million tonnes. Full-year alumina production, on the other hand, rose 4.1 per cent from 7.858 million tonnes in...
Vedanta has increased its aluminium products price by INR 3,750 per tonne. With effect from Tuesday, 16 March 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots are in the range of INR 182,750-195,750 per tonne, representing a hike of more than 2% from INR 179,000-192,000 per tonne on March 13. The company’s billet price is currently hovering at INR 190,750 per tonne on Tuesday, 16 March 2021, an increase of 2.01% or INR 3,750 per tonne from INR 187,000 per tonne on March 13. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 1.1% to close at US$2,195 per tonne on Tuesday, with open interest rising to 744,000 lots. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,150-2,210 per tonne today. As of Tuesday, March 16, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2174.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2174.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2201 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2201 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2230 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2230 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1910650 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1586875 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 323775 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2213.25 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark...
As per the Turkish Govt. officials, top businesses and analysts, the economy of Turkey is expected to emerge this year from a prolonged slump and grow as much as 4% annually, propelled by resurgent consumer demand as the coronavirus pandemic diminish. In its most recent January 2021 update of the World Economic Outlook, the IMF has revised its GDP growth projections for Turkey to 6% in 2021 and 3.5% in 2022. The newly industrialized and transcontinental nation straddling South-eastern Europe and Western Asia has recorded 54,610 tonnes of aluminium cans exportation during 2018-19, creating revenue generation of $136.50 million. The export for 2020 remained at 18,840 tonnes and the earnings stood at $57.06 million. However, when the export volume and expenditure for 2020 gets added with the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price in China has witnessed a downfall of RMB 230 per tonne after two consecutive days of rise from RMB 17,370 per tonne to RMB 17,760 per tonne. As of today, March 17, the price is standing at RMB 17,530 per tonne, with average prices likely to range between RMB 17,510 per tonne and RMB 17,550 per tonne. The spot contract is expected to trade at a premium price of RMB 50-10 per tonne, up by RMB 10 from the previous day. In Foshan, A00 aluminium ingot price has also declined by RMB 230 per tonne to stand at RMB 17,530 per tonne, while the price in Shenyang has plunged by RMB 210 per tonne to hover around RMB 17,525 per tonne. In Hangzhou and Gongyi, primary aluminium ingot price has decreased by RMB 195 per tonne and RMB 190...
