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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Environmental considerations are becoming increasingly pertinent in “green” aluminium production making reducing or eliminating waste ever more so important. TAHA, a multi-discipline solutions provider with corporate offices in Bahrain, offers innovative, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective services, equipment and products to the aluminium and steel industry worldwide. TAHA’s aluminium dross process is a radical innovation in its industry whose process consumes less energy and produces no toxic salt cake. This enables organizations to save valuable resources and reduce costs. From the outset, TAHA anticipated their operations to provide a dross processing solution with a lower carbon footprint than the conventional TRF (Tilting Rotary Furnace) process. Fully convinced internally...
As much as you are looking forward to participate in AlCircle’s forthcoming virtual event - “ AlCircle Expo 2021 ,” we are yearning to welcome you to this Bigger, Better, and Grander programme. On this note, we are elated to announce that Registration is Live Now! Visit alcircleevents.com and get your registration done for absolutely FREE. While we are still positioning ourselves to the new normal life, what remains unchanged in 2021 expo is the virtual meet of the aluminium industry leaders and partners from the entire value chain under one roof. But what new you can expect is more advanced technical support and more enticing digital tools besides video calls, exchange of digital business cards, brochures, product demos, etc., which will enable you to build a stronger network. Scheduled...
On 15 th March, Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, Vinacomin’s bauxite mining projects in the Central Highlands has been inspected by a delegation of the National Assembly The delegation inspected the mining site and production processes in Bao Lam district’s Lam Dong province, predominantly the management and treatment of hazardous chemicals during the alumina production process at the Tan Rai Alumina Plant of Vinacomin’s Lam Dong Aluminum Co. Ltd. The delegates’ paid special attention to environmental rehabilitation at former mining areas and red mud treatment. Nguyen Tien Manh, Deputy General Director of Vinacomin, said: “The bauxite projects in Lam Dong and neighbouring Dak Nong province have spent $1.7 million on environmental protection.” “In 2020, the two projects...
Hydro announced that first office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in Leicestershire has chosen low carbon Hydro CIRCAL. The aluminium alloy has minimized the building’s carbon footprint and contributed to its BREEAM Very Good rating. The £22 million building is designed by Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) and built by main contractor Wates Construction. The four-story building, which was completed at the end of 2020, serves as headquarters for The Access Group software company. The building also has Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling made from Hydro CIRCAL, a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium. Technal has cut the carbon footprint of the office development by 146.98 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, compared with the...
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has indicated in its recent survey that demand for aluminium will grow as a result of urbanisation, development of industrial corridors, rural electrification, Smart City projects, housing projects, and so on and so forth. “We have used secondary data analysis to provide an overview of the Indian aluminium industry vis-à-vis global aluminium industry and assess the challenges faced by the Indian aluminium downstream sector and its potential along with ITC Trade Map data to explain and analyse the trade structure of the domestic aluminium industry,” said Anil Agarwal, Patron, ASMA (Aluminium Secondary Manufactures Association). “In order to analyse the dynamics of the aluminium industry after India signed FTA with some supplier countries and...
The global aluminium industry must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 77 per cent before 2050, largely by shifting to green electricity, in an attempt to meet climate change goals, said the International Aluminium Institute on Tuesday, March 16. “The challenge for us and for many sectors is reducing those emissions while growing production to meet demand,” said Chris Bayliss, IAI deputy secretary general. Chris Bayliss explained that demand for aluminium would likely expand by 80 per cent to around 180 million tonnes of semi-fabricated products by 2050, driven by the need to cut emissions in industrial sectors such as electric vehicles. But meanwhile, aluminium sector must find ways to reduce CO2 emissions from the current levels of 1.1 billion tonnes to 250 million tonnes, said Bayliss....
On 16 th March 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium, UAE’s one of the largest industrial company and the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer, reported adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (adjusted EBITDA) of $1.13 billion for 2020, a 63% increase over 2019. EGA’s smelting EBITDA margin for 2020 ranked as the best worldwide with 23% (2019: 14%) In 2020, EGA curved its aluminium product mix, in response to fluctuating market demand caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global manufacturing. However, for the year as a whole EGA maintained its position as the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer by volume, with sales of value-added products of 1.8 million tonnes or 72% of total sales. EGA sold value-added products in 2020 to more than...
The economy of Moldova slides towards one of the poorest countries in Europe. The economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and manufacturing industries being the minor also supports the GDP of the nation. The manufacturing industries generally deliver scraps, pre-dominantly aluminium and on time to time basis, it gets exported. The Eastern European nation’s export of aluminium scrap during 2018-19 accounted for 5141 tonnes and the revenue earnings recorded at $6.20 million. The export for 2020 remained at 2399 tonnes and the earnings stood at $2.13 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 gets assorted with the existing two years, it signifies 5141 tonnes and $8.33 million respectively. Moldova’s export of aluminium scrap in 2018 stood at 3814 tonnes and the...
Albras – Alumínio Brasileiro S/A has been certified against ASI Performance Standard and ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard certification for its smelting and casting activities at the Barcarena, Brazil facility. The plant manufactures primary aluminium, as well as aluminium foundry alloy ingots, which are primarily destined for the automotive sector. The ASI Certification program is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process. The independent, third-party audits of the ALBRAS facility were carried out by DNV GL. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said, “We sincerely congratulate Albras and its shareholders, Hydro and NAAC, on achieving...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, secondary aluminium producers operating rates in China recorded a month-on-month plunge of 20.8 percentage points in February 2021 to stand at 41.35 per cent. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the operating rates increased by 23.23 percentage points, showed the SMM data. Except for a few large factories that did not stop production during the Chinese New Year holiday, most companies took a break for 6-20 days and conducted maintenance before or after the holiday, resulting in output downfall by one-third or half. Soaring prices of both primary and secondary aluminium after the CNY holiday also consequenced the decline in operating rates, hurting downstream purchases. Aluminium scrap recyclers, who mostly resumed work in early March, also held...
Hindalco Industries Limited has raised its aluminium products price after cutting it for the second time in a row. With effect from Tuesday, 16 March 2021, aluminium billets price stands at INR 191,600 per tonne, an increase of INR 3,500 per tonne from INR 188,100 per tonne on March 13. The company is selling its aluminium ingot and wire rods prices stand at INR 184,500 per tonne and INR 195,600 per tonne as of Tuesday, 16 March 2021. This is an increase of 1.86% from INR 181,000 per tonne and INR 192,100 per tonne 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....
SMM aluminium ingot price hiked by RMB 140 per tonne on Tuesday, 16 March 2021. The aluminium price now stood at RMB 17760 per tonne from Monday’s price of RMB 17620 per tonne. The price is expected to move within a range of RMB 17740-17780 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price rose by RMB 140 per tonne and RMB 70 per tonne to stand at RMB 17760 per tonne and 17700 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing came in at RMB 17735 per tonne and 17690 per tonne, up RMB 110 per tonne and RMB 95 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi increased to stand at RMB 17735 per tonne, RMB 17690 per tonne, RMB 17660 per tonne, and RMB 17560 per tonne. The aluminium alloy (ADC12) price was up by RMB 100 per tonne to RMB 18100 per tonne on Tuesday, 16 March...
According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s aluminium production gained 8.4 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2021, attributing to new capacities and soaring prices. In January and February combined, primary aluminium output in China was 6.45 million tonnes, suggesting a record average daily output at 109,300 tonnes versus 105,400 tonnes in December and beating the previous record of about 106,000 tonnes in November. CRU analyst Wan Ling commented that the rise in China’s primary aluminium production in January and February was mainly due to last year’s capacity increase in the southwestern Yunnan province and Inner Mongolia. In January and February, China added 220,000 tonnes of annual primary aluminium production capacity, all of it in the...
In today’s world, aluminium-ion batteries are gearing with rapid developments to outperform lithium-ion technology. The biggest advantage of aluminium-ion batteries is their economic and ample availability as raw materials, whereas Li-ion batteries raw materials come with a lot of obstacles in supply chains. The potentiality to exchange three electrons per ion, compared to lithium’s one, brings the capacity for higher storage. The aluminium-ion batteries are still imprisoned in the laboratory due to multiple tests, especially due to the shelf-life of the batteries. However, in 2021, new research reported a remarkable vault in performance for the technology, which indicates a battery efficient of both high storage capacity and ultrafast charging could open new dimensions for energy...
Three-month LME aluminium rose 2.23% to close at US$ 2,220 per tonne on Monday. According to the SMM import profit and loss calculation model, the import profit stood at about RMB 460 per tonne at present, and the import window opened. The inflow of overseas primary aluminium will be monitored. It is expected to trade between US$ 2,180-2,280 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price climbed by US$ 45.50 per tonne or 2.13 per cent on Monday, March 15, to stand at US$ 2184.50 per tonne, following an intermittent decline on Friday from US$ 2159 per tonne to US$ 2139 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2210.50 per tonne, up by US$ 44.50 per tonne from US$ 2166 per tonne on March 12. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price...
On 15 th March 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one of the global leading producers of aluminium was awarded by Dubai Chamber CSR Label for outstanding effort in corporate social responsibility. The Dubai Chamber CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry intents to recognise companies that deliver corporate social responsibility projects to international standards with local relevance. Companies are assessed in how their corporate social responsibility impacts the workplace, the marketplace, the community and the environment. EGA was honoured in a virtual ceremony by His Excellency Hisham Al Shirawi, Vice-Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “At EGA, we respect our neighbours and we are...
Hydro’s reported Underlying EBIT in FY2020 stood at NOK 6,051 million compared to NOK 3,359 million in FY2019 and NOK 9,069 million in FY2018. This reflects year-on-year growth of 80.14 per cent but a decrease of 33.28 per cent than in 2018. Underlying EBIT from bauxite and alumina stood 85.42 per cent higher in 2020 at NOK 1,806 million in comparison with NOK 974 million in 2019 but fell by 20.86 per cent from NOK 2,282 million in 2018. From primary aluminium, Hydro generated an Underlying EBIT of NOK 1,225 million in 2020, flat compared to NOK 1,259 million in 2019 but down by 30.48 per cent from NOK 1,762 million in 2018. EBIT from extrusions stood at NOK 2,196 million in 2020, up by 9.31 per cent from NOK 2,009 million in 2019 but down by 15.94 per cent from NOK 2,390 million in 2018....
Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium products price for the second time in a row. With effect from Saturday, 13 March 2021, aluminium billets price stands at INR 188,100 per tonne. This is down by INR 1,750 per tonne from INR 189,850 per tonne on March 9. Aluminium ingot and wire rods prices stand at INR 181,000 per tonne and INR 192,100 per tonne as of Saturday, 13 March 2021, representing a decrease of around 1% each from INR 182,750 per tonne and INR 193,850per tonne on March 9. 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. Aluminium operations of the company,...
