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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As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, alumina price in Shandong China market has marked a hike after two days of restraint. The price has increased by RMB 10 per tonne to stand at RMB 2340 per tonne on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Alumina price in other major markets remained unchanged today. Australian alumina FOB price stood at USD 292 per tonne. That registered a decrease of USD 4 per tonne. SMM aluminium ingot price stood lower for the two days in a row. The price came in at RMB 17090 per tonne on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. That marked a drop of RMB 90 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 17070-17110 per tonne. On Wednesday, 10 March 2021, in Foshan and Wuxi, the price declined by RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 85 per tonne to stand at RMB 17080 per tonne and 17120 per tonne....
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.3 per cent to close at US$ 2,166 per tonne on Tuesday, March 9, with open interest rising to 705,000 lots. It is expected to trade between US$ 2,100-2,200 per tonne on March 10. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price further decreased for the second consecutive day by US$ 11.50 per tonne or 0.53 per cent on Tuesday, March 9, to stand at US$ 2141 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2156.50 per tonne, down by US$ 7 per tonne from US$ 2156.50 per tonne on March 8. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price declined from US$ 2205 per tonne on March 8 to US$ 2203.50 per tonne on March 9. The LME aluminium opening stock continued to decrease from 1293225 tonnes on Tuesday to 1286825 tonnes on Wednesday. Live...
Stewart Hamilton, the Chief Executive officer of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has delivered assurance that the group will shut down the smelter safely and responsibly after the New Zealand Government suspended negotiations over its future clean-up. NZAS chief said: “The smelter recognised its impact and responsibilities wouldn’t end when its operations ceased.” “We respect our local community and will share further information on closure studies as soon as possible,” he added. Global mining and metal giant, Rio Tinto, the majority stakeholder of the smelter in January decided to smelter operative at least until the end of 2024 after Meridian energy agreed to reduce the price it charged the smelter for power until then to what Meridian described as an "unsustainable" price, believed...
The United States crude and dried bauxite imports extended downfall over the quarter by 12,000 tonnes or 1.52 per cent to 777,000 tonnes in Q4 2020. In the third quarter of the year, the US bauxite imports were at 789,000 tonnes, registering a plunge of 45,000 tonnes or 5.40 per cent from Q2 2020. On a year-on-year basis, the US bauxite imports in Q4 2020 reduced by 22.3 per cent from 1 million tonnes. In the entire year of 2020, the United States imported 3.180 million tonnes of bauxite, which reflected a decrease of 14.29 per cent from 3.710 million tonnes in 2019. Jamaica remained the mainstay as the highest exporter of bauxite to the US in Q4 2020. The country supplied 728,000 tonnes to the United States, flat compared to the previous quarter and 9.31 per cent up from 666,000 tonnes...
The National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), a Navratna CPSE having integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal and power under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India have received two more years’ extension of bridge coal linkage for its captive power plant as recommended by the Standing Linkage Committee of the Ministry of Coal. The extension up to 31 st March 2023 for the bridge linkage of coal is recommended examining slowdown in production from Nalco’s captive coal blocks Utkal-D and Utkal-E. The Coal Ministry said: “In view of the recommendation of the administrative ministry (Ministry of Mines) and keeping in view the production schedule from Utkal-D coal mine, the standing linkage committee (long term) recommended extension of bridge linkage to Nalco’s Unit 9 and...
According to the latest data revealed by the Shanghai Metals Market, China produced 5.86 million tonnes of alumina in February 2021, marking the second consecutive month of decline, albeit slower than the previous month. In January, China’s alumina production was at 5.90 million tonnes, meaning the output in February declined by 0.68 per cent month-on-month compared to the downfall of 1 per cent in the previous month from 5.96 million tonnes in December 2020. China’s February alumina output included 5.65 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina, which reflected a decrease of 0.70 per cent from 5.69 million tonnes in January 2021. However, the daily output recorded a month-on-month surge of 9.89 per cent to 201,700 tonnes, driven by increased operating capacities in north China from a...
The economy of Colombian commenced its recovery process from H2 of 2020. As forecast, it will grow 4.8% in 2021 and 3.8% in 2022 boosted by private consumption and investment, while inflation will gradually return to its target in 2021 and the Central Bank will hold rates at low levels during 2021. The South American country with territories in North America revealed its export for aluminium household articles during 2018-19 at 4972 tonnes and the revenue earnings totalled $33.50 million. The export for 2020 remained at 3084 tonnes and the earnings stood at $16.07 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 gets accumulated with the existing two years, it signifies 8056 tonnes and $49.57 million respectively. Colombia’s export for aluminium household articles in 2018...
Hydro restarted 100 of the 200 cells at the Husnes B-line in Western Norway. Husnes currently produces about 95,000 tonnes of aluminium annually via the A-line. The company will expand the capacity to around 195,000 as the 200 electrolysis cells in the one-kilometer-long B-line are restarted. “The journey back to full production at Hydro Husnes started on November 24, 2020 when the first of 200 electrolysis cells was restarted - after being idled for more than ten years as a result of the financial crisis,” Hydro said. The restart of the B-line represents a NOK 1.5 billion investment in upgrades and the production line holds world-class standards in climate, environmental and operational performance. “I am happy that the first 100 cells have been successfully restarted and I am impressed...
Hydro announced that four aluminium manufacturing plants in the DACH region of Europe are now certified against the ASI Performance Standard and ASI Chain of Custody Standard. Hydro’s extrusion plants in the DACH region, offers products in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The facility manufactures extruded aluminium profiles, and offers surface treatment and added-value operations to transform the profiles into the solutions that meet customer specifications in the transportation, automotive, general engineering, and building and construction industries. “This is a key part of our sustainability agenda and in our strategy to help customers document that they offer aluminium products that are sourced and produced responsibly throughout the value chain,” says Sacha Brandt, vice president...
Hindalco Industries Limited has again cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices with effect from Tuesday, March 9, after an intermittent hike on Saturday, March 6. Hindalco has reduced its aluminium wire rod price by INR 2,000 per tonne or 1.02 per cent from INR 195,850 per tonne to INR 193,850 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has come in at INR 189,850 per tonne, registering a downfall of INR 2,000 per tonne or 1.04 per cent from INR 191,850 per tonne on March 6. With the latest cut, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price is hovering around INR 182,750 per tonne compared to INR 184,750 per tonne on Saturday. Hindalco generally links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which on Monday,...
Vedanta Limited has cut its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Tuesday, March 9, after a rise on Saturday, March 6. The aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 181,000-194,000 per tonne, representing a decline of INR 2,000 tonne from INR 183,000-196,000 per tonne on March 6. With the latest cut, Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price is hovering around 188,500-196,000 per tonne, also down by INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 190,500-198,000 per tonne on Saturday. The company’s aluminium billets price is at INR 189,000 per tonne as of March 9 compared to INR 191,000 per tonne on March 6. Vedanta links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which decreased on Monday, March 8, from US$ 2185...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.53% to close at US$2,172.5 per tonne on Monday. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,140-2,250 per tonne today. As of Monday, March 8, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2152.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2152.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2163.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2163.50 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2205 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2205 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1293225 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1077050 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 216175 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2174.83per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE decreased to...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has recorded a downfall of RMB 310 per tonne to stand at RMB 17,180 per tonne on Tuesday, March 9, following a surge of RMB 390 per tonne on the previous day, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,160 per tonne and RMB 17,200 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 60-20 per tonne, down by RMB 10 from March 8. In Foshan and Chongqing, A00 aluminium ingot price has plunged by RMB 310 per tonne and RMB 305 per tonne, respectively, to come in at RMB 17,180 per tonne and RMB 17,170 per tonne. The price in Tianjin is also standing at RMB 17,180 per tonne but by decreasing RMB 280 per tonne. Primary aluminium ingot price in Shenyang has seen the highest downfall of RMB 415 per...
On 9 th March 2021, Canyon Resources Limited made public that Vecturis has joined Canyon’s Owner’s team to develop the technical and commercial rail solutions for the BFS. A privately-owned Belgian company, Vecturis specialise in railway management services and operations, functional for freight, natural resource extraction and export logistics and solutions. Vecturis is generally experienced in single-track railway lines including bulk commodities freight. It has delivered similar consulting services for the SETRAG line in Gabon, the Nacala Corridor in Mozambique and Malawi, Ghana’s Western Line, the CFB in Angola, and several other lines in Africa and South America. Of significance and direct relevance to Minim Martap, Vecturis has subsequently worked in the West African bauxite market,...
Altech Chemical, the high purity alumina producer confirmed that the results from first-phase testing of batteries that contain graphite particles coated with its proprietary high purity alumina coating technology remain positive. Test work will now advance to the next stage comprising further testing of battery charging and discharging with the focus of demonstrating repeatability and consistency. The Australia headquartered company lately accomplished initial-stage demonstrations of its technology which coats graphite particles typical of those used in anode applications within lithium-ion batteries with a nanolayer of high purity alumina, a product that Altech is looking to produce out of Malaysia from its long-life feedstock of kaolin in Western Australia. Altech said: “The initial...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Assan Alüminyum against Provisional Performance Standard Certification for remelting and rolling activities at the Tuzla and Dilovasi production facilities in Turkey. The facilities, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes of flat-rolled aluminium, produce coil and sheet, foil, and pre-painted aluminium products destined for packaging, distribution, construction, consumer durables, automotive, and HVAC applications. On receiving the certification, Göksal Güngör, Assan Alüminyum General Manager, said: “Sustainability is one of our core values at Assan Alüminyum, among reliability, flexibility and innovation. We commit to adopting global sustainability targets as a business principle, not as an obligation. This is why we are very...
China Hongqiao Group reported record annual profits in 2020 on higher aluminium prices. The profit jumped 72.2% last year. Annual net income stood at 10.5 billion yuan ($1.62 billion) last year, according to Reuters report. Revenues came in at 86.14 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3% year-on-year "The trend of tight supply will be maintained in the short term, and the market expects that the increase in demand for aluminium products will drive a further rise in aluminium prices," Hongqiao said. The output of aluminium alloy products was 5.622 million tonnes in 2020, representing a drop of 0.4% from 2019. That also marked the third straight annual decline. The Group closed some of its Shandong smelting facilities and transferred capacity to Yunnan province in 2020. China Hongqiao Group also...
Ireland enjoyed a steady economic growth post the EU-IMF bailout in late 2013 and the country placed itself as one of the fastest-growing European economies. In 2020, the Irish economy suffered from the successive lockdowns put in place to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, while the GDP growth fell to -3% from 5.9% in 2019. According to IMF estimates, the economy is set to bounce back in 2021 (+4.9%) and 2022 (+4.3%), supported by fiscal stimulus and liquidity-boosting measures, subject to the post-pandemic global economic recovery and the conclusion of the post-Brexit transition period. The island nation in the North Atlantic region has recorded 66,852 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and strips importation during 2018-19 and the amount expended for the import remained at $143.83 million....
