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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Africa’s primary aluminium production stood at 133,000 tonnes in January 2021, a decrease of 1.48% from 135,000 tonnes in December 2020 but up 3.2% tonnes from 129,000 tonnes in November. The output marked a decline of 2.21% year-on-year, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Monday, 22 February 2021. Primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 1.605 million tonnes in 2020. That was down 2.31% year-on-year, IAI data showed. Aluminium production was 1.643 million tonnes in 2019. World primary aluminium production rose 0.23 per cent month-on-month to 5.707 million tonnes in January 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, the output stood higher by 4.29 per cent from 5.472 million tonnes. The output in 2020 stood at 65.296 million tonnes, up...
In East & Central Europe, primary aluminium production stood at 353,000 tonnes in January 2021, registering a slight rise of 1,000 tonnes or 0.28 per cent month-on-month. Primary aluminium output in December grew 12,000 tonnes or 3.53 per cent from 340,000 tonnes in November 2020. In the last quarter (Q4) of 2020, primary aluminium production in East & Central Europe amounted to 1.043 million tonnes, bringing the total output in 2020 to 4.153 million tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, primary aluminium output in East & Central Europe stood down by 3,000 tonnes or 0.84 per cent from 356,000 tonnes. In West Europe, primary aluminium production in January 2021 saw an increase of 3,000 tonnes or 1.06 per cent month-on-month. From 282,000 tonnes in December 2020, the output in West Europe grew...
Russia’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 9,650 tonnes in November 2020, a decrease of 38% year-on-year. The Russia had exported 15,500 tonnes to the US in November 2019, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. On a month on month comparison, exports dropped by 30% from 1,3800 tonnes. In the first eleven months of 2020, crude metals and alloys exports stood at 102,000 tonnes as compared to 192,000 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2019. This marked a decrease of 47% year-on-year or 90,000 tonnes. Russia’s exports of total aluminium (crude metal and alloys, semi-finished products and scrap) to the USA stood at 11,400 tonnes and 122,000 tonnes in November and January-November 2020. That was a drop of 27% year-on-year and...
The Dutch Aluminium Association (DAA) has joined ASI as a new Associations member. This brings the total number of ASI Members to 159. “We have joined ASI to build a strong and international network and to join forces to promote the aluminium industry, application possibilities, as well as the distinctive properties of the material,” said Bert Faessen and Claudia Willems Setormanagers DAA. The Dutch Aluminium Association (DAA) represents the collective interests of companies who produce, trade and process aluminium and their specific suppliers. DAA also has several objectives that contribute to a stronger position within the metalworking sector. DAA missions are to look after the interests of the aluminium industry in collaboration with its members. The DAA stimulates the use and...
On Monday, February 22, social inventories of primary aluminium expanded by 121,000 tonnes across eight major consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, found the Shanghai Metals Market. SMM data showed inventories stood at 1.022 million tonnes on February 22 compared to 901,000 tonnes on February 18. Higher arrivals of stocks to Wuxi, Nanhai, and Gongyi primarily contributed to the increase in primary aluminium inventories on February 22. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Wuxi saw the highest growth in inventories of 70,000 tonnes to stand at 378,000 tonnes on February 22, followed by the hike of 27,000 tonnes in Nanhai to 233,000 tonnes. In Gongyi, primary aluminium inventories rose 19,000 tonnes to...
SMM aluminium ingot price has edged higher by RMB 50 per tonne to stand at RMB 16780 per tonne on Tuesday, 23 February 2021, from its previous price of RMB 16730 per tonne on February 22. The price is expected to range at RMB 16760-16800 per tonne. In Foshan and Wuxi, the price has increased by RMB 50 per tonne and RMB 40 per tonne to stand at RMB 16780 per tonne and RMB 16800 per tonne. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 16760-16800 per tonne and RMB 16790-16810 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing stand at RMB 16820 per tonne and RMB 16770 per tonne, up RMB 45 per tonne and RMB 60 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, and Linyi have hiked to stand at RMB 16785 per tonne, RMB 16750 per tonne, and RMB 16730 per tonne. Aluminium Alloy...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced on Tuesday, February 23, that it certified Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard Certification for material conversion activities at the Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co. Ltd. plant in Anhui Province, China. The plant’s main production processes include remelting and casting and cold rolling and finishing to manufacture precision aluminium strips, with an annual capacity of 120,000 tonnes. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI said, “ASI congratulates Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd. on their Performance Standard certification covering their Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. facility. We are pleased to see the company continue to extend the number of ASI Certified...
Three-month LME aluminium gained 1.83 per cent to settle at US$ 2,175 per tonne on Monday, with open interest adding 4,910 lots to 694,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price grew by US$ 18.50 per tonne on Monday, February 22 to reach at US$ 2153.50 per tonne, following a decline from US$ 2147 per tonne to US$ 2135 per tonne on Friday, February 19. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price rebounded to US$ 2161.50 per tonne from US$ 2150.50 per tonne on Friday. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price hovered around US$ 2211 per tonne, up by US$ 11.50 per tonne from the previous day. The LME aluminium opening stock decreased from 1354150 tonnes to 1349150 tonnes on February 22. Live Warrants totalled 1128100 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at...
World primary aluminium production began the year 2021 with a slight rise of 0.23 per cent month-on-month to 5.707 million tonnes in January. On a year-on-year calculation, the output stood higher by 4.29 per cent from 5.472 million tonnes. In December 2020, world primary aluminium production stood at 5.694 million tonnes, up by 3.41 per cent from 5.506 million tonnes in November. China, the highest primary aluminium producer in the world, churned out the same amount of primary aluminium in January 2021 as in the previous month at 3.3 million tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, the production in January this year stood 6.9 per cent higher than 3.087 million tonnes. Followed by China, the GCC countries were the second highest producer of primary aluminium in January 2021. They produced...
Rio Tinto’s Tiwai aluminium smelter has stockpiled greater than 100,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste lower than 100 metres from a fast-eroding Bluff beach. The federal government stated earlier this month it remained “utterly blind” about what contamination the closure of the smelter at Tiwai Level may go away behind. Spent cell liner waste incorporates hazardous chemical compounds together with fluoride and cyanide, and produces explosive gases when blended with water. It’s generally referred to as SCL, Spent Pot Lining or SPL. A consultant for the NAZAS stated in 2010 it had stockpiled 186,000 tonnes of waste. The smelter has not disclosed how a lot it has now, however since then it’s estimated it might have produced about one other 80,000 tonnes, or 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 tonnes...
The on-going shortage of aluminium cans due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to prevail and constrain beverage makers, according to Ball Corporation President Daniel Fisher. He projects the demand for aluminium cans will outstrip supply well into 2023. Ball CEO John Hayes has warned the beverage companies considering using aluminium cans saying that the company is capacity constrained and there are no adequate cans to supply. On the other hand, for Molson Coors, a multinational drink and brewing company headquartered in Chicago, shortage of cans has become less severe due to expanded sourcing efforts. Molson Coors has leaned on additional sourcing from four continents to shore up its inventory and also completed a production line for about 750 million sleek cans annually. It expects...
Bonasika Bauxite, a direct shipping ore (DSO) project, whose development has been initiated in Guyana. Guyana Industrial Minerals (GINMIN), a subsidiary of First Bauxite Corporation, remains the project developer. As per the plan, Bauxite from the Bonasika project will undergo mining and beneficiation in Guyana, with calcination and sintering to be conducted in Louisiana, US. On 20 th February’20, the inauguration of the mining operation was done by a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the presence of the Executives of First Bauxite/Guyana Industrial Minerals and the government delegation comprising then Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The bauxite production embarked last year between 100,000 and 150,000...
Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange decreased by 0.56% to US$ 2135 per tonne on Friday, February 19, from US$ 2147 per tonne on Thursday. As of Friday, February 19, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2135per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2135 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2150.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2150.50per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2199.50 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2199.50per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1354150 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1127875 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 226275 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2144.01per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE increased to...
The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reported 1.7 percent decline in global deliveries of aluminium aerosol cans in 2020 despite the corona pandemic. “With a considerable total production of roughly 5.7 billion aluminum aerosol cans, the industry was only slightly below the record results of the past few years,” AEROBAL said. AEROBAL Secretary General Gregor Spengler stated: “Especially in this crisis situation, the advantages of aluminum aerosol cans as packaging material have once again come into their own. Their outstanding safety and reliability, paired with excellent functionality and the exceptionally high hygiene standards, which are of course even more important in times of pandemics, have paid off. Together with the efficiency and...
The United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada stood flat at 157,000 tonnes in November 2020 compared to the imports of 158,000 tonnes in the previous month, according to the US Geological Survey. However, the United States aluminium semis imports in October grew by 7,000 tonnes or 4.64 per cent from 151,000 tonnes in September. The imports in August were at 205,000 tonnes, meaning the US saw a monthly decline of 26.34 per cent in September 2020. On a year-on-year basis, the United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Canada stood 3.09 per cent or 5,000 tonnes lower than 162,000 tonnes. The United States aluminium semis imports from Canada in the eleven months of the year amounted to 2.14 million tonnes, up by 14.44 per cent from 1.87 million...
Around the world, as most of the economies are suffering, the impact also continues the same for the Jamaican economy, which has been significantly impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a bigger picture, the government revenues shrunk by double digits even as emergency health expenditures, as well as social and economic support expenditures rose. The Caribbean island nation with a population of 2.96 million has recorded a significant aluminium foil import volume of 623 tonnes during 2018-19 and the expenditure that occurred for import remained at $3.04 million. The import for 2020 stood at 599 tonnes and the expenditures remained at $2.10 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets merged with the existing two years, it demonstrates 1222 tonnes and...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has continued to surge by RMB 300 per tonne on Monday, February 21, to stand at RMB 16,730 per tonne, the highest since the beginning of 2021. The average price are expected to range between RMB 16,710 per tonne and RMB 16,750 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 0-40 per tonne, up by RMB 20 per tonne from the previous day. In Linyi, A00 aluminium ingot price has increased the highest by RMB 340 per tonne to come in at RMB 16,690 per tonne, followed by the hike of RMB 335 per tonne and RMB 330 per tonne in Hangzhou and Shenyang to stand at RMB 16,775 per tonne and RMB 16,715 per tonne, respectively. In Foshan and Wuxi, primary aluminium ingot price has grown by RMB 320 per tonne to RMB...
The global leader of low carbon aluminium producer, Rusal has agreed to a loan amount of $200 million with the interest subject to a discount or a premium depending on the firm's achievement of key sustainability performance measures. En+ Group, which holds a controlling stake in Rusal and produces aluminium using its independent hydropower plants, said: “The key performance indicators were still to be agreed, but confirmed proceeds from the sustainability-linked credit facility would be used to refinance more expensive debt.” “The loan is secured by the assignment of proceeds from off-take contracts, including those for low carbon aluminium produced under Rusal's brand Allow”, the Group added. However, the Russian low carbon aluminium producer claims the smelters which manufacturers...
