Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max has moved from a titanium frame to an aluminium unibody, marking one of the biggest material changes. The new phone uses an aluminium unibody alongside 40 per cent recycled content, while adding a larger display, upgraded cameras and longer battery life. The iPhone 15 Pro...
The European Commission has delayed its planned measures on aluminium scrap exports, replacing the earlier proposal for export duties with restrictions on waste shipments to non-OECD countries. European Aluminium said the change has added to discomfort across the aluminium industry, which has been...
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Ghana’s decision to cancel the Nyanahin bauxite lease awarded to Rocksure International is now sparking a wider debate and renewed scrutiny around policy consistency, fairness and institutional credibility. What began as a legal and procedural issue is increasingly being viewed as a test case for...
Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, as revealed in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission in the fourth quarter, acquired new stakes in Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. Of the firm's industrial products company, the investment company brought a total of 41,712 shares, which...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Restricted trade from the Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz and EGA’s Al Taweelah smelter becoming inoperative for a year due to Iranian strikes are seen as an opportunity for China’s aluminium export growth by many market analysts. Whether this ambition may turn real...
The Australia-headquartered mining company Canyon Resources has reported steady progress with its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon. With the first shipment planned in September, the company is aiming to capitalise on the ongoing supply crunch and sustained demand for high-grade bauxite,...
The completion update of one of the three reverberatory furnaces in Hammond, Indiana, has been shared by Jupiter Aluminum, a firm that transforms tonnes of recycled aluminium into a valuable coil. At the normal pace, completing this project takes nearly three-and-a-half to four months; however, in...
The next BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition from (31 May) 1–3 June 2026 will be held at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (Gothia Towers) in Gothenburg (Sweden), building on the organisation’s record-breaking momentum from 2025. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook,...
The recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East, notably a US-Israeli movement involving Iran in early 2026, has sent tremors through global aluminium markets. Gulf-region smelters account for roughly 9 per cent of the world’s primary aluminium supply (and over 20 per cent if China and Russia...
The national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent remained stable from last Friday at RMB 2,783 per tonne (USD 404.2 per tonne), including 13 per cent VAT on Tuesday, Mysteel's daily price assessment showed. The price has held steady for about a week,...
A few hours before the official announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israel and Iran conflict, the Iranian media reported that the US-Israel launched strikes on the Iran Aluminium Company (IRALCO), the largest aluminium plant of the country, as well as the Amirkabir Petrochemical Complex...
Futures: The most-traded aluminium alloy 2606 contract closed at RMB 23,595 per tonne overnight, down RMB 55 from the previous trading day's close, a decline of 0.23per cent. Trading volume was 1,340 lots, down 2,647 lots from the previous value, with a notable contraction in volume. Open interest...
On April 7, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices further rose from the previous close on April 2. There has been a significant rise in the offer settlement price as well as in the forward contracts. Concerning the inventory, there has been a slight dip along with the LME alumina platts...
With the recent publication, Speira is now offering Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all major product categories in its Specialities business. “Choosing the most sustainable aluminium should be as easy as possible for our customers. EPDs are an important tool for achieving this,...
Autostructures UK, a long-running UK manufacturer of steel and aluminium components, has entered administration after 68 years in operation. The Telford-based company appointed administrators in late March. It had a long-standing relationship with JCB, working with the company for around 30 years,...
TRUNNANO has launched a surface-modified spherical alumina powder, marking progress in functional materials used across aluminium-related thermal management applications in electronics. A KH570 silane coupling agent is used by the product for surface treatment and is designed to be used in...
A global aluminium shortage is likely to lower electric two‑wheeler margins in India, as prices close to four‑year highs push up production costs and lead to some price hikes. Supply problems in the Gulf and higher commodity prices put pressure on EV affordability, while makers try to manage costs,...
RIMOWA has introduced the Classic Aluminium Grid, a limited-edition collection built around its historic aluminium suitcase designs from 1969, with a total of 1,969 numbered pieces. The collection pulls directly from the brand’s archival hand-carry cases, reworking its signature grooves into a more...
Ball Corporation’s 2025 combined annual and sustainability report is the message that sustainability well fits into a business’ profitability, as a part of the same industrial system. The numbers bear that out. Ball shipped 111.9 billion packaging units in 2025, up from 107.4 billion in 2024 and...
Aluminum du Maroc, an aluminium business which has caught attention of global investors recently, is a major aluminium producer in Morocco and one of the leading domestic companies in the sector, listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange under the ISIN MA0000010936. It delivers investors with a...
