The Symbiosis concept pairs a premium aluminium outer shell with a transparent inner bottle, while the partners highlight low-carbon aluminium and future sustainability development. GEKA and AXILONE have partnered to introduce Symbiosis, a luxury beauty packaging concept combining GEKA’s injection blow-moulding technology with AXILONE’s expertise in premium aluminium packaging. The concept will be showcased at Luxe Pack Monaco, presenting a design that brings together a premium aluminium outer shell and a see-through inner bottle. The inner bottle’s transparent windows allow consumers to view the formulation’s colour and texture, adding a sensory element to the packaging. The combination is designed to offer beauty brands a distinctive appearance alongside a tactile product experience....
With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approaching, secondary aluminium alloy enterprises have successively finalized their production and holiday arrangements for the festive period. SMM recently conducted a survey on the double-holiday production plans, pre-holiday stockpiling, and raw material procurement of some secondary aluminium alloy enterprises, covering a total capacity of 4.2 million mt. The following is a summary of the survey findings: According to the SMM survey, during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, secondary aluminium alloy enterprises generally arranged for continuous production or brief shutdowns, though some enterprises extended their holiday duration compared with 2025. Among the 25 sampled enterprises, more than half had...
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Ashapura Minechem is preparing for its next phase of growth by expanding its Guinea bauxite operations while shifting its Indian business towards higher-value mineral products. The company is targeting 15 million tonnes of annual bauxite volumes by FY28, a level management believes could generate nearly INR 100 billion (USD 1.05 billion) in revenue from the bauxite business alone, depending on bauxite prices, freight costs and operating conditions. The expansion is being supported by additional port capacity in Guinea, while Ashapura is investing in products for applications including foundry, oil and gas, paints, paper and cat litter to broaden its earnings base. Guinea bauxite expansion takes centre stage Ashapura expects Guinea bauxite exports of 9–11 million tonnes in FY27, compared...
Constellium has been recognised in Automotive News’ 2026 Top Supplier ranking for the eighth consecutive year, highlighting its continued role in automotive aluminium solutions. Constellium has secured a place in Automotive News’ 2026 Top Supplier ranking, marking the eighth consecutive year the aluminium producer has appeared on the list. The company has featured in the ranking since 2019, alongside major automotive technology and component manufacturers. The continued recognition highlights its position as a supplier of advanced aluminium solutions to automakers worldwide. Constellium said its automotive products are designed to help manufacturers address three key vehicle-development priorities: lightweighting, safety and sustainability. Aluminium's role in reducing vehicle weight has...
St Helens Borough Council and Alupro are urging residents to improve aluminium foil recycling through a month-long campaign focused on better sorting at the kerbside. St Helens Borough Council has launched a month-long campaign to help residents identify and recycle aluminium foil correctly through their kerbside collections. The Foil me Once campaign, delivered in partnership with Alupro, is running throughout September with radio advertising, social media content, website information and media coverage aimed at improving awareness of metal packaging recycling. A central part of the campaign is the ‘scrunch test’, which residents can use to distinguish aluminium foil from plastic packaging that may look similar. If packaging stays scrunched into a ball, it is likely to be aluminium and...
Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce hard. Industry veterans argue that Indiana, one of the last significant strongholds of US aluminium manufacturing, had much to lose in a deal that ultimately fell apart. What was on the table As part of the recent US-Canada trade talks, the Trump administration had proposed cutting the tariff on Canadian primary aluminium from 50 per cent to 25 per cent, while also extending a similar cut to fabricated aluminium products. Those talks broke down in late August, prompting Washington to impose fresh...
Germany’s aluminium scrap trade showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with exports to the world reaching 616,000 tonnes, up 4.58 per cent from 589,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The increase was even more pronounced against the second half of 2025, with H1 2026 shipments rising 7.50 per cent from 573,000 tonnes. However, exports remained 4.05 per cent below the 642,000 tonnes recorded in H1 2024. Among Germany’s leading destinations, Italy retained the top spot, Austria and France gained the most, Poland lost ground, and the Netherlands saw only limited growth. If we look at the percentage of the share, Italy took 15.58 per cent of Germany’s scrap exports, followed by Austria at 13.64 per cent, the Netherlands at 10.06 per cent, Poland at 8.12 per cent and France at 6.17 per cent....
Alcoa Corporation has set the price for a USD 2.6 billion senior notes offering to help finance the cash consideration for its proposed acquisition of South32’s bauxite, alumina, and aluminium assets . Along with the cash on hand, this debt is expected to provide permanent funding for the approximately USD 3.1 billion cash part of the transaction. The offering consists of USD 1.5 billion of 6.63 per cent Senior Notes due in 2034, to be issued by Alumina Pty Ltd, and USD 1.1 billion of 6.88 per cent Senior Notes due in 2036, issued by Alcoa Nederland Holding BV. Both of these companies are fully owned by Alcoa. The notes will be backed by Alcoa and some of its subsidiaries on a senior unsecured basis. The deal is expected to finalise on September 23, 2026, depending on usual closing...
SuperAlloy Industrial is pushing into semiconductor equipment components as it seeks to build a second growth engine alongside its established automotive wheel business, with customer validation of aluminium chamber components now under way. The Taiwanese aluminium manufacturer reported consolidated revenue of TWD 550 million (USD 17.44 million) in August, up 2.46 per cent year on year. Revenue for January - August 2026 reached TWD 5.052 billion (USD 160.22 million), an increase of 6.34 per cent from the same period a year earlier. The automotive business continues to provide the company's core revenue base. August shipments held up despite the seasonal summer slowdown among European and US automakers, supported by demand from global supercar and luxury brands including JLR and BMW....
Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Italy's Eco Green, strengthening its aluminium scrap collection, sorting and recycling network across Europe. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is expanding its aluminium recycling business in Europe with the completed acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Italian recycler Eco Green, adding scrap collection, sorting, casting and dross-processing capabilities to its growing recycled aluminium network. The deal, first announced in April, has cleared all required regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Eco Green will now be rebranded EGA Eco Green, while the Scappini family will retain a minority stake and remain involved in management. The acquisition gives EGA access to a wider pool of aluminium scrap in...
China's aluminium sheet, strip and foil sector posted a stronger-than-expected off-season performance in August 2026, based on Mysteel's data. Specially, the weekly output eased modestly from July peaks but held steady near 390,000 tonnes, with operating rates hovering around 70 per cent. Orders stimulated by July's lower prices continued to be delivered through August, driving a drawdown in finished goods inventories followed by stabilisation -- a "not-so-quiet off-season" scenario. As the traditional "Golden September, Silver October" peak consumption season approaches, and with traders' inventories of primary aluminium having fallen to a low of 790,000 tonnes, downstream offtake demand is expected to release gradually. Operating rates and output in the sheet, strip and foil sector are...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,590 per tonne in the night session on September 9, reached a high of RMB 24,660 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,565 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,650 per tonne, up RMB 90 per tonne or 0.37 per cent from the previous close. Futures consolidated at highs, with moving averages maintaining a bullish alignment and prices trading above moving averages across all timeframes. Trading volume during the session shrank somewhat, while open interest pulled back slightly, driven mainly by bear position reductions. On the technical front, the 4-hour MACD golden cross extended, and bullish momentum remained intact. On September 9, LME aluminium opened at USD 3,335 per tonne, reached a high of USD 3,364.5 per tonne and a low of USD 3,321.5...
The LME aluminium price moved higher on September 9 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month aluminium prices recording gains, while total warehouse stocks remained unchanged. On September 9, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3351.5 per tonne, up USD 27.5 per tonne, or 0.83 per cent, from USD 3324 per tonne on September 8. The LME aluminium cash offer price rose to USD 3353 per tonne from USD 3325 per tonne, marking an increase of USD 28 per tonne, or 0.84 per cent. The LME aluminium 3-month bid price stood at USD 3336 per tonne on September 9, compared with USD 3318.5 per tonne on September 8, representing a gain of USD 17.5 per tonne, or 0.53 per cent. The 3-month offer price increased to USD 3338 per tonne from USD 3319 per tonne, up USD 19 per...
US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to produce products including fence and gate systems, accessibility ramps and stairs, windows and doors, as well as components for the aerospace and automotive industries. Its members also manufacture boats, trailers, RVs and other aluminium products in the US. The group was formed around concerns that the current aluminium tariff structure is increasing costs for US manufacturers that purchase aluminium, without creating equivalent costs for imported finished products. The American Aluminum...
US primary aluminium production reached 167,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, slightly above a year earlier but 1.2 per cent below the previous quarter. US primary aluminium production remained broadly stable at the start of 2026, with output edging higher from a year earlier even as it slipped slightly from the final quarter of 2025. According to the aluminium supply data provided, US primary aluminium production reached 167,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, compared with 169,000 tonnes in Q4 2025 and 166,000 tonnes in Q1 2025. That translates to a 1.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline from Q4 and a 0.6 per cent year-on-year increase from Q1 2025. Production remains broadly stable The quarter-on-quarter decline amounted to just 2,000 tonnes, suggesting that primary aluminium output was largely steady rather...
Mexico and Argentina are moving in different directions on aluminium imports from China. Mexico has imposed a new anti-dumping duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles, while Argentina has dropped its existing anti-dumping order on certain aluminium tubes. Mexico has issued an anti-dumping duty order covering Chinese mainland aluminium bars, rods and profiles classified under HTSMX 7604.10.02, 7604.10.99, 7604.29.01, 7604.29.02 and 7604.29.99. Imports of the subject products will face an anti-dumping duty of USD 1.58 per kg for the next five years. Meanwhile, Argentina has rescinded its anti-dumping duty order on certain Chinese mainland aluminium tubes following sunset and changed-circumstances reviews. The measure covered aluminium tubes, whether alloyed or non-alloyed, produced...
Our current approach can win economic skirmishes, but not the geopolitical conflict. – Part 1 After decades during which the very concept was taboo and the reality swept under the rug, the US has now rediscovered industrial policy. But this rediscovery remains incomplete, as too much of it is reactive, scattered, and driven by whichever crisis has the attention of the moment. This ad hoc approach can win a few economic skirmishes, but it will not be enough to win Cold War II. Simply scaling up more and more ad hoc policies, the trajectory we are now on, will never produce a coherent strategy. This is because what counts is not the number of policies, their aggregate budget, or even how widespread they are. What counts is whether they fit together, effectively support each other, and serve...
Ball Corporation, a global producer of sustainable aluminium packaging, has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia and Sherry L. Buck to its board of directors. The appointments bring additional experience in manufacturing, operations, procurement and finance to the board. Stuart A. Taylor II, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, “ They are both proven executives with strong financial expertise grounded in operations.” Nicosia is the Chief Executive Officer of Maker's Pride, a US contract packaged food manufacturer, and has more than 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. She spent much of her career at The Coca-Cola Company, where she held leadership roles including President of Canada and the Northeast US and Chief Procurement Officer. She started her career at PepsiCo and...
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent recycled aluminium , aimed at giving manufacturers a higher-recycled-content packaging option. From recycling advantage to higher recycled content The conversation around beverage packaging has already highlighted aluminium’s recycling advantage. Aluminium beverage cans recorded a 74.8 per cent recycling rate , compared with 47 per cent for PET bottles and 41.9 per cent for glass bottles in 2023. With a 75.6 per cent collection rate, aluminium cans are placed at the forefront of recycled...
Vedanta is expanding aluminium, copper and other metals capacity as electric mobility and India's demand for critical minerals reshape the domestic materials market. Vedanta Group is putting INR 210 billion (USD 2.21 billion) into metals production and capacity through FY2026, building a broader materials portfolio aimed at sectors such as electric vehicles, batteries and charging infrastructure. The investment spans aluminium, zinc, copper, steel, nickel, ferrochrome and value-added alloys, while the group has also secured 10 critical mineral blocks covering commodities including copper, nickel-chromium-PGE, tungsten, graphite, vanadium, rare earth elements and potash. The expansion comes as India seeks to reduce its reliance on overseas supplies of critical minerals. Vedanta estimates...
