An explosion in the foundry section of an aluminium factory in Akyazı district of Sakarya, Türkiye, on October 20 left two workers injured, with one sustaining serious injuries. A fire broke out following the explosion and was later extinguished by firefighters. The incident occurred at around 18:40 local time at the aluminium factory. The cause of the explosion remains unknown. Following the blast, flames spread in the factory, prompting the dispatch of a large number of fire brigade and medical teams to the site, as per industry sources. Fire extinguished as injured workers receive hospital treatment According to initial findings, two workers sustained injuries in the explosion, with one reported to be in serious condition. Medical teams transported the seriously injured worker to...
Rio Tinto is assessing the use of thermal energy storage at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland, Australia, through a partnership with Rondo Energy. The proposed system would store 360 MWh of energy and deliver heat at a rate of 30 MW, potentially reducing the refinery’s reliance on fossil fuels to produce steam. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AUD 3.6 million (USD 2.5 million) for front-end engineering and design studies. A further AUD 38 million (USD 27 million) could be made available to support installation if the study is completed successfully and the project proceeds. Join the fourth edition of webinar " Hedging for recyclers - Become an expert in 6 hours " by Jorge Dyszel. The proposed installation would be among the first large-scale industrial...
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The delicate balance of falling shipments but rising revenues defined the aluminium industry in 2025, and so is the case for Kaiser Aluminum. The US-based producer of semi-fabricated specialty aluminium products closed the year with weaker shipments across most end markets yet delivered a sharply improved financial performance, riding on elevated aluminium prices and stronger pricing discipline. Shipment volumes: A broad-based contraction Kaiser Aluminum shipped 274 million pound (124,284 tonnes) of aluminium in Q4 2025, down by 6 per cent from 292 million pound (132,449 tonnes) in Q4 2024. Consequently, the company’s full-year shipments slipped 5 per cent Y-o-Y from 1,172 million pound (531,610 tonnes) to 1,108 million pound (502,580 tonnes). Quarterly data underlined the persistent...
Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (QAMCO), a 50 per cent joint venture partner in Qatar Aluminium Company (Qatalum), reported a net profit of QAR 768 million (USD 210.98 million) for the financial year of 2025, which ended on 31 December. The earnings per share (EPS) here stood at QAR 0.14 (USD 0.04). With the joint venture’s (JV) successful loan repayments across FY25 as well as its sustainability initiatives, the performance highlights QAMCO's resilient position in the industry. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain In 2025, the global aluminium sector gradually stabilised after undergoing an initial volatile phase influenced by global trade shifts, energy cost pressures and macroeconomic...
In 2026, leading automakers like Toyota Prius, Ford Focus, BMW i3, Volvo XC60, Honda Civic, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Renault Zoe, Volkswagen Golf, Nissan Leaf, and Peugeot 208 use aluminium in the manufacturing process to ensure its recyclable status, and also to help reduce the overall weight of the cars, increasing their efficiency. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain As the global automotive industry is starting to take a significant role in the recycling of aluminium, the car manufacturers are also shifting their design philosophy toward a modular assembly using standardised fasteners. This allows them to manufacture parts separately, which helps the recyclers to quickly and easily separate clean...
Last time, during the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil in July 2025, the two nations sealed a renewable energy partnership , and now, on the occasion of the Brazilian President's visit to India, they exchanged words over critical minerals supply, alongside setting an ambitious USD 20 billion bilateral trade target by 2030. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Narendra Modi met on Saturday in New Delhi and talked about enhancing their collaboration on rare earth elements and essential minerals, which Brazil boasts of having the world’s second-largest resources. For India, it is a strategic deal as the country has been looking for alternative suppliers to...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the shutdown of the Mozal aluminium smelter in Maputo province, Mozambique, poses major downside risks to the nation’s economy. Owned by Australia’s South32, Mozal is scheduled to move into a “care and maintenance” regime from mid-March after failing to secure a new electricity supply agreement for the aluminium smelter at competitive US tariffs. In its latest assessment approved on February 13, the IMF mentioned, “Risks to Mozambique’s economic outlook are currently strongly negative, with the suspension of Mozal — which represents 4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) — as an example.” Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain Electricity supply...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a premier government-undertaking leading aluminium company in India, welcomed the BSNL Base Transceiver Station (BTS) at its alumina refinery in Koraput, Odisha. This BTS is equipped with Swadwshi 4G technology, India’s first fully indigenous 4G (5G-ready) technology developed through collaboration between Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Tejas (Radio Access Network), and TCS. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " Amarendra Kumar Mishra, the Executive Director of the M&R Complex Alumina Refinery, with the Chief General Manager of BSNL Odisha Circle, Rudra Narayan Palai and other officials, was present at the ceremony. The network is cloud-native and...
A fresh phase in relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey is taking shape through a major renewable energy partnership that officials say will transform Turkey’s electricity landscape. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain At the heart of the new arrangement is a commitment to construct solar power facilities capable of supplying electricity to more than two million households. The agreement was formally concluded on Friday during a ceremony held at an Ottoman-era palace overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul. It follows a wider intergovernmental energy accord valued at USD 2 billion, signed during a significant visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh on February 3. Also Read: ACME signs...
The online smartphone comparison platform SellCell has recently shared data citing Apple’s latest flagship device, the iPhone 17 Pro Max , which has been experiencing remarkably high resale activity just months after launch. The findings are based on SellCell’s internal trade-in data and secondary market pricing trends from 40 independent iPhone buyers. At present, the device is the single most traded-in smartphone in the US , accounting for 11.5 per cent of all transactions and recording a sharp rise within a relatively short post-launch window. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain iPhone 17 Pro Max beats predecessor – slower depreciation bringing early sales? One of the most significant findings is the...
Hydro, a leading Norwegian industrial company specialising in aluminium production, has entrusted Sistem Teknik Industrial Furnaces, a firm undertaking the production and maintenance of the state-of-the-art industrial furnaces, with the supply of a new aluminium logs homogenising centre. The project will be focusing on enabling the centre, which is to be located in Luce, France, to handle 30 tonnes per charge. Moreover, the designed project will provide high-capacity billet processing while optimising energy use and integrating seamlessly with the plant. The system to be delivered will be integrating a homogenising centre, controlled cooling, billet handling, precision cutting and automation into one well-coordinated production line, tailored specifically to meet the operational needs of...
On February 23, the week started with a rise in the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price . However, the 3-month Asian Reference Price reflected a downturn in the price with the opening of the week and the previous day’s close. The LME inventory also declined, while the alumina platts price remained the same from the previous close. The LME cash bid inched up by USD 16 per tonne or 0.5 per cent, shifting from USD 3,052 per tonne to USD 3,068 per tonne. The LME cash offer also showed an increase of USD 17 per tonne or 0.6 per cent, reaching USD 3,070 per tonne from USD 3,053 per tonne. Don’t miss out- Buyers are looking for your products on our B2B platform A similar trend followed the forward contracts, where the LME 3-month bid and offer inched up by USD 18 per tonne or 0.6 per...
Polestar, a Swedish electric performance car brand, signalled the rapid growth in the high-value electric vehicle market. The firm made an announcement stating its plan to expand its biggest product by launching four new electric vehicles over the next three years. The deliveries of the Polestar 5 will start sometime in mid-2026, with an expected new variant of the Polestar 4. In early 2027, the next-generation Polestar 2 will be introduced along with a compact SUV. The Polestar 7 has been planned for launch in 2028. Michael Lohscheller, the Chief Executive Officer of Polestar, informed that these rollouts will mark a major transition in momentum for the firm. He says, "Following our best sales year ever, we are now launching the largest model offensive in our history, with four premium...
Australia is reassessing its trade position with the United States after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a new 15 per cent tariff on all imports, a move that could directly affect Australian exporters and test the resilience of a long-standing free trade partnership. The decision follows a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down a sweeping tariff regime introduced in April last year, finding that the President had exceeded his authority in applying the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on more than 100 countries, including Australia. While the court left intact the sector-specific 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium, it overturned the across-the-board 10 per cent “liberation day” tariff. Within hours of the ruling, President Trump reinstated a baseline 10 per cent...
The US President Donald Trump has issued a new 15 per cent global tax using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 on February 21. It is a response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s previously imposed tariffs. Vehicles and parts, already under motor vehicles tariffs, are spared from the new duties. On February 20, 2026, Trump announced a 10 per cent worldwide tariff, shortly after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that many of his earlier import taxes were illegal. It was supposed to take effect on February 24. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The new 15 per cent tariff does not apply to imports of steel, aluminium, and copper. Goods from Canada and Mexico that follow North American...
The beer and allied manufacturing sectors of Uttar Pradesh are poised for major expansion, backed by fresh investments and a standardised excise policy. The Director General of the Brewers' Association of India (BAI), Vinod Giri, has announced that "The beer industry and its ancillary industries will be investing INR 5,500 crore (INR 55 billion) in the next three years" in UP. The investment will focus mainly on aluminium can production, greenfield breweries, glass manufacturing and ancillaries. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain BAI represents three leading companies, viz., United Breweries Ltd (UBL), AB InBev, and Carlsberg. Collectively, they operate over 55 breweries, accounting for more than 85...
Impact Minerals has shipped the first significant quantities of HiPurA high purity alumina from its Perth pilot plant to the United States, marking a key milestone in the company’s push into advanced battery materials. The 50 per cent-owned associate Alluminous dispatched approximately 15 kilograms of HiPurA HPA to Charge CCCV LLC (C4V) for initial test work under the Technology Development Agreement signed in December last year . The delivery comes just nine months after Impact invested in the technology, underscoring the speed at which the project has progressed from capital backing to product output. The material will undergo formal testing at C4V’s laboratory and pilot-scale facilities, with the goal of advancing product qualification for downstream lithium-ion battery markets. The...
If 2024 was the year aluminium demand normalised, 2025 is the year scrap becomes the pressure valve. Global cumulative aluminium consumption reached 100.8 million tonnes in 2024, with 28.4 million tonnes supplied by recycled aluminium. That share, already above 28 per cent, is not a marginal contribution. It is a structural layer of the market. And it sits beneath a primary system that is tightening rather than expanding. Primary aluminium production moved from 72.7 million tonnes in 2024 to 73.9 million tonnes in 2025, with a forecast of 75.3 million tonnes in 2026. On paper, that looks like growth. In reality, it is constrained growth. China is approaching its 45 million tonne capacity cap (whereas some speculate the primary production has exceeded 45 million tonnes in 2025 already),...
For the fourth quarter and the entire year ending December 31, 2025, Sonoco Products Company, a metal packaging company, which also specialises in manufacturing aluminium ends and closures, showed high-achieving financial results, due to the success of its metal packaging division. During the fourth quarter, the packaging firm's net sales surged by nearly 30 per cent, reaching USD 1.8 billion. This is mainly owed to the Eviosys acquisition, a brand that recently became a part of Sonoco Metal Packaging EMEA and also produces aluminium cans in different shapes and sizes, along with better pricing strategies. Also read: A1R water to transform humidity into drinking water for attendees at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival® GAAP net income recovered to USD 332 million from a loss incurred...
Egyptalum, the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa, has allocated EUR 19 million (USD 22.4 million) for the modernisation of its cold rolling line. The company produces a wide range of products, including billets, wire rods, foundry alloys, ingots, T-bars, and slabs, totalling 320,000 tonnes. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " As of early 2026, the company has expanded its operations, including opening a new 60,000 tonnes per annum aluminium wire production line in partnership with Italy’s Properzi, bringing total wire output to 120,000 tonnes per annum. And now with the current investment, the firm marks its broader growth strategy, which focuses on strengthening market...
