Finland-based renewable heat technology developer Coolbrook has joined Australia’s Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) as an affiliate partner, bringing its electrified heating technology into research aimed at decarbonising alumina refining and the wider aluminium industry. The collaboration would explore how high-temperature electric heating can support next-generation alumina refineries, reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Coolbrook would work alongside major alumina and aluminium producers, including Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Alcoa, Rio Tinto, South32 and Hydro, as well as research organisations of CSIRO and Adelaide University. Initially, it would focus on HILT CRC’s Alumina Refineries’ Next-Generation Transition (AlumiNEXT) project,...
Qingdao Allheart Marine, established in 2012, is a high-tech aluminium boat manufacturer in Qingdao, China. Spanning 42,000 m, the facility produces over 60 vessel models from 4 to 30 meters, including fishing, work, patrol, pilot boats, tugs, water taxis, catamaran ferries, and landing crafts. Certified under ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and CE, Allheart offers professional OEMper ODM solutions, exporting 50 per cent of its production to over 30 countries across Oceania, Europe, and the Americas. Qingdao, Shandongper China - November 11, 2026 Qingdao Allheart Marine Co., Ltd, a recognised leader in the maritime manufacturing sector, is reinforcing its commitment to international buyers seeking robust commercial watercraft and specialised marine solutions. Operating from an advanced...
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The US dollar index slid against a basket of other currencies as investors cut safe-haven holdings of the greenback, following a report that senior US officials were seeking to jumpstart trade talks with China. The rebound in the euro and pound also weighed on the US dollar. As market fretted over the US relaxing sanctions on Rusal, LME aluminium slumped to a low of US$2,010 per tonne. The day’s trading was closed at US$1981.50 per tonne yesterday from US$ 2035 per tonne the day before. Prospects on potential China-US trade talks then buoyed it to rebound, but heavy pressure was seen from several moving averages above. It closed the night trading at US$2,057.5 per tonne and may trade at US$2,040-2,070 per tonne today. As on September 12, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1981...
According to the latest update from Shanghai Metals Market, inventories of aluminium billet across major consumption areas in China have extended their growth this week. The reason could be the sluggish consumption in Guangdong area, SMM research found. Stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across five major consumption areas have increased by 3200 tonnes from a week earlier to stand at 121,100 tonnes as of Thursday, September 13. The growth of some 6,500 tonnes in stocks across Foshan, Guangdong province mainly accounted for the increase. Currently, the aluminium billet inventory in Foshan, Guandong is standing at 85,900 tonnes while that in Wuxi, Jiangsu at 11,300 tonnes. For more details, refer to the chart below. According to another update from SMM, inventories of primary aluminium across...
Metal Bulletin’s 33rd International Aluminium Conference in the German capital of Berlin that begins today, September 12 will unveil the “mating season” for the aluminium industry, where negotiations are settled on the quantities and premiums paid above the LME aluminium price. Reuters reported that European customers will avoid deals with sanctioned aluminium producer Rusal during the mating season. The industry players were expecting that the sanctions would be lifted in October, but they are still not sure about sealing a deal with Rusal. “We can’t agree a deal with Rusal on the basis that sanctions will be lifted by Oct. 23,” a Rusal customer in Europe said. “Anyone that has a relationship with Rusal will be preparing for the sanctions to remain in place for now.” Aluminum prices...
Austal, an Australian-based global shipbuilding company, has recently declared that it delivered a 30 metre long high-speed aluminium catamaran for VS Grand Ferries Corporation in the Philipines. The Incat Crowther designed ship was built at Austal Philippines’ shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, with the capacity of accommodating 300 passengers and speed up to 25 knots. In August 2017, Austal had first received this US$ 5.5 million worth of catamaran contract and started the construction work in September 2017. This has been the first locally operated vessel to achieve Pioneer status, the prestigious enhanced safety standard rating in the Philippines, with the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). Austal CEO, David Singleton said, “Austal Philippines has developed into an established and very...
An iron-casting foundry in the township plans to expand into aluminium casting with a $52 million investment that will create 34 new jobs, according to the company’s application for tax abatement. Ellwood Engineered Castings, 7158 Hubbard Masury Road, has plans to expand into the aluminium casting business with Ellwood Aluminum and was given approval Monday by Hubbard trustees for a 10-year, 60-percent tax abatement, said trustee Fred Hanley. Even with the tax abatement, the township can expect about $50,000 more a year in tax revenue, Hanley said. “This is a win for the township, a win for the county. We thank the company for being such good neighbours and for entrusting the community with such a sizeable investment,” Hanley said. Trumbull County commissioners at their Sept. 19 meeting...
The state mining holding company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) has released today, on September 12, its metals output and sales data for the period January-August 2018. Against the expected production of 248,426 tonnes in the entire year of 2018, the company’s output from January to August is standing at 161,217 tonnes, reported Reuters. Out of the total aluminium production of 161,217 tonnes from January-August 2018, Inalum exported around 10,000 tonnes. The company's expected export amount of aluminium in 2018 is 40,000 tonnes in total. The bauxite ore output by the company during January-August stood at 663,455 tonnes, against its expected production volume in the entire year at 1,169,722 tonnes. The export sales of the ore were seen at 583,711 tonnes in the said period of time,...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2018 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q2 2018 were 917,000 tonnes, 41% more than the volume of 651,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2018. On a YoY basis, import of bauxite is up 13% from the volume imported in Q2 2017 and 35% less than those in Q2 2016. {newsStudioGallery} When we look at the graph we, see that the imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. have been on a downward trend since the second quarter of 2016. After reaching the lowest in the second quarter of 2017, the import increased in the third quarter of 2017. Though it fell for the next consecutive quarters, the second quarter of 2018 registers a significant rise in the import. Crude and dried bauxite imports in 2017...
Today, aluminium scrap is already one of the most economically valuable secondary raw materials. Around 20 per cent of the world's aluminium requirements are covered by post-consumer scrap. ALUMINIUM - the world's largest industry event - will present the latest developments and potential of aluminium recycling from 9 to 11 October in Düsseldorf. Significance of recycling is increasing in a time of shrinking raw material reserves and scarce, and above all expensive, energy. The advantage is there are no qualitative differences between alloys made from the primary metal and those made from recycled aluminium. Scrap supply is the bottleneck for the aluminium material cycle, since aluminium is used mostly in products with long lives, e.g. in construction applications like windows or in cars....
According to the latest update from Shanghai Metals Market on September 12, the A00 aluminium ingot price has dipped by RMB 120 per tonne to stand at RMB 14500 per tonne. As per the data found by SMM, the average expected price today is likely to range between RMB 14480 per tonne and RMB 14520 per tonne, with spot discounts to settle at RMB 20 per tonne, up by RMB 20 per tonne from the previous day. In the east, the ingot price has registered a slump by RMB 110 per tonne to conclude at RMB 14505 per tonne while in the south and north, the prices are standing at RMB 14640 per tonne and RMB 14530 per tonne after dropping by RMB 130 per tonne and RMB 105 per tonne, respectively. This dip in aluminium ingot price could be attributed to the weakened input cost as the average alumina price has...
The US dollar fell against the Canadian dollar, which was buoyed by a resumed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiation between the two counties on Tuesday. The US dollar inched down 0.08% to settle at 95.07. LME aluminium recovered from Monday’s low run and settled at US$ 2035 per tonne on Tuesday September 12. It started gaining overnight with rising dollar but slumped to a low of US$2,042 per tonne amid falling base metals contracts during the European trading session. It closed at US$2,050 per tonne. Limited downward room is expected as costs of raw materials are high. Its trading range is set at US$2,040-2,065 per t today. As on September 11, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2034 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2035 per tonne; 3-months...
On September 11, 2018, Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam reportedly inked a contract with the Lao Government for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Sekong province of Laos, in presence of VPG General Director Phuong Minh Hue. Hue thanked the authorities of Laos and Sekong for supporting her firm over the last 10 years to carry out the agreement on bauxite exploration inked with the Lao Government. This upcoming project will be Vietnam’s biggest investment assignment of about US$ 650 million in the mining industry of Laos so far. Located in Dakcheung district of Sekong, this project will cover nearly 100 square kilometres of land. It is part of the roadmap for implementing the agreement on economic, cultural, and scientific-technical cooperation...
Gordon Murray Design, a British visionary design and engineering company, has taken the internet on a storm with its launching news of the latest version of chassis frame technology “IStream Superlight”. It claims to be applicable to every vehicle segment right from small city cars or heavy goods vehicles. Originally, the system used thin-wall and high-strength steel tubing, as a method for reducing costs in automotive manufacturing and minimising vehicle weight. But now Murray’s company has unveiled an updated version using aluminium thin-wall tubing and honeycomb recycled carbon-composite panels in place of stamped metal. This new version claims to deliver a vehicle only half the weight of a standard metal vehicle of the same class and size while achieving new levels of rigidity and...
According to the data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of passenger vehicles in China dropped 7.4 per cent to stand at 1.76 million units in August, compared to 1.89 million units in the same period last year. The passenger vehicle category includes sedans, SUV, multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) and mini-vans. The data separately showed a total sale of sport utility vehicles (SUV) as well, which in August had come in at 716,527 units, down 8.5 per cent from 777, 432 units in the corresponding period last year. Great Wall Securities noted in a research on Sunday that a rollback of tax breaks, macroeconomic slowdown, and Sino-US trade dispute could be some of the factors responsible for this year's poor car consumption. According to the China Association of...
On Aug. 23, China and the US began imposing new rounds of penalties on US$16 billion worth of each other’s goods. This latest round of tariffs included China’s 25 per cent tariff on recovered plastics, paper aluminium and various recovered metals, according to the list released by Chinese authorities earlier in August. According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), U.S. aluminium exported to China now has a 50 per cent total tariff on it. China on Aug. 23 bumped it up from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. The 25 per cent tariff now also applies to recovered PET, PE, PVC, PS and other plastics. U.S. export statistics show aluminium exports, not counting used beverage containers, dropped by about one-third after the 25 per cent penalty went into effect. In 2017, the U.S....
Teignbridge District Council has announced the launch of a new aluminium foil recycling service to its residents. Aluminium foil trays and household wrapping foil can now be put into black box for recycling alongside other metal packaging such as food/drink cans and empty aerosols. “A simple way to test if a material is foil or not is to do the ‘scrunch test’. Scrunch the item in your hand. If it stays scrunched it is aluminium foil and can be recycled. If it springs back open it is metallised plastic film and cannot be recycled.” Source:www.teignbridge.gov.uk Funding for the aluminium foil recycling campaign is provided by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), who seek to improve the recycling rate of the Foil across Europe. Cllr Kevin Lake, Teignbridge District Council’s...
China Customs data revealed on Saturday, September 8, that the country’s total aluminium export recorded a slight drop in August. Including both unwrought aluminium and aluminium products, China exported a total amount of 517,000 tonnes in August, slightly down from 520,000 tonnes in July, which was the highest in more than three years. In June, China’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products had come in at 510,000 tonnes, 1.9 per cent down from July and 1.3 per cent down from August. {newsStudioGallery} Thus, the above data shows shipments exceeded 1.5 million tonnes in June through August, a record for a three-month period, and were up 15 per cent in the first eight months of the year. Aluminium prices jumped in April after the United States’ sanctions on Rusal, the top...
Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock urged the Trump administration to provide quota-free exemptions on aluminium tariffs for Canada and Mexico as negotiations are concluded on the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Brock requested to “use this negotiation process to address any national security questions specific to Canada and Mexico raised in the Commerce Department’s Section 232 report” in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer. She requested the trade representative to recommend a full exemption – without quotas – for aluminium imported from Canada and Mexico. Earlier, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross echoed this sentiment while he said, “Our objective is to have them revitalize NAFTA, a NAFTA that helps America. And as part of...
The US dollar weakened against the pound, which was buoyed by hopes that a Brexit deal could be reached in six to eight weeks. Base metals closed mixed. LME aluminium grew 0.68% overnight after closing at US$ 2000 per tonne yesterday. The contract broke resistance at all moving averages and soared to a high of US$2,109 per tonne, on market talk that Rusal is likely to cut production this month. A downbeat macroeconomic sentiment closed LME aluminium around the 20-day moving average, at US$2,077 per tonne. LME aluminium is expected to trade at $2,080-2,110/mt. As on September 10, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1998 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2000 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2036 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2036.50 per...
