Mexico hopes to secure a favourable response from the United States to its request for lower tariffs on aluminium, steel and vehicles before the end of 2026, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. The Trump administration imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Mexican aluminium and steel and 25 per cent tariffs on vehicles, with an exemption for vehicles with US content. The duties were introduced on national security grounds under Section 232 of the US Trade Expansion Act. Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City, the Economy Minister said Mexican officials had presented technical arguments and supporting evidence to US authorities to justify reducing the tariffs. He argued that the United States runs a steel trade surplus with Mexico, making the tariffs on the metal unjustified from the...
A proposed AUD 3.7 billion data centre at the former Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri industrial site in New South Wales, Australia, could repurpose a major industrial property for digital infrastructure, with an estimated peak construction workforce of 1,210 people and around 254 ongoing jobs. The Kurri Kurri Data Centre project, proposed at Hart Road, Loxford, is seeking approval for the fit-out and operation of a large-scale data storage facility with a planned power consumption of 550.5 megawatts (MW). The development application, listed as a State Significant Development under reference SSD-128819490, is currently at the public exhibition stage. The proposal highlights how former aluminium industry sites could find new uses as demand for data storage and computing infrastructure expands....
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AL Circle launches its latest industry-focused market research report—" Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2026 ”— a concise, data-driven guide to a year that will deliver twists, turns, and transitions across the aluminium value chain. As cost curves reset, trade flows realign, and decarbonisation accelerates, 2026 emerges as a pivotal inflection point for strategy and investment. What is important in this report? The report delivers a vital future market analysis grounded in comprehensive market data analysis, tracking global market trends across regions and segments. It examines mounting upstream pressures in bauxite and alumina, including supply concentration, energy exposure, and policy risks, while mapping how these forces cascade into primary aluminium availability and pricing. At...
Ramkrishna Forgings Limited has introduced commercial production at its new aluminium forging unit in Jharkhand on January 20, 2026. With this new project, the company expands the scope and prospects of its manufacturing operations beyond steel. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Outlook 2026 insights across the value chain The facility, located at Plant V in Baliguma village under the Kolabira post office area of Saraikela–Kharsawan district, has an installed capacity of 3,000 tonnes per annum and marks the company’s first operational step into aluminium forging. Set up with modern forging equipment and tightly controlled production systems, the plant is designed to manufacture precision aluminium components that combine strength with reduced weight. These...
The European Commission has launched an essential public consultation with a specific emphasis on aluminium scrap availability and safeguarding its supplies within the European Union (EU), to achieve the green transition by meeting recycling and downstream manufacturing goals. Led by the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, the process commenced on December 19, 2025, and will accept submissions till January 31, 2026. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Outlook 2026 insights across the value chain The initiative is an attempt to assess whether or not the aluminium industry may require trade policy interventions. Seeking stakeholder contribution, it is to evaluate whether current trade patterns, influenced by increasing aluminium scrap export, risk...
Aluminium is everywhere in Europe’s economy, from power transmission and renewable energy systems to transport, defence, construction and packaging. Its importance has led the European Union to classify aluminium as a critical and strategic raw material. The challenge now is whether Europe’s aluminium supply chain is keeping pace with the scale of that dependence. Europe also likes to point out that it produces aluminium more cleanly than almost anyone else. Recycling rates are high. Carbon intensity is low compared with the global average. On sustainability metrics, the region performs well. But inside the industry, the picture looks far less comfortable. Energy costs remain structurally high. Global trade remains distorted. Scrap is increasingly leaving the region. Carbon leakage risks...
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has firmly rejected claims that the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) is being sold, clarifying that the government is instead pursuing a carefully structured strategic partnership to revive and expand the long-idled smelter. The clarification comes amid heightened public debate around state-owned industrial assets and Ghana’s broader industrialisation drive. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, access the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 ”. GIADEC further apprised that a strategic equity investor has been shortlisted who would support VALCO with capital investment and technical expertise. However, the control of the asset will remain under public control. Also Read: VALCO’s...
London Metal Exchange aluminium prices weakened across most contracts on January 21, reflecting a broad pullback from the previous session, while exchange inventories reflected significant improvement. The LME aluminium cash bid price continued to decline, reaching USD 3,112 on January 21 from USD 3,136.5 per tonne on January 20, a 0.78 per cent drop. The cash offer price followed a similar trend, easing to USD 3114 per tonne from USD 3,137 per tonne, also decreasing 0.74 per cent day-on-day. In the futures market, the LME aluminium 3-month bid price continued to edge downwards to USD 3,122.5 per tonne, compared with USD 3,135.5 per tonne the previous day, recording a 0.41 per cent decrease. The 3-month offer price slipped lower to USD 3,123 per tonne from USD 3,136 per tonne, a similar...
A single smelter has had immense impact on the global trade scenario. Mozal’s closure hit the CBAM impacted nations, tightened the global aluminium supply chain scenario and now is influencing the Japan’s Q1 2026 aluminium premium with around a 127 per cent hike quarter-on-quarter. After a year of buyer resistance and sliding settlements, the country’s benchmark aluminium premium has snapped back sharply. But is Mozal the only inhibiting factor for Japan? And why are analysts anticipating similar premium bracket for Q2 2026? Japan’s quarterly premium for imported primary aluminium surged to USD 195 per tonne CIF for January-March 2026 (Q1), a jump from the roughly USD 86 per tonne settled for Q4 2025. The market spent most of last year defined by weak demand, buyer pushback and collapsing...
Angola President João Lourenço has inaugurated an electrolytic aluminium plant, marking a new development towards industrial diversification and job creation. Located in the Barra do Dande Free Trade Zone in Bengo province, Angola, the facility represents the first phase of a five-stage project requiring an initial investment of USD 250 million. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 ”. The plant is part of the Huatong Aluminium Industrial Park, a large-scale industrial venture led by a consortium of two subsidiaries of China’s Hebei Huatong Wire and Cables Group. Once operational, the first phase will have an annual production capacity of 120,000 tonnes of electrolytic aluminium, a key industrial...
According to Mysteel's latest survey, total alumina stocks across the country's 10 major ports, 44 alumina producers, 89 primary aluminium smelters, and rail yards or in transit increased by 1.4 per cent on a week-to-week basis to 5.4 million tonnes as of January 15. This was also 43.9 per cent higher than the year-prior level and marked a fresh record high since Mysteel began tracking the data in January 2022. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 ”. The inventory build has persisted for more than seven consecutive months since early June last year, Mysteel Global noted, and last week also marked the 12th straight week in which alumina inventories hit a new historical high. Read More: DAILY: Chinese...
Ramkrishna Forgings, one of India’s leading manufacturers of forged and machined components, has issued INR 3.4 million (USD 37,067) warrants to promoter Chaitanya Jalan for INR 588 (USD 6.46) per warrant, amounting to a total of INR 19.9 billion (USD 21.7 million) in warrants. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 ”. This move stands out as a strong show of promoter confidence in the backdrop of Ramkrishna’s commercial production commencement of the Aluminium Forging Facility in Jharkhand. The warrants have been allotted exclusively to Mr Jalan, as per the regulatory disclosures and are most likely to be converted into equity shares anytime within an 18-month window. Read More: Drivers of negative...
Red mud, which is a result of alumina extraction, for decades now, has been treated as a hazard to the environment by the aluminium industry. But there shall be a change by an Indian aluminium company, which makes the entire industry rethink about its being a concern for the environment. India’s NALCO is currently undergoing research to discover ways to turn the waste, which is “red mud”, into usable building materials as well as the recovery of vital minerals. Based on the data shared by the industry, NALCO has a stockpile of nearly 7.13 million tonnes of red mud after producing alumina at its Odisha Damanjodi refinery. This accumulation is deemed to be rising as the firm predicts it will extract about 2.4 to 2.5 million tonnes of red mud each year as a byproduct from its refining...
End-of-life management of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is fast emerging as a challenge and a strategic priority for manufacturing industries worldwide. Especially, aluminium circularity is becoming a focal point considering the metal accounts for more than about 85 per cent of PV component materials like frames and mounting structures. Truth to be told, solar waste is a growing concern now with the rapid rise in PV installations globally. In 2024, global installed capacity exceeded 2.2 TW, with nearly 600 GW added in a single year. Going by the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) estimation, around 1.7-8 million tonnes of waste are likely to be generated from PV modules by 2030, and that by 2050, is expected to soar to between 60 and 78 million tonnes, a substantial share...
At the 28th edition of Kalahandi Utsav – Ghumura 2026, India's largest aluminium producer, Vedanta Aluminium, showcased its key operations and community development activities while demonstrating a clear view of aluminium production and applications. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 ". Held over five days in Bhawanipatna, Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery pavilion attracted over 30,000 people, engaging them in a walkthrough of the complex aluminium value chain. The simplified explanation of the bauxite mining to aluminium smelting process helped students, local residents, and policymakers understand how the metal is produced and where it is used in everyday life, from infrastructure and...
Wagina Island in Choiseul Province received reaffirmation from the villagers and residents’ opposition to the proposed bauxite mining. This firm rejection came after a consultation meeting which involved government representatives, the proposed mining company and land lawyers. Nearly 100 per cent of the island's population, from seaweed farmer Para Tokananipiri and Wagina residents, have continuously protested, rejecting any type of mining project in the area. The latest consultation meeting took place in November 2025, which was attended by landowners, government officials, community members, lawyers and the representatives of Solomon Bauxite Limited (SBL). To this, Mr Tokananipiri said, "Almost every landowner and resident on Wagina Island attended that meeting, and the message was...
London Metal Exchange aluminium prices weakened across most contracts on January 20, reflecting a broad pullback from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued to edge lower. The LME aluminium cash bid price slipped to USD 3,136.5 per tonne on January 20 from USD 3,168 per tonne on January 19, marking a 0.99 per cent decline. The cash offer price followed a similar trajectory, easing to USD 3,137 per tonne from USD 3,168.5 per tonne, also down 0.99 per cent day-on-day. In the futures market, the LME aluminium 3-month bid price edged marginally lower to USD 3,135.5 per tonne, compared with USD 3,138 per tonne a day earlier, representing a 0.08 per cent decrease. The 3-month offer price saw a sharper adjustment, falling to USD 3,136 per tonne from USD 3,152 per tonne, a...
Alcoa Corporation is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2025 earnings after market close on January 22. Estimates have moved higher, although year-on-year comparisons remain tough. Earnings are currently expected to come in at 95 cents per share on revenues of USD 3.24 billion, according to Zacks Consensus estimates. Forecasts have moved up sharply over the past two months, with earnings projections rising 18.8 per cent, even though the bottom line is still seen 8.7 per cent below last year’s level. Revenues are also expected to be lower, down 7 per cent from the same period a year ago. That hasn’t stopped optimism from building. Alcoa has developed a habit of outperforming expectations. The company has beaten consensus earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters, delivering an...
Children’s bicycle manufacturer Frog Bikes is taking a step towards lower-carbon production as it has secured GBP 150,000 (USD 201,000) in funding to support the use of recycled aluminium in its frames and forks. The loan has been provided through the Development Bank of Wales’ Green Business Loan Scheme and will enable the company to reduce emissions associated with each bike it produces. By incorporating aluminium that contains 25 per cent post-consumer recycled content, Frog Bikes expects to cut carbon emissions by around 5.8 per cent per bicycle. The change is estimated to save approximately 3.5 kilograms of CO₂ for every kilogram of aluminium used, equating to roughly 5.8 kilograms of CO₂ per bike. Testing carried out by independent specialists found that the recycled aluminium...
The Delhi Government has made an announcement to install 7,000 charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) in 2026. This push will be carried out in phases across 2026, with Q1 expecting an addition of 1,000 chargers, followed by progressive upscaling in the next quarters. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Outlook 2026 insights across the value chain Moreover, aiming to promote EVs and reinforce its infrastructure to reduce air pollution, the Government will be adding 100 battery swapping stations this year. The step is marked as a precursor of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0. The revised policy, along with the Centre’s PM e-drive scheme, will offer incentives to accelerate EV adoption in Delhi. A recent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and...
