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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According to the latest report from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminum Extruded Products (extruded shapes, pipe & tube, and rod & bar) by U.S. and Canadian producers totalled an estimated 216,817 tonnes during June 2018, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the June 2017 total of 210,920 tonnes. Shipments were down 2.5 per cent from May 2018. YTD shipments through June 2018 were up 5.1 per cent to 1.3 million tonnes, over the same period of 2017. Estimated shipments of Aluminum Drawing Stock, Bare Wire and Rod & Bar by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 48,534 tonnes during June 2018, an increase of 9.3 per cent over the June 2017 total of 43,998 tonnes. Shipments decreased 8.9 per cent from May 2018. YTD shipments through June 2018 increased 5.5 per cent to 294,835 million pounds,...
Metro Mining releases its June Quarterly activity Report. The Bauxite Hills Mine was successfully commissioned during the June quarter. The company reported a bauxite sales of 399kt generating A$25.2m of revenue for the quarter and recorded its first monthly profit in June. Six Ocean Going Vessels (“OGVs”) were loaded and departed the Port of Skardon with a seventh partially loaded at financial year-end. The mine could achieve the daily production required for a target of 2 million tonne per annum production. The company is on track to meet its production and shipping guidance of 1.980M – 2.075 million wet metric tonne for CY 2018. Metro’s available cash on hand and trade receivables as at 30 June 2018 was A$30.6M. Due to an extended wet season and the site evacuation, caused by Tropical...
The US dollar index dipped 0.33% overnight and stood at 94.3, ahead of economic data release and central bank monetary policy meetings this week. LME base metals, except for zinc, rose across the board on Monday. After closing at US$ 2054 per tonne on Monday, LME aluminium climbed past the five-day moving average and hit a high of US$2,093 per tonne overnight. It is likely to extend its gains if its SHFE counterpart continues to strengthen. Shanghai Metals Market expects it to trade at US$2,070-2,090 per tonne today. As on July 30, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2052 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2054 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2073 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2074 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2122 per tonne,...
Galuminium Group, one of the leading companies in the aluminium sector in Guangzhou, China, has recently added a brand new product to its range, aiming to meet the needs of customers living overseas. It is an aluminium casement door this time with special wind resistance capability. Expressing the mighty pride, the head of International Marketing Department of Galuminium Group Kenny Ye said, “A common saying is that no one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. The same is true for a company. It should from time to time make an impact when launching new products. So this time we adopt the new technology to improve product's air-tightness and water-tightness and introduce the new Aluminium Casement Door." This newly-launched aluminium casement door is made of alloy and...
Primary aluminium spot discounts in east China narrowed on Monday, July 30, as local traders showed keen interest to purchase, Shanghai Metals Market learned. Discounts stood at RMB 70 to RMB 60 per tonne after dropping from RMB 90 to RMB 80 per tonne as on Friday, July 27. The SHFE August contract, however, gained in the morning trading session on Monday, July 30. Active liquidity among traders primarily drove the trading activity in east China. Some local traders held back as some had long-term contracts to fulfil. Some sellers also held on to cargoes because of the recent hike in aluminium prices. In Shanghai and Wuxi, most transactions were seen at RMB 14290 per tonne to RMB 14300 per tonne, while in Hanhzhou, transactions were heard at RMB 14300 per tonne to RMB 14320 per tonne....
The director of the White House National Economic Council on Sunday, July 29, staunchly defended the US President Donald Trump’s use of targeted tariffs against China and appreciated President’s no tariffs decision on the European Union. During an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Larry Kudlow said, “You know, if they're targeted for good purpose, as per China, I think the answer is absolutely yes.” “That's always been my view. Most free traders agree. China has not played by the rules. And the trading system is broken, largely because of them.” Then commenting on the US no tariffs decision on the EU, he said, “Now, I hope we get to our EU trade deal,” “The president has adopted a view with which I completely agree. He's a free trader. And he wants to have no tariffs.” He further...
The announcement that the US may consider dropping severe sanctions against Rusal could be resulted in easing threat to up to 1,000 jobs at Limerick’s Aughinish Alumina. Aughinish Alumina, owned by Russian giant UC Rusal, had been under threat since April 2018, when the US Treasury Department had announced harsh sanctions against the company, along with a handful of other Russian aluminium companies. In April, the US Treasury had granted time till 23 rd of October to Rusal’s American customers to comply with sanctions, and also said it would consider lifting sanctions if Rusal’s major shareholder Oleg Deripaska ceded control of the company. But now, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the department would be opening to removing Rusal from the list of companies which were...
JSE-listed aluminum producer, Hulamin, on Monday reported a 77 percent decline in headline earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, down to 13 cents per share as the rand was stronger against the dollar in the reporting period. The local manufacturer said that volatility in its markets was largely driven by socio-political changes in South Africa and by US government intervention in metal markets globally, especially the duty on steel and aluminum imports imposed by the Trump administration. Richard Jacob, Hulamin's chief executive, said the US steel and aluminum duties heavily affected their business. "Uncertainty around vacillating US trade actions affected our products directly. As a result of the duties now in place, imports into the USA have been significantly curtailed,...
The Aluminum Association, in cooperation with the Aluminium Association of Canada, reported primary aluminium production in North America (U.S. and Canada) was at an annual rate of 3,683,641 tonnes during June 2018, declining 90,024 tpy (-2.4%) from the May 2018 rate of 3,773,664 tonnes. Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 11,928 million pounds through May 2018, up 3.4 per cent over like-2017. Demand for semi-fabricated (mill) products totalled 8,532 million pounds, up 4.0 per cent. The U.S. continued to import its crude, semi-finished aluminium and scrap from its key supplying countries to accommodate the domestic consumption. The country imported 26,762 tonnes of...
On Thursday, July 26, Nissan Motor Co. echoed Detroit’s concerns over material costs hike due to higher aluminium and steel tariffs. Increased prices of the metals on the face of heavy tariffs were the biggest drag on Nissan’s profitability in the first quarter of FY2018-19 ended on June 30. More than half of the US$396 million declined year-on-year in operating profit, while the net profit shrank 14 per cent to stand at US$ 1042 million, in contrast to US$ 1214 million in the last financial year. Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. also reported on Wednesday, July 25, that increased commodity prices led to a fall in their quarterly results by US$ 300 million, compared to year earlier. Nissan’s dip in profit could also be attributed to investors’ higher price bid for the metals in...
The Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Ministry has not made any statement yet on behalf of the government over the issue of bauxite moratorium after it officially ended on June 30, 2018, reported Paya Besar Member of Parliament Mohd Shahar Abdullah. He said he would bring up the issue in Dewan Rakyat on July 31 so that the ministry could explain the government’s stand and end public concern if any over the issue. Government’s silence, according to him, is making things difficult for the owners of land on which bauxite had been mined before the moratorium, started from January 15, 2016. “As it is now, the mines have been abandoned and if they cannot go ahead (with mining bauxite), it should be stated so that they can go ahead and start replanting the area with oil...
The dollar index slipped and closed at 94.66 last Friday as strong US economic growth in the second quarter failed to ease trade tensions. Most LME metals fell last Friday. LME aluminium closed the Friday trading at US$ 2055 per tonne and lost all of its early gains in the night trading hours and closed the last week above the 10-day moving average. Shanghai Metals Market expects it to trade rangebound between the 10- and five-day moving averages today with a trading range of US$2,050-2,070 per tonne. As on July 27, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2053 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2055 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2068.50per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2069 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2118 per tonne, and Dec 19...
Primary aluminium inventory in China continued to shrink over the weekend ended on July 30, 2018, as consumption was bolstered by exports despite a low season in the domestic market, Shanghai Metals Market research found. The inventory across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, decreased 15,000 tonnes from last Thursday, July 26, to stand at 1.78 million tonnes, SMM data showed. The slow commissioning of new capacity dragged by rebounding costs could also be attributed to this further decline in inventory. In Wuxi and Jiangsu, the inventory today stood at 761,000 tonnes, while the inventory in Shanghai registered at 415,000 tonnes. In Nanhai and Guangdong, and Gongyi and Henan, the inventory recorded 229,000 tonnes and 162,000 tonnes, respectively. To know more, refer...
Global aluminum production growth ground to a standstill in the first half of this year. The world’s smelters produced 31.76 million tonnes of metal in January-June, a 1 percent decline on the first half of 2017, according to the International Aluminum Institute (IAI). Expressed in annualized terms, global output in June was almost two million tonnes lower than a year earlier. Production outside of China has been creeping higher since January but the growth rate is being constrained by an unusually high level of disruption with multiple plants operating at reduced rates. National run rates in China, the world’s largest single producer, have also been recovering from last year’s combination of “illegal” capacity closures and winter heating season restrictions but are still down on...
Aludium, an integrated, midstream aluminium manufacturer with casting, hot mill, cold mill and finishing capabilities, has recently announced to resume its casthouse at Alicante mill in Spain, which was mothballed for past 10 years. It is now going through an update and expected to come online from the first quarter of 2019. This new facility will increase the company’s ability to recycle aluminium thereby, reducing its dependence on external sources of aluminium, minimise the company’s environmental footprint at the same time, and also create new jobs for community people. “We expect to reduce our energy consumption by 150 kWh annually, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 150,000 tonnes per year,” said Alberto Ruiz, Plant Manager at Aludium Alicante. He further added,...
According to the data found by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s aluminium scrap import grew year on year, while the country’s scrap export, although smaller in volume, stood the same over the past four financial years. In FY2014-15, a total amount of aluminium scrap imported by India was 870,000 tonnes, which however, decreased a little in the next financial year 2015-16 to 867,000 tonnes, but turned around in the two successive financial years. In FY2016-17, the total volume of India’s aluminium scrap import stood at 931,000 tonnes, 7 per cent up from FY2014-15 and 7.38 per cent up from FY2015-16; while in FY 2017-2018, it grew massively to 1,121,000, 16 per cent higher from its previous financial year. The research found India’s import of aluminium scrap jumped 11 per cent...
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that it has completed clearing the ~4Ha site for its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor, Malaysia. Site clearance commenced earlier this month following the execution of the stage 1 construction agreement for the HPA plant with appointed German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, SMS group (SMS). Clearing of the site predominantly involved the removal of secondary re-growth vegetation; this activity was the first task in the detailed schedule of works for stage 1 construction. The completion of site clearance is another key development milestone for the Company’s proposed Malaysian HPA plant. The Company’s HPA plant site is located in a section of the Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex in Johor that is designated...
Donald Trump’s aluminium tariffs have already started showing colours in the end user segment. After a series of can makers, automakers and construction companies expressing concern over cost increase and possible price increase on consumers, now is the turn for Coca-Cola, one of the most iconic American beverage brands to announce a price rise in the domestic market to compensate for the tariffs on imported aluminium. On Thursday, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told The Wall Street Journal that the company will raise prices of its products on increasing costs for shipping and metal driven by duties of $50 billion on the metal imported from China. “There is some broad-based push on input costs that have kind of come in and affected ours and many other industries as well,” Quincey said....
