Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and India’s Adani Group have expanded their investment plans in Odisha, outlining INR 2.105 trillion (USD 25 billion) of potential investment across 14 projects spanning metals, critical minerals, energy, chemicals and infrastructure. The...
1. Macro perspective The US-Iran conflict escalated sharply. On September 9, Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck multiple oil tankers and merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a significant drop in strait traffic. Brent crude broke through USD 100 per bbl, closing at USD 101.21, while WTI...
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Europe’s push for strategic raw material security is gaining momentum as Trimet Aluminium SE sharpens its circular economy model to reinforce regional aluminium supply chains. Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty and energy transition demands, the company is positioning recycled aluminium as a...
As the 2026 Chinese New Year break approaches, SMM conducted a special survey on the production arrangements during the holiday period among some domestic aluminium processing enterprises. Currently, high aluminium prices have heightened the wait-and-see sentiment among downstream enterprises....
The membership of the Global Aluminium Foil Roller Initiative (GLAFRI) elected Bruno Rea as the new President of the organisation, representing aluminium foil rollers worldwide. The election took place during the General Assembly on 28 January 2026, held on the occasion of the 8th Global Aluminium...
Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM ) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results. The Company reported record fourth quarter 2025 revenue of USD 2.2 billion, up 15 per cent year over year, driven by growth in the commercial aerospace market of 13 per cent, growth in the defence aerospace...
As the global aluminium industry accelerates its transition towards low-carbon production, digital operations, and circular resource use , IBAAS 2026 (Jharsuguda, India) is placing strong emphasis on deep, solution-oriented technical dialogue through a curated series of Special Thematic Technical...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 According to the data shared by the National Energy Administration (NEA), China's newly installed solar and wind energy capacity has hit a record high by exceeding 430 million kilowatts in 2025. Marking a 22 per cent year-on-year surge, this development has provided a massive...
Nemak S.A.B de C.V has achieved certification against the full set of 11 principles of the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of aluminium components for the automotive industry, including powertrain components at their Nemak Aluminium Casting India Pvt Limited facility. To...
France-based energy and petroleum firm, TotalEnergies has entered into two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to supply 1 GW of solar power capacity to Google’s data centres in Texas, equivalent to 28 TWh of renewable electricity over a 15-year period. Also Read: UAE-backed Masdar advances...
Futures: The most-traded aluminium alloy 2604 contract opened at RMB 22,305 per tonne overnight, with a high of RMB 22,385 per tonne, a low of RMB 22,085 per tonne, and closed at RMB 22,140 per tonne, down slightly by 0.54 per cent. Spot-Futures Price Spread Report: According to SMM data, on...
The global sustainability narrative continues to evolve as policymakers, industries and communities reassess how resources are produced, reused and managed. Over the past week, developments across Europe and Asia -along with policy signals from India, reflected opportunities embedded in the...
The momentum in the global aluminium value chain is showing a complicated blend of growth, changing trade patterns and price fluctuations. As upstream mining, alumina production and downstream investments continue to develop together, the global aluminium industry is seeing everything from new...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Though a plethora of speed breakers hit the aluminium industry in recent times, global primary aluminium operating capacity is set to rise sharply. SMM, through one of its recently held webinars, projects an increase of about 20.9 million tonnes by the end of 2026, taking total...
Recycling of aluminium coffee capsules, in France, is rapidly increasing with the right public awareness and behaviour towards reusing, reflecting both progress and persistent challenges in sorting practices. A survey of 1,977 users taken between November 20 and December 9, 2025, revealed that a...
In its latest update on February 12, the trading house Marubeni Corporation reported the decline of aluminium stocks at three major ports of Japan, viz., Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. Stocks at the close of January settled at 312,200 tonnes, indicating a 1.5 per cent drop from the previous month...
The White House has demonstrated a renewed strategic interest in coal, not simply as a conventional fuel source, but as a potential supplier of rare earth elements and other critical minerals considered vital to national security and advanced manufacturing. To know more about the global primary...
On February 11, for example, Mysteel assessed the average price for domestically-generated #6063 aluminium scrap in South China's Guangdong province at RMB 18,750 per tonne (USD 2,712 per tonne), lower by 3.6 per cent from the end of January. By the same day, China's composite primary aluminium...
Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, reported its financial results for the third quarter of FY2026, highlighting sustained business momentum driven by a record performance in India. The company reported an all-time high India business profit after tax of INR...
As of January 2026, Ukraine has managed to expand its imports of aluminium ore of bauxite to 97 tonnes from 31 tonnes in the previous year. However, the m-o-m scenario speaks differently. The State Customs Service (SCS) released the import numbers for December on Tuesday, February 10, representing...
