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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For years, aluminium strength was measured in smelters and megawatts. Primary metal sat at the heart of industrial growth, and power determined who could scale and who could not. That formula is starting to lose its hold. In both China and the United States - the world’s two largest aluminium...
Scientists of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have achieved a notable milestone in nitride semiconductor research by realising an exceptionally high two-dimensional electron gas density at room temperature in an aluminium nitride/gallium nitride heterostructure. Grown using plasma-assisted...
China's alumina output edged down last week as several producers in Henan and Guizhou provinces and in the Guangxi autonomous region scaled back production to carry out 10-14 days of maintenance, either to curb atmospheric pollution or to control operating costs.News of the production curtailments...
India has extended the deadline for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification through a mandatory Quality Control Order (QCO) for aluminium cans used in soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and food processing. The decision has helped in easing the supply pressure of aluminium cans right...
The traditional question, "Is demand going up or down?" is no longer relevant for the downstream aluminium industry. The better questions for 2026 are where demand stays steady, where it weakens, and which products show resilience even though the economy is not looking up. Downstream is where...
Premium aluminium bottled water brand to quadruple production to support major grocery, retail and hospitality contracts as demand for plastic alternatives continues to rise. Re:Water, the premium and sustainable aluminium bottled water brand owned by Berrington Pure Spring Water, has announced a...
On January 26, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a global leader in aluminium production and Century Aluminum Company, a producer of standard-grade, high-purity and value-added primary aluminium products, announced a joint development. This agreement focuses on building the first new primary...
Futures: During the night session on Jan 26, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2603 contract opened at RMB 24,400 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 24,430 per tonne, touched a low of RMB 24,225 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 24,380 per tonne, up RMB 165 per tonne or 0.68 per cent from the...
Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange continued to rise on January 26, with both cash and 3-month forwards reporting gains in contrast to the inventories, which showed a decline. The LME aluminium cash bid price climbed to USD 3,190 on January 26 from USD 3,174.5 per tonne on January 23,...
Metro Mining finished 2025 with a set of neat operational checkboxes, including a reported 6.2 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) shipped for the calendar year (December volumes were 543,000 WMT), a year-end cash position of AUD 57 million, and the grinding down of junior liabilities that management...
Image source: EGA Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has secured a place in the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network, a recognition reserved for manufacturing operations that have successfully embedded advanced technologies into day-to-day production. The announcement places the UAE-based...
According to customs data, China's aluminium foil exports (customs tariff codes 76071110, 76071120, 76071190, 76071900, 76072000) totalled 110,900 tonnes in December 2025, up 1 per cent M-o-M from November but down 4 per cent Y-o-Y. Cumulative aluminium foil exports for full-year 2025 reached...
Intending to revamp energy configuration for aluminium operations , NALCO is making sincere efforts to reduce carbon emissions from its power-intensive industrial processes by minimising its dependence on coal-based captive power generation. Presently, the state-owned miner and metal producer is...
American buyers are now to pay a 68 per cent premium over the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price to get physical metal. This is the result of Trump’s increasing import tariffs from 10 per cent to 25 per cent back in March and then ramping them up to 50 per cent in June. The premium for...
The Chinese coking coal market is expected to undergo a new phase of rebalancing in 2026, shaped by both supportive and restrictive policy impacts. While these mixed forces are anticipated to drive up coking coal prices, a persistent uptrend is unlikely to be seen this year due to persistent...
Going by the world primary aluminium production trend since 2020, 2025 saw the slowest pace in half a decade, reflecting a structural shift rather than a cycling dip. According to the International Aluminium Institute, world primary aluminium production grew by only 1.06 per cent, a sharpest...
At the event in New Delhi, NITI Aayog shared three reports which talked about the roadmap for decarbonisation for sectors like aluminium, cement and other MSMEs. At the event, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery shared his perspective on the urgency of all MSME sectors towards the country's...
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI), ahead of the Union Budget for 2026–27, has urged the government to expand the basic customs duty on all aluminium products, including scrap, to 15 per cent. This has been demanded to limit the influx of low-quality imports and protect domestic...
