Uno Minda is set to invest around INR 14.15 billion (USD 147.51 million) across four manufacturing expansion and consolidation projects, with a major portion of the spending directed towards increasing its aluminium casting capacity in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The automotive components maker plans to...
North America’s aluminium industry is entering a new era in 2026. As the US races to rebuild primary smelting capacity from near-zero, Canada pairs expansion with low-carbon innovation and recycling. From a USD 4 billion Oklahoma smelter to Quebec’s newly commissioned AP60 plant, here’s how each...
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In Bali, a small team of craftsmen is doing what many would think impossible — rebuilding some of history’s most iconic cars without ever seeing the originals in person. Image for representational purpose Known as Tuksedo Studio, these artisans remake classic Aston Martins, Toyotas, and...
On October 17, the AICE 2025 SMM (14th) Aluminum Industry Annual Conference, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), successfully concluded in Zhengzhou, Henan. The conference brought together renowned experts, scholars, and prominent enterprise leaders from the global aluminium...
Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMP) reported a firm third-quarter performance, backed by higher sales, better profitability, and improved efficiency across its regional operations. The company also raised its full-year guidance on the back of steady demand for beverage cans and disciplined cost...
One of the major shareholders in the Tomago aluminium smelter, situated north of Sydney, has decided to write down the value of its investment in the facility to zero. This move raises serious concerns about the smelter's long-term viability as the largest single consumer of electricity in...
Alireza Jaanabadi, the Managing Director of an Iranian nanotechnology company, unveiled a significant step forward in welding material technology, copper–alumina nanocomposite tips designed to replace conventional copper alloys in resistance welding. Image for representational purposes only...
Major futures prices for key non-ferrous metals – copper, aluminium, and nickel – on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) all rose during the week of October 17-24, supported by improving macroeconomic sentiment both at home and abroad. By the close of the daytime trading session on Friday, the...
After the unfortunate fire incident in its Oswego aluminium plant, the renowned aluminium producer Novelis experienced a massive production setback. However, the aluminium producer, Novelis, now expects to restart operations in the same facility before the end of 2025, which is several months...
Evonik has launched Alu5, the business’s first fumed alumina manufacturing plant in Yokkaichi, Japan. It is a remarkable step forward for the company’s expansion across Asia, strengthening its ability to deliver high-quality aluminium oxide solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. The...
Reginald Thorpe, a veteran safety expert in Jamaica’s bauxite industry, has been honoured for 37 years of service. Losing his mother and grandfather at six, the Clarendon native overcame early adversity. Moving to Brown’s Town, St. Ann, he attended Brown’s Town Secondary School and later pursued...
ALUCOBOND®, a flagship brand of a Swiss major 3A Composites, which is a global innovator and a leading manufacturer of high-quality Aluminium Composite Materials, is set to further expand the footprint of its three-decade-old internationally recognized next-generation composite material ‘ALUCORE ®’...
Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) saw a boost on Friday, October 24, as both cash and three-month contracts ticked up slightly, coinciding with a slight drop in warehouse inventories. On October 24, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 2,852.5 per tonne, up USD 9.5 or 0.33 per...
The ESTAL Congress in Thessaloniki, which took place from October 1 to 3, 2025, once again demonstrated the importance and power of European industry exchange. Both the extensive program and the personal, professional discussions provided important inspiration for all participants. The experts on...
The operating rate of leading downstream aluminium processing enterprises in China this week was 62.4 per cent, down 0.1 per cent W-o-W, showing a characteristic of "stabilisation during the peak season with internal divergence." Specifically, the operating rate for primary aluminium alloy rose 0.6...
Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL) has been declared L1 for the engineering-procurement-construction of a 363 MWp DC solar PV plant in Rajasthan, and another 580 MWp DC plant in Uttar Pradesh (both domestic and Balance-of‐System [BOS] basis). In parallel, the company has picked up a...
Australian clean-tech company Coolsheet™ has begun installing the country’s first commercial-scale Photovoltaic-Thermal (PVT) solar system at the North Sydney Olympic Pool redevelopment, marking a key step in integrating renewable heat and power into public infrastructure. Image source: Capral...
Found Energy, a Boston-based startup, is making waves with the largest aluminium–water reactor ever built, aiming to turn scrap aluminium into a zero-carbon industrial fuel. The experiment, led by Peter Godart (CEO of Found Energy), marks the biggest real-world test of aluminium as a fuel source....
Rio Tinto has recently announced a set of board changes, effective from 23 October 2025. According to the company spokesperson, this reshuffle brings an end to a transitional period in which the board briefly ran at 14 directors to preserve continuity while newer members settled in. The company...
The Managing Director of Alutrade , Malcolm George, has stepped down after almost four decades at the helm of the family-run, Midlands-based aluminium recycling company. Chris George set up the business back in 1987, with Malcolm, his brother, joining shortly afterwards. Over the last 38 years, the...
