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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Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, today announced the launch of a metallurgical testing laboratory as part of the expansion of the EGA Spectro Alloys aluminium recycling plant in Minnesota in the United States. Image for referential purposes only...
US-bound tankers and bulk carriers that are queued off the Chinese ports are facing long waiting times due to the ongoing friction between Beijing and Washington, which has started unsettling global shipping routes. The waiting time has increased this year after 19th October, when ships were forced...
It’s been a fortnight where aluminium stopped talking about circularity and simply started doing it. From the US Midwest to India’s eastern belt, from corporate boardrooms to zero-liquid-discharge plants, the industry’s recycling and sustainability stories have been loud and, frankly, refreshing....
A recent review has identified Danflex Porte and Nordic Systems as the leading suppliers of aluminium and steel sliding gates in Denmark. The evaluation highlights their expertise, product offerings and customer service. Danflex Porte has been operational since 2004, supplying sliding gates, motors...
The global aluminium and bauxite markets are currently experiencing a wave of volatility and changing dynamics. Bauxite is starting to carve out a significant place in international trade, challenging the long-held supremacy of iron ore. Meanwhile, India and China are at the forefront of...
Kaiser Aluminum, a leading manufacturer of semi-fabricated specialty aluminium products, has just released its Q3 2025 Form 10-Q. The report highlights impressive improvements in both financial and operational metrics, driven by innovative pricing strategies, effective cost management and focused...
Following a fire at the Novelis factory that disrupted the production of various high-margin vehicles, Ford Motor Company has lowered its annual profit forecast. Novelis is one of Fords’ key suppliers, supplying aluminium for Ford’s F-150 pickup trucks. As a result, the carmaker has cost itself USD...
In late October 2025, the quarterly surcharge for imported primary aluminium into Japan was assessed at USD 86 per tonne (CIF main Japanese ports, P1020/P1020A ingot) by S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts) — a 20.4 per cent drop from the Q3 figure of USD 108 per tonne. The decline, which came...
China produced 8 million tonnes of alumina last month including metallurgical-grade and other types, up by 8.7 per cent from September last year and by 0.9 per cent from August, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure marked a record monthly high,...
Alcoa Corporation, a top player in the global market for bauxite, alumina and aluminium, has just shared its financial results for the third quarter of 2025. The company saw an uptick in production across both its alumina and aluminium sectors. However, it's worth noting that the quarterly...
Global mining giant Rio Tinto is reportedly exploring an asset-for-equity swap with Aluminium Corp. of China, Chinalco. News sources reported, citing sources close to the matter, that this move aims to reduce Chinalco’s current 11 per cent stake by up to 2 percentage points, potentially down to...
Norsk Hydro ASA delivered a steady performance in the third quarter of 2025, demonstrating resilience amid weak prices, currency headwinds, and challenging global conditions. The company posted an adjusted EBITDA of NOK 5,996 million, compared with NOK 7,367 million in the same quarter last year....
Aluminium stocks soared on Friday, October 24, as prices of the metal rallied sharply amid tightening global supply, driving strong investor sentiment across the sector. Shares of Hindalco Industries, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), and Vedanta opened with robust gains in early trade,...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2512 contract opened at RMB 20,705 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,760 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,680 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,705 per tonne, up RMB 80 per tonne or 0.39 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was 3,107...
Alcoa Corporation has recently announced two significant developments for its Massena Operations in New York. One is the new 10-year energy pact with New York Power Authority (NYPA), and the other is an investment of USD 60 million, a grant from Empire State Development (ESD) in the facility’s...
Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) strengthened on Thrusday, October 23, as both cash and three-month contracts posted modest gains, while warehouse stocks recorded a slight decline. On October 23, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 2,843 per tonne, up USD 26 or 0.92 per cent...
China imported 15.9 million tonnes of bauxite in September, up by 38.3 per cent from the same month last year but down by 13.2 per cent from August, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). Also Read: China's alumina operating capacity set to...
The General Administration of Customs recently released import and export data for September 2025. Customs data showed: In September 2025, unwrought aluminium alloy imports totalled 82,200 tonnes, down 13.2 per cent y-o-y but up 15.7 per cent M-o-M. Cumulative imports from January to September 2025...
