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 a decisive move that marks the end of a multi-year experiment with longer-term planning, the Indonesian government has ushered in a sweeping reform of the Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB), the mandatory work plan and budget for all mining companies. Effective October 3, 2025, the...
The government of Guinea-Conakry has struck a landmark infrastructure agreement, bringing six mining companies - CDM China, Ashapura Minechem, SMB, Cambia Mining, Dynamic Mining, and TBA - agreeing to jointly modernise and operate the Dapilon Line mining road, a key logistics corridor. The main...
Vedanta Aluminium has announced plans to expand its all-women locomotive team at Jharsuguda aluminium smelter in Odisha by the end of this year. This is the extension of the company’s ongoing efforts to foster inclusivity and promote women’s leadership in the traditionally male-dominated industrial...
Price, policy, and projects – the three Ps - have defined the pulse of the global upstream aluminium industry this week. The sector has been abuzz with record-high prices on the London Metal Exchange, strategic investments in bauxite projects, and reports of a potential full-scale restart of a...
Constantia Flexibles and Watttron have developed a high-end sealing solution that allows polypropylene (PP) and aluminium lids to be sealed on the PP cups using the same system. The innovation is built on Constantia Flexibles’ PPCover, a mono-material PP lidding solution. The primary obstacle was...
According to SMM data, the average tax-inclusive full cost of China's aluminium industry in September 2025 was RMB 16,186 per tonne, down 1.5 per cent m-o-m and 6.4 per cent y-o-y, mainly due to the decline in the average monthly alumina price and lower costs during the period. Data from SMM shows...
The global aluminium industry is going through an exciting transformation as companies focus on sustainability, innovation and circular practices. With a shift towards low-carbon production, the use of renewable energy, cutting-edge recycling technologies and impressive safety achievements,...
In an effort to strengthen Beijing’s control over global supply chains, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced a new expansion of its export control regime for rare earth elements. The new expansion also includes several new materials and processing equipment alongside the rare earth...
The IBAAS–IMMT–IIM 2025 conference in Bhubaneswar, held from October 8 to 10, brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry veterans from around the world to talk about the future of aluminium. It wasn’t just another technical meet. It felt more like a statement — that India is ready to...
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd (YMC), in Australia, is planning to acquire full ownership of Telwater from Bombardier Recreation Products Inc (BRP), along with its property in Coomera, Queensland, where aluminium trailer boats, mainly used for leisure purposes, are manufactured, assembled, and stored....
China's spot market for thermal coal is entering October on a firmer tone, as tightening supply coincides with a seasonal recovery in demand. This follows a volatile September, when a spurt of restocking by utilities drove a short-lived price rally, Mysteel noted in its latest monthly report....
US imports of containerised goods fell 8.4 per cent in September compared with a year earlier, reflecting the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Shipments from China dropped sharply by 22.9 per cent, according to new data released on Thursday. The effect was seen on aluminium ,...
India’s top tyre maker, MRF Limited, is stepping firmly into the green energy space with a INR 990 million investment to acquire a 26 per cent stake in Serentica Renewables India Private Limited. The transaction signifies a defining point in MRF's decarbonisation strategy as the automotive industry...
The centre of aluminium scrap prices fluctuated upward around the National Day holiday. As of October 9, the SMM A00 aluminium price closed at 20,960 per tonne, up 190 per tonne from September 25. Ahead of the holiday, enterprises in Henan, Jiangxi, Shandong, and other regions actively stockpiled,...
According to recent reports, ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has secured USD 2.7 million of funding from Good Importing International (GII) to accelerate its Sunrise Bauxite Project in Queensland. The funding by GII marks a strategic partnership that is directed to fast-track the development and positioning of...
The upward trajectory of the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices followed on Thursday, October 9, where both the cash bid and offer rose by USD 36 per tonne or 1.3 per cent, marking each at USD 2,786 per tonne and USD 2,786.5 per tonne, respectively. At the same time, the LME 3-month bid...
As the aluminium industry faces growing environmental pressure, top companies globally are taking every step possible to unlock more sustainable solutions. And this is where Century Aluminium, a prominent producer of primary aluminium, has taken up initiatives of not just reducing carbon footprint...
Fastmarkets, the price reporting agency whose assessments underpin the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) physical aluminium trade, has proposed incorporating the cost of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) directly into the aluminium P1020A benchmark premiums for Italy and...
