The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has launched a new Reindustrialising UK Aluminium briefing, developed through its Trade Committee, setting out the immediate trade and industrial priorities facing the UK aluminium sector. The briefing comes as aluminium takes on increasing strategic importance within UK Government policy. Aluminium is recognised within the UK’s Critical Minerals framework and as a Growth Mineral, reflecting its importance to future UK manufacturing and economic growth. Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy describes critical minerals as foundational inputs to the Industrial Strategy’s growth-driving sectors. ALFED’s latest economic modelling estimates that the UK aluminium industry supports a wider economic footprint of £8.18 billion (USD 11.03 billion) in GVA and...
European Aluminium and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) are calling on the European Parliament and the Council to make low-carbon aluminium eligible alongside steel under the proposed material-credit mechanism for vehicle CO2 standards. The joint industry statement focuses on the revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, under proposal 2025/0420 (COD). The two organisations want both materials covered by a single, technology-neutral mechanism with harmonised carbon-intensity thresholds and verification rules. They said the approach would give automakers greater flexibility in meeting regulatory requirements while supporting European markets for low-carbon materials. It would also allow vehicle engineers to continue selecting materials based on technical and economic...
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Orogen Royalties and a wholly owned subsidiary of South32, has signed the Generative Exploration Alliance Agreement for exploring the base metals in Western North America. The entire subsidy is given by South32, while Orogen would keep a royalty interest if any base metal is discovered. The agreement is mainly focused on generating all the base metal targets in Western North America. Both Orogen Royalties and South32 would be collaborating in the early stage of generative exploration to discover all the intrusion-related base metals in the unexplored regions of western North America. The budget for the project has been fixed at USD 300 thousand for enhancing the generative exploration work, which is mainly funded by South32. The initial land acquisition and all the exploration costs of...
Packaging sustainability continues to be a hot topic, given that assessments of sustainability can vary and may even contradict each other. It is also easy to become sidetracked, as many of these rankings rely on the hierarchy of sustainability metrics or the approach taken to analyse them. Now the debate begins, which is more sustainable in packaging, whether aluminium, glass or plastic. NAPCOR's study A recent study by The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) shows that Polyethene Terephthalate (PET) bottles stand out in key sustainability metrics compared to aluminium cans and glass bottles, emitting lower greenhouse gas emissions, consuming less energy and water during manufacturing and generating less solid waste by weight. The results, especially those with...
Impact Minerals, an Australian minerals explorer currently focusing on high-purity alumina, has established a joint venture agreement with Kuniko, an exploration company, to advance the Commonwealth Project in the Lachlan Province, New South Wales. The arrangement is designed to advance the project through exploration and finally to a point wherein a positive decision to mine is a practical possibility. Image for representational purposes only Get in-depth insights from — Aluminium Foil and its End Uses Current Trends and Forecast till 2030 Under the agreement, Impact will receive 3.13 million Kuniko shares following a two-week due diligence period. Half of these shares will be escrowed for six months, the remainder for a year. Kuniko is required to invest USD 1.5 million over the first...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has disclosed that he had a lengthy conversation with US President Donald Trump on Monday evening (September 01, 2025). Both neighbouring countries are working together to resolve a row over tariffs on commodities and automobiles. Carney confirmed that talks were focused on relief for sectors still hit by hefty US tariffs, including steel, aluminium, autos and forest products. "There's no guarantee, but we are making progress," he commented. Image for referential purposes only Unlock in-depth insights from — The World of Aluminium Extrusions – Industry Forecast to 2032 Canada recently dropped 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on USD 21 billion of US products such as orange juice, peanut butter and motorcycles with an aim to reset trade ties. While...
A sharp decline has been seen in the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium cash bid and offer, 3-month bid and offer, December 26 bid and offer as well as the price of alumina platts. However, no change is witnessed in opening stock, live warrants and cancelled warrants. On Thursday, September 4, the LME cash bid price was recorded at USD 2,605.5 per tonne, down from USD 2,616 per tonne, resulting in a total difference of USD 10.5 per tonne or 0.40 per cent. A similar trend is also observed in the offer price, which fell to USD 2,606 per tonne from USD 2,617 per tonne, reflecting a downward movement of USD 11 per tonne or 0.42 per cent. Like the cash price, the 3-month bid and offer price also replicated a negative movement where the bid went down to USD 2,600 per tonne from 2,614 per...
9.5 SMM Cast Aluminium Alloy Morning Comment Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2511 contract opened at RMB 20,220 per tonne overnight, hitting a high of RMB 20,305 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,205 per tonne, before closing at RMB 20,215 per tonne, flat from the previous close. Trading volume stood at 514 lots, with open interest at 7,732 lots, mainly driven by long position increases. Spot-Futures Price Spread Report: According to SMM data, the theoretical premium of the SMM ADC12 spot price over the closing price of the most-traded cast aluminium alloy contract (AD2511) at 10:15 on September 4 was RMB 535 per tonne. Aluminium scrap: On Thursday, spot primary aluminium prices pulled back from the previous trading day, with SMM A00 spot aluminium closing at RMB 20,610 per...
Midal Cables has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of aluminium rod coils and bare aluminium conductors for overhead lines (OHL) at their Midal Cables Saudi L.L.C facility located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Midal Cables Saudi L.L.C has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility manufactures aluminium wire rods and conductors for industrial applications, with a wire rod casting capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year and conductor and alloy conductor capacity of 45,000 tonnes per year. Its operations include casting, wire drawing, heat treatment, and stranding, supported by equipment such as single and double spoiler wire drawing machines, heat treatment ovens, and...
Moscow, September 2, 2025 - RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has introduced machine hearing technology into alumina production. This innovation utilises mathematical algorithms to analyse acoustic vibrations from mill operations, enabling the optimisation of bauxite ore loading, reducing equipment wear, and lowering energy consumption. RUSAL’s Engineering Department developed a machine hearing system to control mill loading and successfully tested it on a small wet grinding unit at the Krasnoturinsk alumina plant. RUSAL has developed and implemented numerous machine vision technologies, and the company now applies machine hearing for the first time. Vibroacoustic sensors on the mill supports capture operational sounds and convert them into digital signals. A...
Hydro launched its recycled aluminium product, Hydro CIRCAL, which is available in both extrusion ingot and foundry alloy formats. The product maintains a minimum of 75 per cent post-consumer scrap (PCS) content. With the addition of foundry alloys, automotive companies can now use Hydro CIRCAL for parts such as wheels, battery boxes, and structural and engine components. Hydro Aluminium Metal Executive Vice President Hanne Simensen said, “Hydro CIRCAL has set the benchmark for recycled aluminium since its launch in 2019. By expanding Hydro CIRCAL to the foundry alloy product portfolio, we are opening new doors for our automotive customers to decarbonize parts of their cars with high-quality recycled aluminium containing at least 75 percent post-consumer scrap. We are excited to create...
Ad Standards, the advertising regulator of Australia, has filed a complaint against the leading US mining giant Alcoa. The advertising watchdog has reported that Alcoa’s claim of rehabilitating 75 per cent of the Jarrah forest in one of their recent ads is unclear. But Alcoa maintains that its rehabilitation programmes and billion-dollar investments in Australia demonstrate a sincere effort to balance economic growth with ecological care. Alcoa’s reaffirmation of its standpoint Alcoa has claimed that the ad has been removed and the future campaigns will be aligned with the ruling. Additionally, Alcoa has also mentioned that by “rehabilitation”, specifically, they intended to portray the management initiative they have been adopting to restore the ecosystem’s productivity and not the...
In a surprise twist for those watching global trade, a divided US appeals court has determined that Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, further weakening one of the Republican President's scripts for using levies as a linchpin of international economic policy. This ruling may have wide-ranging impacts across sectors that depend on tariff-enabled protections and disrupt import-export planning. With a legal lens becoming clearer, the fight over the independence of the Federal Reserve appears on course for the Supreme Court, keeping alive the prospect of a historic showdown this year that could challenge the full breadth of Trump's economic agenda. As of now, the court has permitted the tariffs to stay in effect until October 14, providing the Trump administration a window to escalate the...
The Union Environment Ministry has delayed its decision on Vedanta Limited's proposal to divert more than 700 hectares of forest land in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts in Odisha, for the Sijimali Bauxite Mines. The delay is, according to government records, related to pending issues concerning community consent, compensatory afforestation measures and biosphere concerns. During the meeting of the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) on August 25, 2025, the Environment Ministry noted that the reports from the Odisha government did not address the issues raised by local villagers and petitioners currently before the Orissa High Court. As per the proposal, the mine is intended to partly meet the raw material requirements of the firm's six million tonnes per annum alumina refinery at Lanjigarh....
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (CSIM), a registered investment advisory firm, lifted its position in Ferroglobe PLC, a London-based silicone supplier, by 820.5 per cent. This happened during the first quarter, according to its most recent SEC filing. The fund now owns 341,479 shares of the Ferroglobe PLC firm after acquiring 304,381 additional shares. It represents 0.18 per cent of the company and is worth USD 1.27 million. The investment comes at a time of mixed fortunes for Ferroglobe. The firm reported a quarterly EPS of (0.08), missing the consensus estimate of (0.02), with revenues of USD 386.86 million. A dividend of USD 0.014 per share has been declared. It is payable on September 29, 2025, and offers a yield of 1.3 per cent. A cyclical downturn Although Ferroglobe has...
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." – Michelle Obama October 8 th , 2025 – A day that will be for the women and by the women. So mark your calendar, cause the Women With Metal 2025 Conference is coming back once again this year to move, motivate and highlight achievements unlocked by women in the ALuminium industry. Started in 2023 by Kirsty Davies-Chinnock, the event has not only been a trend setter but also a stage where stereotypes have been crumbled and powerful stories have risen, reminding us all that strength and resilience aren’t defined by gender but by grit, vision, and courage. Yet, progress doesn’t come without challenges. Many still face gender bias, underrepresentation, and barriers to senior positions. Too often, women in this field recount experiences...
Whenever there is a question of pricing, the aluminium industry has pointed towards a single influx inducer — electricity. If you’ve ever toured a smelter or skimmed an investor deck, you’ll hear the same refrain, “power is king, and aluminium is electricity in solid form”. But, as Maros Durka, Area Sales Manager at Grupa Kety, states, that is only half the truth. Yes, electrolysis eats megawatts like popcorn, but if power were the only story, Europe’s aluminium would be cheap and cheerful by now. After all, Europe boasts the cleanest smelters on earth, with over 78 per cent of output powered by renewables. And yet, paradoxically, European primary aluminium is still the world’s priciest. So, what gives? Why are Europe’s ‘green’ tonnes also the most expensive ones? Also read: China, a...
Egypt is in the forefront with a new strategic partnership embarked on to develop an alumina refinery. As of September 3, 2025, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a manufacturer and distributor of aluminium and its related products, has officially, in the presence of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Metallurgical Industries Holding Co., a company that operates through its subsidiaries to produce aluminium and other metals. The MoU has been signed to explore and get into a collaborative relationship that will provide the opportunity to develop an alumina refinery in Egypt in accordance with an offtake agreement and equity participation. His Excellency Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa AL Khalifa, the Minister of Finance and National...
According to Mysteel OilChem's survey, China's anode material production reported 223,500 tonnes in August, up 3.19 per cent from the previous month and 63.50 per cent from the same period last year, with a monthly average capacity utilisation rate of 62.71 per cent. The anode material producers generally maintained active production in August, and some raised the production based on orders received. In addition, the favorable hydropower prices in the wet season prompted the top-tier producers to produce at full capacity, which build up finished products stocks for the upcoming traditional peak season. From the raw material side, the domestic prices of low-sulfur petroleum coke (petcoke) edged up from RMB 3,500-3,600 per tonne to RMB 3,600-3,700 per tonne, with high-quality resources...
Amid shifting trade rules, supply chain hiccups, and unpredictable premiums, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) held its ground in the first half of 2025. The company not only pushed its growth plans forward but also boosted recycling and smelting capacity, while moving ahead with plans to build the first new US aluminium smelter in over 40 years. Image source: EGA EGA, saw its revenue rise to AED 15.08 billion (USD 4.11 billion) in the first half of the year, up nearly 8 per cent from AED 13.98 billion (USD 3.81 billion) in the same period of 2024. Yet higher revenues masked weaker profitability. Underlying EBITDA slipped to AED 3.82 billion (USD 1.04 billion), down from AED 4.20 billion (USD 1.14 billion) a year earlier. Net profit also declined, dropping to AED 1.63 billion (USD 445...
