Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...
Vedanta is expanding aluminium, copper and other metals capacity as electric mobility and India's demand for critical minerals reshape the domestic materials market. Vedanta Group is putting INR 210 billion (USD 2.21 billion) into metals production and capacity through FY2026, building a broader...
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Aluminium foil is gaining attention as a potential passive cooling solution after research found that a reflective layer installed beneath roofs can significantly reduce the amount of heat entering buildings during summer. As temperatures rise, roofs absorb large amounts of solar radiation,...
In partnership with the alumina and aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation, governments and industrial representatives of Australia, Japan and the US have reached the final investment decision (FID) for a project to establish a gallium production facility at Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery in...
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the United Kingdom came into force today, giving Indian exports zero-duty access to 99 per cent of tariff lines in the UK market. The Agreement on Social Security, also known as the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), also...
Constellium today announced that its extrusion and automotive structures plants in Gottmadingen and Singen, Germany, will source locally produced solar electricity under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the community of Gottmadingen. Under the agreement, Constellium will receive the...
Tom Bird, executive chairman at Enicor, explains why the free and fair global trade of recycled aluminium is essential in the development of a robust, resilient, circular supply chain. As protectionist tariffs, tighter regulation, rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions disrupt recycled...
In the morning session, the trading centre of the SHFE aluminium 2606 contract was below the level at the same time of the previous trading day. Affected by the off-season, market procurement sentiment remained weak today, with mainly just-in-time procurement and ample circulating goods....
The demand for aluminium wire rod, in the next decade, will not be defined by how much the market grows but rather by where that growth happens and what drives it. The demand will no longer be defined by conventional power infrastructure; it will move beyond due to the rapid expansion of renewable...
USA Rare Earth has produced commercial-grade dysprosium (Dy) oxide and neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide samples from recycled rare earth magnet scrap at its Wheat Ridge, Colorado hydrometallurgical facility, marking a step forward in its rare earth processing operations. The company said the...
Electricity is the backbone of aluminium production, with the Hall-Héroult process ranking among the world's most electricity-intensive industrial activities. Even brief power disruptions can damage electrolytic cells and interrupt production, resulting in long-term financial losses, as the molten...
China's prebaked anode market navigated a turbulent first half of 2026, pivoting from a cost-driven slump to a geopolitical rally. While output climbed 8.34 per cent Y-o-Yand demand stayed firm, prices ultimately tracked the erratic swings in petroleum coke and coal tar pitch. With new capacity set...
It is not new to the aluminium recyclers anymore that price volatility has become a part of their business now. Factors like changing scrap prices, metal values that move between procurement and delivery, fluctuating currencies and commercial commitments often stretch across weeks or months....
Before a road gets built, a mine opens, a port expands or a solar park goes up, equipment has to move earth, drill rock, lift steel and pave ground. That work falls to India's Mining and Construction Equipment industry, a sector that rarely makes headlines but sits at the foundation of everything...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Saint Jean Industries S.A.S has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility produces aluminium automotive chassis components, using melting, foundry, forging, machining and assembly processes, with annual...
Rio Tinto reported a strong recovery in bauxite production during the second quarter of 2026, while maintaining its full-year production guidance across its aluminium business. The company produced 15.2 million tonnes of bauxite during the second quarter, up 14 per cent from the previous quarter...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2608 contract closed at RMB 23,165 per tonne, down 45 yuan or 0.19 per cent from yesterday’s settlement price. It opened at RMB 23,350 per tonne intraday and fluctuated in the range of RMB 23,165–23,380 per tonne. The price was trading above the MA5...
Advanced Engineered Materials (AEM) has announced that its nanoparticle high-purity alumina (HPA) has demonstrated improved mechanical performance in zirconia-alumina ceramics, following laboratory testing conducted by Swiss ceramics manufacturer Zürcher Frères SA. According to AEM, the testing...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price continued to improve on July 14, following the trend of the July 13 trading session . The cash gained nearly 1 per cent as stocks recorded a consistent decline. The LME aluminium cash bid price gained 0.99 per cent day-on-day, up from USD 3,138 per...
Aluminium prices rose 0.40 per cent to settle at INR 339.80 (USD 3.57), supported by ongoing supply concerns and declining inventories on major metal exchanges. Inventories in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses remained at their lowest level since 2022, while stocks on the Shanghai Futures...
