Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced a technology upgrade pilot at the company’s Al Taweelah smelter, which will further improve productivity and efficiency. The pilot upgrades to 13 DX technology reduction cells will be used to prove the performance of the new technology, called E40, before industrialisation across all 808 DX technology reduction cells at potlines 1 and 2 at Al Taweelah. If applied to all 808 reduction cells, EGA’s E40 technology has the potential to increase hot metal production from the two potlines by 67 thousand tonnes per year, while reducing net specific energy consumption and associated carbon dioxide emissions from power generation by approximately six per cent per tonne of...
Maaden’s aluminium business delivered a stronger Q2 2026 performance, with revenue rising 49 per cent year on year to USD 1.01 billion, supported by higher aluminium production and stronger realised prices. According to industry sources, Maaden’s aluminium business produced 242,000 tonnes in Q2 2026, while realised aluminium prices reached USD 3,915 per tonne, up 51 per cent. The combination of higher aluminium output and stronger realised prices helped drive the 49 per cent increase in Maaden aluminium revenue to USD 1.01 billion. The growth came alongside gains in both volume and pricing rather than from a one-off accounting effect. The stronger Q2 performance puts aluminium prices in focus for Maaden’s earnings. With realised aluminium prices reaching USD 3,915 per tonne, the company...
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Fives, an international leader in industrial engineering, announces the acquisition of all technologies developed by Neatec, including pot alumina distribution and heat exchangers, allowing the environmental impact of primary aluminium production to be considerably reduced. Those technologies perfectly complement the portfolio of solutions offered by Fives Solios in the reduction sector. Fives consolidates its technological leadership and know-how in reducing the environmental footprint of aluminium production. With more than 70 years of experience in the capture and treatment of industrial emissions, Fives Solios has a unique expertise to enable the production of more environmentally friendly aluminium. The integration of Neatec’s technologies into Fives’ portfolio confirms Fives Group’s...
In September 2024, the global aluminium industry witnessed significant developments across production, sustainability, and market dynamics. Aluminium producers continued to push for greener technologies, as the global primary aluminium producers are focusing on expanding their low-carbon aluminium portfolios, while recycling initiatives gained traction worldwide, particularly in Europe and North America. China, the world's largest aluminium producer, reported steady output growth, though facing challenges with energy restrictions and environmental regulations. Meanwhile, demand for aluminium remained steady in the automotive and packaging sectors, driven by the growing emphasis on lightweighting and circular economy practices. Trade tensions have shaped market conditions, alerting...
Headquartered in South Korea, ILJIN, one of the leading manufacturers of automotive and industrial bearings and chassis components, is marking its foray into the aluminium forging market, enhancing its production capabilities. The announcement was made by Governor Kay Ivey, 54th governor of Alabama. The company is set to invest nearly $100 million for the new forging operation in Auburn, Alabama. "By combining our in-house forging capabilities with world-class technology, we'll be able to produce the highest quality and lowest cost aluminium forgings for our customers," said John Dix, president of ILJIN USA. ILJIN plans to set up its new operation in an existing Auburn Technology Park North facility, where it will create around 160 jobs. The raw aluminium forgings produced at the Auburn...
Canada reconfirms introducing tariff surcharges on aluminium and steel for Chinese enterprises. The tariff will be applicable effective October 22, 2024, on the finalised list of products from China. The confirmation came from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, as the government agrees that this will safeguard workers and businesses in Canada's aluminium and steel industries against China's unfair trade policies and consequently prevent trade diversion resulting from recent actions taken by Canadian trading partners. "We are moving in lock-step with key international partners to protect Canadian workers and businesses in our steel and aluminium sectors from China's intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply, which is undermining...
Every Can Counts (ECC), a not-for-profit communication initiative aimed at achieving a 100 per cent recycling rate for drink cans, is proudly celebrating its 15th anniversary. Established in Birmingham in 2009 as a workplace recycling program, ECC has expanded its reach to 21 countries worldwide, including Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, and, most recently, the United States. The celebration To commemorate this milestone, 27 ECC representatives gathered in Prague before the European Aluminium Packaging & Recycling Seminar. During the celebrations, attendees shared local success stories and engaged in discussions about the future direction of the program's global strategy. The Every Can Counts (ECC) program was launched 15 years ago after the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation...
This week brought several noteworthy developments in the upstream aluminium sector, spanning bauxite, alumina, and primary aluminium. The Government of Canada introduced a 25 per cent tariff on select Chinese aluminium and steel products while also detailing the enforcement of Section 53 of the Customs Tariff Act. This move follows Canada's decision in August to impose a 100 per cent levy on Chinese-made electric vehicles, signalling a stronger alignment with the trade policies of its major allies. Meanwhile, at LME Week 2024 on Monday, September 30, Rusal expressed confidence that the current supply-demand gap in the global aluminium market would narrow, expecting a market balance by late 2025. This optimism is fuelled by a recent uptick in demand, primarily driven by China's stimulus...
Rusal, the leading aluminium producer from Russia, has announced it will double its smelter capacity to 600,000 tonnes by 2030 in its Boguchansky aluminium production site in Siberia. The jointly owned plant by Rusal and state-controlled power generating company RusHydron shall witness construction for the project at Boguchansky from 2025, confirmed local government official quoting Rusal vice president Elena Bezdenezhnykh. Adding to the statement, a Rusal representative stated that the investment volume and financial model calculation would conclude by the end of 2024. Rusal is accounted for the world's largest aluminium production outside of China and launched operations at Boguchansky in 2019 with a total investment of $1.6 billion. When full capacity is evaluated, the total project...
Major aluminium organisations from around the world — the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), the Brazilian Association of Aluminum Can Manufacturers (Abralatas), Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), International Aluminium Institute (IAI), and Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) — convened together with more than 150 leaders at the Global Aluminium Can Sustainability Summit. Leaders from across the aluminium beverage can value chain met during this two-day Summit, which took place 1-2 October during London Metal Exchange (LME) Week, to discuss how the industry can enhance its leadership on key sustainability issues such as decarbonisation pathways and recycled content measurement. The Summit demonstrated how the aluminium beverage can value chain is actively working to reduce planet-warming...
Quaker Houghton, the global leader in industrial process fluids, will showcase its recently launched aluminum hot rolling fluid technology, QH EVEROLL™ A 5000, at ALUMINIUM 2024. The event will be held October 8-10 at the Exhibition Center Düsseldorf, where process experts from Quaker Houghton will be available to meet attendees on stand 3A25. The new non-soap emulsion technology provides superior mill cleanliness, minimal fluid maintenance, and excellent surface quality. Key to its performance is the ability to keep aluminum fines dispersed in the fluid, allowing easy filtration to prevent deposition and sludge formation. The new product series is suitable for the full range of alloys used in aluminum strip production. “ALUMINIUM 2024 is a key event in the Quaker Houghton calendar this...
Aluminium grain refiner specialist MQP has extended its contract with the UK’s top metals research centre to support the drive to make casthouses more efficient. MQP and Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) at Brunel University London have worked together for four years to unlock the technology to increase grain refiner efficiency and consistently improve melt quality, resulting in the super-efficient Optifine 5:1 125 development. The partnership will continue for another year, with BCAST technicians focusing on testing customers’ grain refiners against Optifine to see if they can improve melt quality, bring down waste and carbon emissions, and reduce plants’ overall manufacturing costs. MQP chairman said it was fantastic to continue working with BCAST, moving from...
Amidst Renewable Energy India Expo 2024, GenX PV announced the establishment plan of its aluminium frame manufacturing site in Raipur, besides its present unit in Bengaluru, India. Piyush Agarwal, Founder and Managing Director of GenX PV, reaffirms the company's commitment to quality and efficiency. He said, "With our fully integrated aluminium frame facility and backward integration into junction box manufacturing, GENX PV is not just expanding its capacity but redefining the end-to-end ecosystem for solar panels. Our innovative product portfolio, which includes advanced diodes and precision-engineered components, ensures we are meeting the demands of tomorrow's solar energy landscape. By controlling every aspect, from raw materials to finished products, we are delivering unmatched...
On October 3, 2024, during the Ministerial day of the 15 th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM15), the Climate Investment Funds, one of the world’s largest multilateral climate funds, announced the deployment of up to $1 billion in funding as part of CIF’s Industry Decarbonization investment program. CIF also launched a call for expressions of interest, inviting developing countries to participate in this first-of-its-kind program. The Industry Decarbonisation investment program offers unprecedented private sector engagement - encouraging businesses, governments, and multilateral development banks to work hand in hand to decarbonise heavy-emitting sectors and reach climate goals. The industrial sector currently represents one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, and this number is...
Hydro introduces a 12-inch indirect extrusion press, invalidating two older presses in Cressona, Pennsylvania, where the capacity of the recycling facility has also been expanded to an additional 50,000 tonnes. The NOK 1 billion investment goes into taking forward the company's effort to create more efficient and modern operations in North America. A part of these projects shall present the most extensive recycling facilities of Hydro to date, with a capacity of 2,70,000 tonnes per year. "With these investments, we continue the development of the Cressona plant as a key part of Hydro Extrusions in North America. The increased efficiency and the ability to deliver recycled aluminium with a lower carbon footprint to our North American customers caters to the growing demand for more...
The number 13 might be unlucky in the movies, but in the periodic table, this number represents one of the most sustainable and recyclable metals on earth – aluminium. Aluminium, the name itself resonates with competition, eco-friendly, and other such words in the industry. Coming from an arts background, my journey of exploration has led me to venture beyond the world of metals, but today, standing here, aluminium has made an irreplaceable place in my life. Its remarkable versatility and unique properties have left a positive impact in ways I never anticipated, finding its way into unexpected and innovative spaces and leaving a lasting mark. From being the highlight of ex-Miss Universe Aishwarya Rai’s breath-taking gown in Cannes to adorning the celestial-themed pre-wedding celebrations...
The 12 th International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (IBAAS-IIM 2024), held at BITS Goa during September 25-27, 2024, was a resounding success. With the theme "Aluminium Industry – Vision 2030," the event showcased India’s rapid expansion in alumina and aluminium production, with a special focus on value addition, import substitution, and energy conservation. Event Highlights The conference attracted over 230 delegates from 100 companies/organizations across the globe, covering critical topics such as decarbonization and digitalization of aluminium production. Around 70 technical papers were presented, exploring the latest trends and innovations in carbon footprint reduction, automation, and AI applications in the aluminium industry. Sponsors and Supporters The...
Alro Slatina, one of the biggest aluminium companies in Romania and Europe, has commissioned a new cutting-edge aluminium processing facility, Cutsmart Systems, which has fed on an investment of RON 13.7 million (EUR 2.7 million). The new facility, equipped with advanced, cutting-edge technologies, will boost the efficiency of Alro's unique precision cutting technique to meet more complex design specifications of aluminium products from end-user sectors like aerospace, automotive, and electronics. Cutsmart Systems is capable of handling high-volume production with precise and flawless output, allowing Alro to maintain its dedication to providing value-added services to clients. Marin Cilianu, Alro's Chief Executive Officer, said: "This facility will not only expand our capabilities but...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has completed industrial artificial intelligence tests in electrolysis control. A specially trained neural network model calculates the chemical composition of the electrolyte in the electrolyser and adjusts the technological process accordingly. The project aims to increase productivity in aluminium smelting. The new neural network technology for aluminium production is a proprietary development by RUSAL's engineering department. It is based on a neural network model trained on a large dataset of historical information from RUSAL's aluminium division. The model performs predictive parameter calculations and, based on these results, manages the electrolysis process. Currently, the chemical composition of the electrolyte in the...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and its research and education organization, the ET Foundation, have released the Call for Entries for the 2025 Student Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. High School, university, trade school, design school, and community college students are all eligible to compete for a total of $15,500 in student scholarships to be awarded to the best designs as judged by a panel of aluminum extrusion professionals in Spring 2025. The competition awards are sponsored by AEC members ALMAG Aluminum Inc. in Brampton, Ontario; MI Metals, Inc. in Oldsmar, Florida; and Pennex Aluminum Company LLC in Wellsville, Pennsylvania. Entry in the competition is free with entries due by March 24, 2025. Student scholarships will be presented as cash awards to the top student...
