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...
Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
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Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 23,130 per tonne in the night session on July 9, with a high of RMB 23,220 per tonne, a low of RMB 22,985 per tonne, and closed at RMB 23,105 per tonne, up 0.20 per cent from the previous close. During this period, prices continued...
Konecranes has secured a contract from Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) to modernise five auxiliary cranes at the company's aluminium smelter in Bahrain. The order was placed in January 2026. Delivery of the equipment is expected by the end of 2026, and installation is due to start in early 2027....
Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) continued their improving trend on July 9. Cash and near-term contracts reported gains of almost 1 per cent, while stocks continued to slide, indicating depletion in the inventory amid tight market conditions. On July 9, the LME aluminium cash bid...
Australia and India have signed a uranium export agreement designed to enhance energy security and deepen bilateral cooperation in clean energy, critical minerals and infrastructure development. Under the agreement, Australia will supply uranium to support the fuel requirements of India's nuclear...
Argentina's Ministry of Economy has terminated anti-dumping (AD) duties on aluminium tubes imported from China, following the conclusion of a sunset and changed circumstances review. The decision was formalised through Resolution No. 883, issued on 3 July 2026, bringing to an end the review process...
Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, has rejected suggestions that the controversy over alleged alumina exports from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick to Russia has overshadowed the start of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Speaking in Strasbourg,...
Super Typhoon Bavi, classified as a Category 5 storm by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), is forecast to move towards Taiwan before making landfall along China’s eastern coast on Friday, July 10. Commodities most exposed to the storm are bauxite, iron ore, thermal...
MECON Limited has successfully completed the trial run of the BBC-1 and BBC-2 conveyor systems for NALCO's 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Alumina Refinery Stream-5 expansion project at Damanjodi, Odisha. The trial was carried out in the presence of NALCO Director (Production & Technology) and...
Today, the SHFE aluminium 2608 contract opened at RMB 23,075 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 23,095 per tonne, dipped to a low of RMB 22,850 per tonne, and finally settled at RMB 23,060 per tonne, down RMB 10 per tonne or 0.04 per cent from the previous trading day. Trading volume was 165,200 lots...
In the first half of 2026, China's domestic alumina production rose 5.6 per cent Y-o-Y to 45.9 million tonnes, with capacity up 8.2 per cent to 120.95 million tonnes per year. June saw a 258,000 supply deficit in the southwest, covered by northern shipments. In the second half, supply tightness is...
State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a joint venture agreement with NLC India Limited (NLCIL) to establish a 1,080 MW thermal captive power plant in Odisha, strengthening the energy backbone for its planned aluminium smelter expansion. In a regulatory filing, NALCO...
The Strait of Hormuz is back at the centre of the US-Iran conflict, and the cost of moving ships through the Gulf is already responding. War-risk insurance rates for ships inside the Gulf have risen from around 2 per cent of vessel value at the end of last week towards 3 per cent in the past 24...
Kimura Group, a global leader in casting innovation with nearly 100 years of foundry expertise, announced the launch of its Advanced Aluminum HQ Plant at the company's headquarters in Shizuoka, Japan. The new facility, which began operations in February 2026, expands Kimura's capabilities for...
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has called on the Centre to immediately notify the long-pending BIS standards for aluminium scrap, warning that a surge in imports could turn India into a dumping ground for substandard material. In representations submitted to the Ministry of Finance and...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. (CFAC) has agreed to carry out a cleanup of its former aluminium plant north of the Flathead River under a consent decree valued at about USD 57.6 million. The agreement, reached with Glencore and Atlantic...
Triveni Power Transmission Limited (TPTL/Triveni Power), a leading manufacturer of high-speed gearboxes and engineered power transmission solutions today announced its collaboration with Salesforce, world's #1 AI CRM, as part of its broader digital transformation strategy aimed at strengthening...
US President Donald Trump has reiterated his administration's commitment to expanding domestic manufacturing, warning that companies producing goods outside the US could face tariffs of up to 200 per cent, depending on the product category. Post the NATO summit held in Ankara, Trump said his trade...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The financial reality: In an industry where electricity constitutes 35 per cent of total operating costs, a mere 1 per cent AI-driven reduction in specific power consumption yields an immediate USD 4 million to USD 5 million in annual savings for a one-million-tonne smelter. The...
