Vietnam-based custom motorcycle studio Bandit9 has unveiled the Bandit9 (RED) 800, a limited-edition Ducati-based motorcycle that combines sculptural aluminium bodywork with a charitable commitment to healthcare programmes. Its defining feature is a hand-painted finish that fades from deep Racing Red at the front into exposed, hand-brushed aluminium towards the rear, making the metal itself a central part of the design. Limited to just nine units worldwide, the motorcycle is priced at USD 49,900, with Bandit9 pledging a fixed USD 14,000 from each bike to (RED), the organisation that raises funds to fight AIDS and other preventable diseases. If all nine examples are sold, the commitment would total USD 126,000. Red paint gives way to sculpted aluminium The Bandit9 (RED) 800 builds on the...
COROS has introduced the DURA 2 SOLAR, a second-generation GPS cycling computer featuring an anodised aluminium alloy frame and a braided carbon fibre back. The new model combines aluminium construction with a larger touchscreen, updated navigation functions and extended battery life. The device features an aluminium upper frame with a profile measuring just 5.7 mm at its thinnest point. Its construction combines the metal with carbon fibre to keep the overall weight at 99 grams without a mount, increasing to 138 grams with a compatible mount. The use of aluminium is part of a broader redesign that gives the cycling computer a slimmer profile. COROS has also expanded the screen size from 2.7 inches in the original DURA to 3.5 inches in the new model, improving the available display area...
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Oklahoma’s Inola City Council has approved a 60-day moratorium on the construction of the proposed aluminium smelter in Oklahoma, the US. Although strongly backed by US President Donald J. Trump, the verdict has temporarily put the high-profile project on hold as authorities assess concerns over its environmental impact and ownership structure. The development marks the latest setback for the project, which has attracted national attention after receiving strong backing from former US President Donald Trump, who has described it as critical to America's manufacturing strength and national security. Unlock in-depth insights into the extrusion segment of global aluminium industry with The World of Aluminium Extrusions – Industry Forecast to 2032 Council halts construction pending further...
The global aluminium casting industry is becoming more competitive, regionalised and technologically advanced than ever before. Both primary and secondary manufacturers are investing in new casting processes, OEMs are reshaping sourcing strategies, sustainability regulations are influencing production decisions, and lightweighting continues to redefine demand across key industries. Additionally, electric vehicle (EV) adoption, evolving alloy requirements and regional manufacturing shifts are significantly transforming the competitive landscape. However, irrespective of these changes, much of the market research available today continues to follow a familiar formula, including detailed forecasts, regional outlooks and market sizing. Most studies segment the market by casting process,...
Vedanta Aluminium is expanding employment opportunities for rural youth in Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts through its VeDakshata skill development initiative, aimed at enhancing industry-relevant skills and supporting sustainable livelihoods in communities around its coal mining operations. Implemented in partnership with the Socio Empowerment and Economic Development Society (SEEDS), VeDakshata is a residential training programme that combines technical education, practical industry exposure and placement support to improve workplace readiness among rural youth. The skill centre, one of the region's first dedicated residential training hubs, offers courses in Food and Beverage Services, Sewing Machine Operation and Assistant Electrician, helping participants prepare for careers in...
Alcoa has agreed to acquire South32’s aluminium value-chain assets in Australia, Brazil and South Africa in a transaction with an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. The binding conditional agreement will significantly expand Alcoa’s upstream aluminium business, adding bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium-smelting capacity across three continents. The deal remains subject to South32 shareholder and regulatory approvals and is targeted to close by June 29, 2027. Deal includes cash, shares and assumed liabilities The USD 5.6 billion implied enterprise value comprises USD 3.1 billion in cash, about USD 1 billion in newly issued Alcoa shares, around USD 750 million in net debt and lease liabilities to be assumed by Alcoa, and up to USD 750 million in contingent cash...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph reflected a sharp drop in figures on the final trading session for June. Barring the stable alumina price, a downward trend was noted across all the pricing segments at the close of June 30. The LME aluminium cash bid, as well as the offer price, reported a fall of 1.74 per cent day-on-day on June 30. While the bid dropped from USD 3,160 per tonne to USD 3,105 per tonne, the offer shifted from USD 3,160.5 per tonne to USD 3,105.5 per tonne . Explore: The most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report — Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Report In the near-term contracts, both the LME aluminium three-month bid and offer prices reported a drop of 1.71 per cent. While the...
Advanced nuclear technology company Blykalla and electrification company Hitachi Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term collaboration on the deployment of Blykalla's lead-cooled advanced modular reactors (AMRs) in Europe and the United States. A key part of Blykalla's reactor technology is its use of proprietary aluminium-alloyed steels, which are designed to withstand the corrosive effects of liquid lead. The company says this materials innovation enables the commercial use of lead-cooled fast reactors, which use lead as the cooling medium Under the agreement, the two companies will work on the electrical systems needed to connect Blykalla’s reactors to the grid and to industrial sites. The work will include grid connections, on-site electrical...
Rising copper prices are encouraging automakers and manufacturers to increase the use of aluminium wiring as a lower-cost and lighter alternative, with companies such as Ferrari and BMW expanding its adoption across new vehicle models. The shift comes as the price ratio between copper and aluminium has climbed above 4.2, making aluminium a more economical option for electrical wiring. Although aluminium offers around 61 per cent of copper's electrical conductivity, it costs roughly one-quarter as much, allowing manufacturers to reduce material costs by using thicker aluminium cables where design requirements permit. Vehicle weight has also become a major consideration, particularly for electric vehicles. Copper is around 3.3 times heavier than aluminium, making aluminium wiring an...
A proposed aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, continues to divide residents, with the debate drawing comments from US President Donald Trump and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. Many residents are calling for a moratorium on the project, while supporters want the development to move forward. The issue has also become part of a political dispute after Oklahoma Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Gentner Drummond opposed the project and sought to block it through a lawsuit. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump criticised Drummond’s position, saying he wanted to stop what he described as a major job-creating aluminium project. Trump wrote that Drummond wanted to "dethrone a magnificent, job-producing, desperately needed aluminium plant that will be one of the best projects...
Aughinish Alumina will be required to provide almost EUR 31 million (USD 35.41 million) in financial security to cover the future closure of its alumina refinery in County Limerick and the environmental restoration of the site under a new agreement approved by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The revised arrangement, finalised in early June, significantly reduces the State's reliance on guarantees from the refinery's parent company, Rusal. While previous agreements depended on a €14 million parental guarantee from the Russian aluminium producer, the new framework requires Aughinish Alumina to provide nearly the entire EUR 30.8 million (USD 34.34 million) estimated closure cost, with Rusal's contribution reduced to around EUR 220,000 (USD 250,564). According to the EPA, the...
Washington's tariff strategy aimed to revive domestic aluminium production and reduce reliance on Canadian imports. A year later, the numbers tell a more nuanced story — one where prices moved faster than production, diversification outpaced displacement, and one of the world's most integrated aluminium supply chains proved far more resilient than expected. More than 2.9 million tonnes of aluminium left Canadian ports for global markets in 2025. Of that, roughly 2.3 million tonnes were shipped to the United States, more than the combined exports of the next nine supplying countries. That is the relationship Washington set out to change. When the US raised Section 232 tariffs on aluminium imports from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, the objective was to make imported aluminium less...
UK filtration technology company Porvair reported record first-half revenue of GBR 106.20 million (USD 140.5 million), up 9 per cent from the same period last year. The company's Metal Melt Quality division recorded strong growth, supported by demand from the aluminium and superalloy markets. Adjusted basic earnings per share increased 11 per cent year on year. The Metal Melt Quality division also benefited from the Drache acquisition. In addition to aluminium and superalloys, demand from the aerospace, nuclear, and life sciences sectors contributed to the division's growth. During the first half, adjusted operating profit reached GBR 13.80 million (USD 18.3 million), while adjusted pretax profit stood at GBR 13.20 million (17.5 million). Reported operating profit was GBR 12.70 million...
Australian-based architectural firm Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) has completed construction of the Wattle Building, which is designed to provide innovative facilities for delivering acute care services to patients at the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney. Extending over 57,000 square meters, the hospital has been designed with child-friendly, state-of-the-art facilities to ensure that children can receive medical treatment in a comfortable environment. The Children’s Hospital at Westmead has been constructed within the existing precinct of health – and education-related buildings in Sydney and has been developed to provide a new model for a hospital by providing areas within the building that support playfulness, movement and social interaction. BLP Managing Director, Tara...
India’s state-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is preparing for one of its largest expansion phases, with plans to invest INR 280-300 billion (USD 3.2-3.5 billion) over the next three to four years to ramp up aluminium production capacity while advancing its decarbonisation roadmap. The proposed investment will primarily fund the construction of an aluminium smelter with a production capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum and a 1,000 MW captive power plant, according to NALCO Chairman and Managing Director Brijendra Pratap Singh. Explore: The most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report — Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Report Singh mentioned that the company is currently preparing the Detailed Project...
Analysts expect Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Aluminium to outperform over the next 9-12 months, supported by a combination of favourable market conditions, operational improvements and expansion plans, even as aluminium prices have corrected from recent highs. According to analyst estimates, shares of India's two largest aluminium producers could gain around 20 per cent from current levels, with brokerages recommending investors use the ongoing correction as an opportunity to accumulate the stocks. Vedanta Aluminium is expected to benefit from continued cost improvements, volume growth and stronger cash flows, which are likely to help reduce its debt burden. Hindalco, meanwhile, is projected to gain from stabilising earnings at its US subsidiary, Novelis, following recent volatility...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining progress across recycled product innovation, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, workforce development and community engagement while reinforcing its long-term commitment to a sustainability strategy for responsible manufacturing. Commenting on the company's performance, Keith A. Harvey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, noted that the completion of one of the largest capital investment programmes in the company's recent history, coupled with stronger financial performance and continued environmental progress, had further strengthened its operational foundation. Delve deeper into the recycled aluminium and secondary aluminium market with our World Recycled ALuminium Market Analysis...
National Aluminium Company (NALCO) expects its revenue from operations to increase to around INR 190 billion (USD 2.22 billion) in FY 2027, supported by stable aluminium prices, higher production from its new alumina refinery and easing input costs. Chairman-cum-Managing Director Brijendra Pratap Singh said the company expects aluminium prices to stabilise at around USD 2,900-3,000 per tonne, supported by healthy demand and tight market fundamentals despite concerns over additional global supply. Singh said, “The LME inventories are low, the demands are there, and the disruptions in the alumina smelters in refineries, which has happened, that is going to come in next maybe six months, seven months. So demand supply gap is there. Our expectation is that the prices will stabilise somewhere...
The ToZero (Towards Zero Waste in Aluminum BiW Manufacturing) project has successfully demonstrated that aluminium scrap generated during automotive body-in-white (BiW) production can be converted into powder for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), marking a step towards more sustainable additive manufacturing. Funded under Italy's Accordi per l'Innovazione programme, the project brought together Valland, Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Bari and the Fontana Group to assess the feasibility of recycling automotive aluminium scrap into feedstock for metal 3D printing. As part of the project, Italian additive manufacturing specialist Valland developed LPBF process parameters for recycled AA5083 aluminium powder before producing a topology-optimised automotive structural connection node...
The European Union is preparing to introduce a 15 per cent levy on aluminium scrap exports in a move aimed at keeping more recyclable metal within the bloc as competition for critical raw materials intensifies. According to industry sources, the proposal is expected to be presented on September 9 and would mark the first time Brussels has imposed charges on goods leaving the EU. The proposal comes as European aluminium producers warn that increasing overseas demand is drawing valuable scrap away from the region. They argue that smelters in markets such as Asia and the United States, benefiting from stronger margins, are able to outbid European buyers, remelt the scrap into primary products and ship the aluminium back into the EU. The issue has become more pronounced in recent months after...
