The Symbiosis concept pairs a premium aluminium outer shell with a transparent inner bottle, while the partners highlight low-carbon aluminium and future sustainability development. GEKA and AXILONE have partnered to introduce Symbiosis, a luxury beauty packaging concept combining GEKA’s injection blow-moulding technology with AXILONE’s expertise in premium aluminium packaging. The concept will be showcased at Luxe Pack Monaco, presenting a design that brings together a premium aluminium outer shell and a see-through inner bottle. The inner bottle’s transparent windows allow consumers to view the formulation’s colour and texture, adding a sensory element to the packaging. The combination is designed to offer beauty brands a distinctive appearance alongside a tactile product experience....
With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approaching, secondary aluminium alloy enterprises have successively finalized their production and holiday arrangements for the festive period. SMM recently conducted a survey on the double-holiday production plans, pre-holiday stockpiling, and raw material procurement of some secondary aluminium alloy enterprises, covering a total capacity of 4.2 million mt. The following is a summary of the survey findings: According to the SMM survey, during the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, secondary aluminium alloy enterprises generally arranged for continuous production or brief shutdowns, though some enterprises extended their holiday duration compared with 2025. Among the 25 sampled enterprises, more than half had...
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Ronan Bouroullec partnered with Manufacture de Sèvres, a porcelain manufacturing business founded in the 18th century in France, to develop a set of aluminium and ceramic lamps that will be on display at Galerie de Sèvres in Paris until November 25th, 2023. The most recent contribution to the designer's body of work, as examined in a newly published Phaidon book, "Ronan Bouroullec: Day After Day," is the introduction of the "Sèvres Lamps." These lamps are offered in three different heights and are characterised by a porcelain aureole upheld by essential aluminium profiles of varying heights. This design approach combines a minimalist aesthetic with the surprising use of colour on porcelain. 'It all quite delicately explodes in the kiln, and when the pieces are taken out, you're not quite...
According to a recent report, Chinalco conducted a promotion meeting of the “Five Standards and One Control” management model in its Liancheng Branch. The company summed up the management model in electrolytic aluminium business units, based on the current situation of the industry. After an extensive on-site study, experience sharing and discussion, Chinalco further clarified the concept of “Five Standards and One Control” management model and promoted it to improve the quality of electrolytic aluminium business units, empowering the high-quality development. The meeting was attended by many electrolytic aluminium enterprises, whereby the Liacheng branch of Chinalco and ten other enterprises shared their views and experiences. Zhengzhou Research Institute made a special report on the...
Nespresso has partnered with Royal Mail to offer a free doorstop collection service for coffee pods. The service aims to boost end-of-life collection rates and improve aluminium coffee pods' recycling propensity. Customers can print their own returns label or request for their postal worker to print and attach a label on their behalf. Alternatively, coffee pods can be taken to any of Royal Mail's 14,000+ drop-off locations. Nespresso has taken steps to address these challenges by incorporating 80% recycled aluminium content in its capsules and co-founding a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service called Podback. However, the fact remains that most local councils in the UK do not collect coffee capsules in household recycling. Aluminium coffee pods have gained popularity in recent...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of Jiangsu Kuna Industry as a new Production and Transformation member. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of Jiangsu Kuna Industry as a new Production and Transformation member. Situated in Xiangshui County Industrial Economic Zone Yancheng City, the company was registered and created at the Xiangshui County Market Supervision Administration with a registered capital of RMB 175.4386 million. Throughout the company's three years of development and expansion, they have always given clients high-quality products, technical assistance, and after-sales service. The company is known for processing and selling aluminium rods and aluminium material rolling. "We have excellent products and a professional sales...
Powys County Council is conducting a pilot program using digital technology to promote the recycling of beverage containers. The trial, known as the digital deposit return scheme (DRS), is taking place in and around the town of Brecon, beginning in July and concluding at the end of this month. Powys is by far the largest county in Wales. Powys County Council is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. In this initiative, registered participants use a mobile app to scan a QR code attached to beverage containers before placing them in their home recycling bins, designated recycling machines or returning them to a participating store. As a reward, they receive a 10-pence cash incentive, which they can either keep or contribute to a local food bank. Each...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,204 per tonne last Friday, with its high and low at US$2,212 per tonne and US$2,190 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,190 per tonne, a decrease of US$11 per tonne or 0.5 per cent. On Friday, October 13, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price went down by US$4.5 per tonne or 0.20 per cent and US$5 per tonne or 0.20 per cent to settle at US$2,175.50 per tonne and US$2,176 per tonne. LME aluminium 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price descended by US$6.5 per tonne or 0.29 per cent and US$7 per tonne or 0.31 per cent to peg at US$2,200.50 per tonne and US$2,201 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price dropped by US$8 per tonne 0.34 per cent to halt at US$2,322 per tonne and US$2,327 per...
The Shanghai Metals Market, on October 16, witnessed minor hikes in aluminium prices, with the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price showing no change, remaining stoic at RMB 19,050 per tonne. The average prices have ranged between RMB 19,030 per tonne and RMB 19,070 per tonne. If we consider the price on October 9, we can scale a Week-on-Week decrease of RMB 540 per tonne or 2.76 per cent, which indicates a sluggish growth in China’s aluminium spot prices. China’s eight central provinces have more or less recorded escalating prices today, with the aluminium price increasing the highest in Foshan by RMB 20 per tonne, resting at RMB 19,050 per tonne. Wuxi has also registered a similar price for its A00 aluminium ingots, with a certain influx of RMB 10 per tonne. In Hangzhou, too, the aluminium...
Alpha HPA, a key aluminium materials manufacturer, is close to finishing upgrades at its small-scale commercial high purity alumina (HPA) production facility in Gladstone, Queensland. These improvements are supported by a $15.5 million grant from the federal government's Critical Minerals Development Programme. The upgrades include the addition of an HPA circuit, which comprises an HPA tunnel kiln, five rotary kilns, a jet mill room, a rolls crusher, and a rooftop solar array. These new facilities will enable Alpha to meet product orders from various customers, such as the South Korean semiconductor industry and the production of sintered HPA tablets used in sapphire glass manufacturing. Sapphire glass is an exceptionally pure glass used in optical devices and mobile phone screens. Alpha...
The Russian aluminium giant Rusal is expanding its presence in the Japanese market by introducing its "PEFA" aluminium alloy ingots. The resulting alloy, called PEFA (Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys), contains 20 per cent aluminium scrap added to the aluminium melt during production. One significant benefit of these ingots is their compatibility with the widely accepted standard A356.2, a versatile aluminium alloy ingot. This strategic move aligns with the growing demand for environmentally friendly raw materials as part of initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality. Ayumu Murakami, Rusal's Japan President, confirmed that discussions with several domestic users are already underway. The demand for PEFA is increasing, especially in the environmentally aware European market, which...
The Advanced Propulsion Centre in the UK has provided funding for a project to expand the production of an innovative electric motor that doesn't rely on rare-earth elements. Advanced Electric Machines (AEM), a sustainable motor manufacturer, is leading the SIMPLE project (Scaled-up Innovative Motor Production for Lower Environmental Impact) initiative. This project involves establishing a dedicated pilot production line to manufacture their patented SSRD passenger car motor technology. Traditional electric motors often utilize rare-earth elements like neodymium in their permanent magnet design, which is commonly found in electric vehicles. However, extracting these naturally occurring materials can have detrimental environmental impacts. AEM asserts that the widespread adoption of their...
The aluminium end-user sector has seen significant developments this week, with SIG, a Swiss company specializing in aseptic packaging, investing €8.4 million to expand its carton packaging facility in Campo Largo, Brazil. The latest expansion will increase the facility's annual production capacity to 5.2 billion units from 1 billion packages in 2011. The plant operates 24/7 and employs about 500 people. Brazil is a significant market for carton packaging and ranks third in UHT milk consumption worldwide. A report released on October 4, 2023, suggests that India has the potential to become a prominent global automotive center by achieving a $1 trillion export-driven industry by 2035. The report from Arthur D. Little recommends that India must enhance its capabilities in innovation and...
The Rio Tinto chairman, Dominic Barton, indicated on October 6, 2023, that customers are increasingly willing to pay extra for eco-friendly, sustainable products. In addition, he spoke about the company's desire to participate in the growing lithium market. On Friday, October 6, mining giant Vedanta Limited established Vedanta Aluminium Metal, a new wholly-owned subsidiary for its aluminium operations. The newly established subsidiary will be registered in Maharashtra, India, with an authorised and subscribed capital of INR 1,00,000, reflecting a share of Re 1 each. On October 12, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) announced the appointment of Jagdish Arora as Projects and Technical Director. Arora, a highly skilled official with over 34 years of experience, assumed his duties on...
The downstream aluminium market saw an eventful week from October 9 to 13, with Vietnam initiating its first anti-dumping sunset review on Chinese aluminium profiles, Novelis Europe ruling out Russian aluminium from the metal supply tender, Airbus renewing its supplying contract with AMAG, and so on and so forth. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Notice No. 2537/QD-BCT on October 3, 2023, to commence implementing the first anti-dumping sunset review investigating aluminium profiles originating from the People's Republic of China. The specific Vietnamese tax codes associated with the products under investigation are 7604.10.10, 7604.10.90, 7604.21.90, 7604.29.10 and 7604.29.90. To know more: https://bitly.ws/Xg2K At LME Week, Novelis Europe announced to rule out Russian...
Sustainable drives are gaining immense popularity in the aluminium sector every passing day. Alro Group, a Romanian aluminium producer, has planned to invest 15 million euros in 3 projects to reduce its ecological impact and increase competitiveness, including installing a 1,500 KW photovoltaic power station in Alro's parking areas. Novelis Inc. partnered with Southern Company to achieve decarbonisation of aluminium production across North America, starting with Novelis' new Bay Minette plant. Novelis will support Alabama Power in developing two new 80 MW solar power plants, providing renewable energy to Novelis' new Bay Minette plant. The Montreal Canadiens' home arena, The Bell Centre, has formed a five-year partnership with Rio Tinto. The new collaboration aims to introduce infinitely...
Recycling aluminium solutions has become a significant issue, especially in high-traffic convenience stores. In partnership with Olyns Recycling, Coca-Cola has introduced a reverse vending machine that collects and sorts plastic, aluminium, and glass packaging during the National Association for Convenience Stores show. The reverse vending machine has AI-powered recycling technology, typically placed in high-traffic indoor locations. Users can download the Coca-Cola app to gain rewards, view their recycling activity, and redeem bottle deposits in applicable states. The reverse vending machine collects different types of materials like plastic, glass, and aluminium and sorts them into collection bins inside the machine. Once the cube is nearly full, Coca-Cola is notified, and through...
Established in 1998, China-based Feng Erda Group has undergone two decades of growth and has evolved into a diversified, large-scale, and standardised group company. The company has been successfully successfully added to AL Biz's database of over 1600+ confirmed clients. AL CircleBiz is a first-of-its-kind global online marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers across the aluminium value chain. It is a devoted platform to the aluminium industry and witnessed enormous growth in both supply and demand within six months of its launch. Feng Erda Group has a workforce of 680 individuals and a combined asset value of 2.8 billion. It operates within four prominent sectors, including the metal abrasive business department, alloy business department, engineering technology business...
Fanta, in partnership with Ball Corporation, has recently launched a delectable mystery-flavoured aluminium canned beverage and a 5D sipping experience to enhance the ambience of the Halloween season. The innovative can technology offers an enhanced flavour profile that becomes more pronounced as the can undergo cooling, accompanied by a colour change in the label to pink. In addition to the special edition Fanta Mistério with conventional flavours such as passion fruit, orange, grape, and guaraná, the brand introduces a new feature that enhances the experience: a thermochromic aluminium can with a "warming flavour. Thermochromic inks change colour when a product is refrigerated to a specific temperature. These inks produce two unique visual states in beverage cans: at room and...
CFK CNC-Fertigungstechnik Kriftel GmbH has secured a new deal with Deutsche Bahn to supply additively manufactured braille handrail signs for German railways. By using the high-performance Aluminium alloy Aheadd® CP1, provided by Constellium, CFK will be able to manufacture these parts at high build rates without compromising quality, resulting in cost reduction for AM parts and improved product performance. The company's cutting-edge Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing technology is capable of producing customised handrail signs with different messages, including braille, and of varying lengths in a single production run. Arvid Eirich from Deutsche Bahn asserted: "Our team is committed to driving the development of 3D printed solutions to not only combat supply...
