KAP Minerals and Cymat Technologies are exploring a partnership to produce scandium-aluminium master alloy in Ontario, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The partnership would use scandium oxide from KAP’s Kapuskasing critical minerals project and Cymat’s aluminium-processing technology to produce alloys for aerospace, defence and manufacturing applications. To know the global production, demand and consumption forecasts of aluminium extrusions, explore our report " The World of Aluminium Extrusions to 2035 " Scandium-aluminium alloys can improve strength, performance and weldability while reducing weight. The companies aim to use the proposed venture to establish a domestic supply chain, converting Canadian critical minerals into value-added industrial materials....
India’s renewable energy transition is gathering pace, with installed renewable power capacity surpassing 300 gigawatts (GW) in 2026, almost quadrupling over the past decade. The country has also achieved its target of sourcing 50 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources five years ahead of schedule, strengthening its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing clean energy markets. The expansion is beginning to deliver measurable energy security benefits by reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels, while competitive renewable power costs and expanding domestic manufacturing are opening new investment opportunities. However, sustaining this momentum will require substantial improvements in electricity transmission, storage infrastructure and...
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According to the International Aluminium Institute, world alumina production in 2022 totalled 139.02 million tonnes, reflecting a marginal growth of 0.31 per cent from 138.587 million tonnes last year. China, the world’s leading alumina producer, contributed the highest to 2022 output by producing 78.695 million tonnes versus 75.259 million tonnes in 2021. That was an increase of 4.57 per cent in China’s annual alumina production in 2022. However, IAI shows China’s alumina production in the fourth quarter of 2022 recorded a 3.31 per cent drop to 20.025 million tonnes from 20.71 million tonnes in Q3 2022; nonetheless registered a hike of 7.38 per cent on the year from 18.649 million tonnes. World alumina production in Q4 also stood lower over the quarter, from 35.621 million tonnes to...
With regard to alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting regulations (RRP) at the renovation projects carried out by Logan Square Aluminum and its contractors in Chicago and the Chicago suburbs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with the Russellville based aluminium rolling mill. According to the terms of the court settlement, Logan Square will put in place a thorough procedure to make sure that all of its contractors are licenced and taught to employ lead-safe work methods to prevent the creation of lead dust during home restoration projects. The renovation encompasses the majority of the repair, remodelling, and maintenance tasks including carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and...
As the transition to vehicle electrification and renewable energy sources accelerates, Geomega Resources Inc., the proponent of the first sustainable rare earth recycling facility in the world to help meet rising global magnet demand, has announced that it has secured a $3 million grant from the Technoclimat Program, administered by the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP), towards the construction of the magnet recycling facility. The technology company added, "We are pleased to provide a technical update on the magnet recycling demonstration plant and the bauxite residues pilot plant." The construction of the magnet recycling demonstration facility, with a throughput capacity of 1.5 tonnes per day of feed material, will benefit...
One of the world’s leading marketers of physical commodities, Glencore, has reportedly delivered 40,000 tonnes of Russian aluminium to the LME-approved warehouses in the South Korean port of Gwangyang, two sources familiar with the matter reported to Reuters. The addition of Russian metal to LME warehouses is likely to trigger a fear of LME benchmark price drop, which many producers wish to avoid as their contracts refer to the LME prices. But Glencore, when contacted, declined to comment, while Rusal told Reuters it did not deliver any of its metal to the LME system. Since the Ukraine-Russia conflict, many countries and companies imposed sanctions against Russia and chose not to renew contracts with Rusal for aluminium supply. But at the same time, many firms from various industries like...
The largest state of Australia, West Australia's water authority, announced that they would curtail mining giant Alcoa's water licence by a third due to unsustainable water demands in the region. Simone McGurk, the WA Water Minister, claimed that a 23 per cent drop in rainfall had led to significant changes in licensed water in the Murray region in the state's southwest. In addition to cutting the region's access to future available water by 40 per cent, the updated allocations for the Murray groundwater area, located an hour south of Perth, are currently being reviewed to determine if further reductions are needed. However, it implies that groundwater and shallow aquifer water are only available in places like Pinjarra and Nambeelup. Jane O'Malley, the CEO of Peel-Harvey Catchment...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,631.5 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,566 per tonne, a decrease of US$61.5 per tonne or 2.34 per cent. On Monday, January 30, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price moved down by US$20 per tonne or 0.78 per cent and 0.77 per cent to settle at US$2,576 per tonne and US$2,577 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price decreased by US$24 per tonne or 0.91 per cent and US$23 per tonne or 0.87 per cent to close at US$2,613 per tonne and US$2,615 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price slipped by US$25 per tonne or 0.89 per cent to halt at US$2,765 per tonne and US$2,770 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock stopped at 411650 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants scored at 231125...
Industrial Textiles & Plastics (ITP) Ltd, one of the leading creators of building membrane solutions, has introduced a brand new vapour control layer flaunting a Euroclass A rating called FlameOut Block. This latest addition permits façade designers to minimise fire outbreaks with the help of an external aluminium wall covering. The company’s latest FlameOut Block Class A item has been separately scrutinised under British and international flame retardant standards, like Euroclass A2-s1,d0 rating, which transverses over the lowest required protocols for vapour control and coincides with the fire safety regulations needed to be maintained for constructing façades on 18m buildings and above. It works best as a system when installed with PowerbondFR aluminium reflective tape perfectly...
Situated in Melbourne, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), and AML3D Limited from Edinburgh, alongside Deakin University's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Victoria, have come together to create a novel high-strength aluminium wire feedstock. This feedstock would be compatible with Additive Manufacturing devices and suitable for welding technologies that exponentially reduce post-manufacturing heat treatment duration. The latest wire feedstock is the outcome of a research project that commenced in 2021 due to the aggravating need for high-strength aluminium wire for Additive Manufacturing by AML3D. It was crucial for the company to develop such an alloy that disregards heat treatment after manufacturing is accomplished. The Executive Director and Chief...
With the aim of setting global best practices for the aluminium industry while enhancing the sustainability of EGA's computing operations, Microsoft UAE and Emirates Global Aluminium, the world's largest 'premium aluminium' producer, announced their intention to work together on Industry 4.0 and broader digital transformation. "We are proud to partner with EGA, the largest 'premium aluminium' producer in the world, to accelerate their Industry 4.0 transformation while also pioneering further improvements in Microsoft's own cloud for manufacturing services. I look forward to further collaborations between EGA and Microsoft in the future, both locally and globally," stated Naim Yazbeck, General Manager at Microsoft UAE. The new agreement calls for the two businesses to collaborate to...
Trimet and Nexans have implemented a fundamental rule for enhancing the eco-balance of power cables. Through a joint development project, the two companies have yielded a material with recycled aluminium content for manufacturing aluminium rods instrumental in creating electrical wires. Together the companies have developed this latest product that adheres to the high technical requirements and conductivity of the alloy while eradicating the product’s carbon footprint. Until this discovery, power cables were manufactured with the help of primary aluminium, which systematically kept increasing the manufacturing value. Aluminium is infinitely recyclable, and its transformation process requires a comparatively lesser amount of energy than primary aluminium production. Moreover, a significant...
Since the launch of the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS) in Malta, more than 20 million aluminium cans and bottles have been returned, enabling the firm in charge of the programme to meet the goal it set for the first two years of operations, said BCRS Malta Ltd chairperson Pierre Fava. Around 600 tonnes of containers have been sent for recycling in Bales, each weighing about 250 to 270 per kg. As per Fava, the firm was "extremely encouraged" by the response from the general public, which helped it achieve the goal it had initially set for its first two years: the collection of 70 per cent of all containers sold. "We're told by entities responsible for cleansing that they are finding fewer bottles in the streets and the countryside... which is very positive. The fact that we've...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s social inventories of primary aluminium across eight major consumption areas totalled 986,000 tonnes as of Monday, January 30, up 57,000 tonnes from 929,000 tonnes on January 28 and 242,000 tonnes higher than the pre-Chinese New Year level. As of Saturday, January 28, the first day after the week-long Chinese New Year (CNY), the inventories recorded a surge of 185,000 tonnes from pre-CNY level and a year ago. The increase of 185,000 tonnes or 24.9 per cent was in line with SMM's previous forecast. The surge in inventories could be attributed to continued cargoes arrivals over the past couple of days amid limited warehouse withdrawals. The chart below indicates the status of primary aluminium inventories across China as of January 28: Gongyi...
Due to the nationwide shortage of aluminium, Betty Johnson, one of the administrators of Nebraska's Driver and Vehicles Records Division, stated that they could not distribute all of the new licence plates to some counties in Nebraska before the expiry of the old plates. As a result, the long-time owner of the license plate number A319 (and the country designation) discovered that his number needed to be listed in the stock. Not only this, but due to the scarcity of aluminium, 13 counties, including Adams, Buffalo, Cass, Dawson, Dodge, Gage, Hall, Lincoln, Madison, Platte, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, and Washington, are receiving their plates in four shipments throughout the year. As a result, specific drivers in the 13 counties may experience double vision due to production and delivery...
Australia-based flexible packaging company Amcor has inaugurated its latest high-tech flexible packaging plant in Huizhou, China, to properly cater to the rising user demand around Asia and the Pacific region recorded in December 2022. After a massive investment of US$100 million, the fully optimised facility will, in turn, give rise to 550 new employment opportunities. It was specially built for food and personal care packaging, and the facility spans an area of 590,000 square feet. Amcor is hailed for supplying packaging solutions for beverage, food, pharmaceutical, home and personal care products, along with other diversified industrial sectors. The company, on an international scale, provides packaging solutions such as AmPrima™ recycle-ready solutions, including AmFiber™ paper-based...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 140,000 tonnes during December 2023, registering a hike of 11.11 per cent or 14,000 tonnes month-on-month from 126,000 tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, Africa’s primary aluminium output in December’22 edged a slight drop of 2,000 tonnes from 138,000 tonnes. In the fourth quarter of 2022, Africa’s primary aluminium production totalled 407,000 tonnes, down by 1.45 per cent from 413,000 tonnes in the previous quarter despite a monthly rise in December. On a year-on-year calculation, Africa’s Q4 output grew marginally by 1,000 tonnes from 406,000 tonnes, found IAI. The aggregate output of primary aluminium in Africa through 2022 summed at 1.622 million tonnes, up by 2.01 per cent from 1.590...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,593 per tonne last Monday, with its weekly high and low at US$2,664 per tonne and US$2,593 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,627.5 per tonne, an increase of US$37.5 per tonne or 1.45 per cent. On January 27, Friday, the LME aluminium cash bid price dropped down by US$0.50 per tonne or 0.02 per cent, settling at US$2,596.50 per tonne and the LME aluminium official settlement price experienced a fall of US$1 per tonne or 0.04 per cent, closing at US$2,597 per tonne. The 3-month bid price deescalated by US$3 per tonne or 0.11 per cent, officially resting at US$2,637 per tonne, and the 3-month offer price saw a decrease of US$4 per tonne or 0.11 per cent to halt at US$2,638 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price permuted to...
Novelis’ facility in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, Jiangsu Province, China, has bagged the first updated Chain of Custody Standard V2 certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The revised certification was launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. Novelis Changzhou facility produces high-strength and lightweight aluminium sheet for the use in full structural frames, hoods, doors, fenders and many other components for lightweight vehicle structures and body panels. A few months ago, in April 2022, Novelis China received ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification. ASI CoC Standard V2 defines criteria for the creation of a Chain of Custody for material that is produced and processed through the aluminium value chain into diverse downstream...
The Planetarium in Patna ordered a specialised aluminium sheet from the USA to act as a projection screen for the upper dome of the gallery inside the Indira Gandhi Science complex. Ardagh Metal Packaging North America launched a new 19.2 oz. aluminium can after eyeing the market for one-serve beverage can users. Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. launched the newly crafted series of Flatpack, 105 °C low-profile aluminium electrolytic capacitors that have the strength to run continuously for 10,000 hours. A most innovative aluminium guitar design has surfaced put together by YouTuber Burls Art, who is hailed for creating art out of recycled products. Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. has come up with a recently developed series of Flatpack, low-profile aluminium electrolytic capacitors...
