Aluminium aerosol cans are significantly less likely to be recovered during recycling operations than conventional drinks cans, according to new research by waste intelligence company Greyparrot. An AI-powered analysis of waste streams found that aluminium aerosols recorded a sorting success rate of 68 per cent, compared with 85.3 per cent for drinks cans, highlighting the challenges faced by recycling facilities in recovering non-beverage aluminium packaging. The findings were generated through Greyparrot's Deepnest platform, which analysed 1.2 billion waste items across facilities in the UK, the US and the Netherlands, including 395,424 aerosols. The results were discussed during a recent webinar involving representatives from waste management company Biffa, packaging manufacturer Ball...
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....
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Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.129 million tonnes during November 2022, which recorded a month-on-month downfall of 4.40 per cent. In October 2022, Africa & Asia’s alumina output was 1.181 million tonnes, up by 6.01 per cent from 1.114 million tonnes a month ago. On a year-on-year calculation, Africa & Asia’s (ex-China) alumina output in November’22 showed not much change from 1.128 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In the eleven months of 2022, Africa & Asia produced 127.607 million tonnes of alumina in total versus 126.793 million tonnes during the corresponding period of the last year. That reflected a slight year-on-year increase of 0.64 per cent, according to IAI calculation. The world alumina production in November was 11.585...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China's primary aluminium inventories increased by 18,000 tonnes week-on-week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Therefore, on Thursday, December 29, the inventories totalled 493,000 tonnes, which in comparison with the month's last Monday, November 26, escalated by 9,000 tonnes. As of now, the inventories in December dropped by 23,000 tonnes from the end of November and recorded 306,000 tonnes plunge from the same period last year. The aluminium ingot output surges amalgamated with low downstream intake in the off-season are reasons affecting the social inventory so that they remain periodically stored in warehouses. Anyhow, the production cuts in Yunnan and Guizhou are also primary concerns that should be addressed...
The global primary aluminium industry is moving towards a more sustainable and greener environment. To begin with, EU signed the world's first carbon tariff agreement. According to the sources, the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will protect the European industry against importing less costly, more polluting goods. Apart from this, Denis Manturov, the Russian Federation's Minister of Industry and Trade, declared that because of the EU and US sanctions, Russia will divert its metal exports from Western countries to alternative markets. In a renewed deal, the world's largest producer of aluminium, Rusal, committed to providing primary aluminium and scrap aluminium to the En+ Group subsidiary KraMZ. Alcoa Intalco Works, the aluminium smelting plant in Ferndale, was closed for more...
This year, Vedanta Aluminium celebrated Christmas in a new fashion, organising an innovative safety sensitisation campaign at its plant and township. Keeping the objective in mind while also the Christmas vibe, they named the campaign ‘Safety Santa’. The company’s personnel dressed as Santa Claus and visited the plants' sites and employees’ homes to spread the safety protocols at work and home in an engaging manner. Amid spreading the festive spirit, Vedanta Aluminium educated its community about safety measures through sessions like safety standdowns, fire-fighting training, adherence to personal protective equipment (PPEs), and the do’s and don’ts of electrical & household safety. “At Vedanta Aluminium, the safety and wellbeing of our community, employees, and business partners is of...
According to sources, a Coimbatore-based aluminium die cast maker, Alphacraft, will invest almost INR 80 crores in materialising its fifth plant. The Managing Director of Alphacraft, M Ramesh, claimed that the expansion is due to the rising demand for aluminium components required by the automobile industry. The company has taken this calculative step to suffice purchase orders of big industrial names like Aston Martin, which is in need of powertrain parts specially crafted for its flagship sports car. Alphacraft, at this moment, supplies 16 components for Aston Martin and will develop eight more car parts in the upcoming days for the brand. Moreover, the aluminium die-casting expert will provide two viscous clutch projects for customers abroad. The company is also preparing itself to...
As of Thursday, December 29, China’s aluminium billet inventories were 60,900 tonnes, recording a growth of 5,100 tonnes from the week before. The overall supply of billets remained plentiful. While the inventory in east China may increase considerably due to stocking demand and comparatively more significant conversion margins, the inventory in south China is anticipated to increase gradually. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: To begin with, the inventory in Wuxi and Huzhou surged by 4,400 tonnes and 3,000 tonnes to a total of 15,200 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes, whereas stocks in other locations only saw minor adjustments. On the other hand, in Foshan, the inventory had dropped by 1,500 tonnes to peg at 25,400 tonnes...
Hindalco Industries Limited has further increased its aluminium products prices, with effect from Friday, October 30, although at a lower rate than the previous day. With the latest rise, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 237,100 per tonne, down by INR 1,250 per tonne from INR 235,850 per tonne on December 22. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has also seen a rise of INR 1,250 per tonne on December 30 to stand at INR 240,100 per tonne versus INR 238,850 per tonne on December 22. Aluminium ingot price has also been grown by INR 1,250 per tonne, reaching at INR 226,000 per tonne. Hindalco has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices in line with a rise of the LME aluminium benchmark price by US$14.50 per tonne through the week from US$2,357 per tonne...
The Egyptian National Railway (ENR) has officially started operating the first of six locomotive-sledged inter-city trains provided by Spanish train manufacturers Talgo on its exclusive Cairo – Alexandria route. These trains feature a robust yet lightweight aluminium construct. Talgo was handed over the responsibility of delivering these six trains in April 2019, locked by a hefty contract of €158 million arranged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The deal also talked about building a new Talgo maintenance unit in Egypt that would serve as a garage or warehouse for eight years. The aluminium coaches would be parked in this unit for maintenance purposes. These aluminium-bodied coaches are similar to the trains Talgo is developing for Denmark and Germany but...
With more than ten years of experience in designing, JONSBO products are renowned for their well-thought-out designs, premium materials, impeccable craftsmanship, and exceptional performance-price ratio. JONSBO's UMX6S series is a medium tower PC case made from aluminium-magnesium alloy. The portfolio includes both Black and Silver "Window versions" with tempered glass panels and a Silver solid panel model. The most popular aluminium magnesium alloy (Mg-Al) belongs to the wrought magnesium alloys with moderate strengths, comparatively good plasticities, a respectable level of corrosion resistance, and inexpensive cost. An outer frame made of an aluminium-magnesium alloy that resembles a single plate surrounds the outside circle, and the mesh top panel enables air to travel through. Due to...
Investing in Norwegian aluminium smelters will enable Hydro to take the lead in climate-efficient aluminium solutions through continued industrial development and green transition initiatives. This will extend the lifespan of the aluminium smelters and will convert the products to low-carbon aluminium for a growing market. Ola Sæter, the Head of Primary Production at Hydro, said, "We are upgrading the plants, investing in the development of the plants, and implementing new technology such as recycling, carbon capture and green hydrogen to become the world's first supplier of zero-carbon aluminium. We recently agreed with Mercedes Benz for technology collaboration and to supply our aluminium products to support their investment in making lighter, more climate-friendly electric cars." In...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, the world alumina production in November 2022 amounted to 11.585 million tonnes, bringing the total output in eleven months of the year to 127.607 million tonnes. The monthly production in November edged a decline of 3.13 per cent from 11.959 million tonnes in October 2022 but recorded a rise of 3.10 per cent year-on-year from 11.237 million tonnes. The world’s total output of alumina from January to November registered a slight Y-o-Y increase of 0.64 per cent from 126.793 million tonnes. China churned out 6.70 million tonnes of alumina in November 2022, compared to 6.930 million tonnes in the previous month. That reflected a month-on-month shrink by 3.32 per cent, according to IAI. However, on a Y-o-Y basis, China’s output stood 10.11...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,376 per tonne on Thursday, with its high and low at US$2,417 per tonne and US$2,372 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,411.5 per tonne, an increase of US$36.5 per tonne or 1.54 per cent. On December 29, Thursday LME aluminium cash bid price jumped up by US$29 per tonne or 1.24 per cent, closing precisely at US$2,371 per tonne, and the LME aluminium official settlement price inched up by US$28.50 per tonne or 1.22 per cent halting at US$2,371.50 per tonne. The 3-month bid price soared by US$22 per tonne or 0.92 per cent to halt at US$2,398 per tonne, and the 3-month offer price climbed up by US$21 per tonne or 0.88 per cent to rest at US$2,399 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both spiked by US$22 per tonne or 0.89 per...
Recently, aluminium has been globally recognised as an infinite metal that can help induce a closed circular economy since it can retain its original form even after undergoing rigorous recycling processes. This has encouraged many international brands to switch towards non-ferrous metal. But there were some visionary players in the aluminium sector even before this mass awakening happened, and it can be claimed that these companies are going to reap a good advantage in this era due to their prior investments. The top 10 manufacturers in the end-user genre in 2022 have been enlisted in the space down below: Ball Corporation At the beginning of this year, during January, Ball Corporation announced its 2021 net earnings due to the incorporation of $878 million or $2.65 per diluted share....
Researchers from The University of Birmingham have reportedly discovered and demonstrated the possibility of directly reusing aluminium and copper current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries. An open access paper on their study is published in the RSC Journal Green Chemistry. The ever increasing number of spent lithium-ion batteries is causing a serious waste-management challenge, which can, however, be tackled by the direct reuse of aluminium and copper current collectors, while developing an alternative renewable source of aluminium and copper and preventing long manufacturing processes and energy input for new current collectors, explained Zhu et al. He added, “… Herein, aluminium and copper current collectors are reclaimed from commercial spent LIBs with simple chemical...
The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, stated that due to sanctions put in place by the EU and US, Russia would reroute its metal exports from Western nations to alternate markets. The minister identified China, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union members, and CIS countries as priority areas for diversifying metal supplies. Manturov predicts that trade flows will concentrate on Latin American, African, and Middle Eastern markets. Manturov said during a meeting with Mikhail Mishustin, the Russian Prime Minister, that "our firms, with the assistance of trade missions, are already reorienting exports, and that the government will take steps to support logistics.” Russia being a significant metal producer and exporter, so according...
A New York private equity group, a union, the state government, and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has been working to reopen Alcoa Intalco Works, the aluminium smelting facility in Ferndale and rehire 700 of its former employees, for more than a year. However, the effort to restart the facility was doomed due to the high cost of electricity. In April 2020, Alcoa announced its Ferndale smelter's suspension in Washington due to declining demand and falling metal prices. To reduce the revival plant's carbon footprint and support Gov. Jay Inslee's campaign to tackle climate change, the state was asked to contribute $10 million to the project. But they were unable to reach an agreement. The main obstacle was the inability of the BPA and the New York City-based private equity firm...
Hublot has initiated the new tourbillon Automatic Purple Sapphire to its Big Bang collection. The exotic purple hue of the watch was achievable due to the use of an aluminium oxide compound and chrome. The Swiss watchmaker has come up with an exclusive wristwatch by combining the extremely complex technology of a tourbillion, first patented in 1801 and the attractive colour achieved by a sustainable aluminium blend. The unique purple colour can be attributed to the shiny outlook of both aluminium and chrome. The composite made of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) and chrome is also strong enough to hold the case and the bendable strap in a single array, leaving no gaps between the alignments. Switzerland’s Hublot has incorporated a self-winding tourbillon that can remain optimised for three days...
In a renewed contract, the Russian aluminium giant Rusal agreed to continue the supply of primary aluminium and aluminium scrap to the En+ Group subsidiary KraMZ. Rusal, one of the world's leading aluminium producers, announced that it will supply about 77,220 tonnes of the material until December 31, 2023, for an annual transaction amount of approximately $179.2 million. The world's leading low-carbon aluminium producer, Rusal requirement of more than 90 per cent of the electricity for aluminium production gets clean and renewable hydroelectric power, which enables the company to produce low-carbon footprint products. Rusal's main products are primary aluminium and aluminium-based alloys, alumina, foil, and packaging. The Company has its resource base and carries out the entire...
