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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National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has further slashed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices by INR 5,800 per tonne, with effect from Thursday, December 21. The latest cut has brought the company’s aluminium ingot price at INR 222,850- 226350 per tonne, compared to INR 228,650- 232,150 per tonne on December 15. Aluminium wire rod price has been decreased to INR 227,350- 231,700 per tonne, effective from December 21, from INR 233,150-237,500 per tonne on December 15. Aluminium billets price is currently ranging between INR 227,300-229,950 per tonne versus INR 5,800 per tonne about a week ago. NALCO has continued to reduce its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices in response to the LME aluminium benchmark price fall by US$50 per tonne from US$2,379.50 per tonne...
To commemorate its 'Protect Our Planet' sustainability drive, Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, the fifth largest cement organisation in India and one of the biggest cement producers in the East, has complemented its logistics fleet with new modernised aluminium body trucks. The aluminium required in making the trucks has arrived from Hindalco Industries Limited, India's leading aluminium and copper manufacturer. The exceptional design of these trucks adds value to Nuvoco's transportation facility and makes the company's supply chain more advanced. Usually, trucks made of aluminium are lightweight due to the non-ferrous metal's inbuilt property, and they help in increasing the mileage by cutting down fuel consumption, ultimately downsizing carbon emissions to a great extent. Moreover, aluminium...
The considerable demand for and applications of aluminium is evident in the midst of expanding innovations and experimentation in the packaging sector. The creative uses of aluminium in the packaging industry are increasing as customers are preferring more for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions. Not only this, many companies are shifting to using aluminium from other metals like glass, steel, etc. Small and large businesses are contributing to the transition to a cleaner and greener world. Here is a list of the top 10 trendsetting uses of aluminium in the packaging sector: Hylux: To begin with, Hylux, a US-based manufacturer of health beverages, debuted its unflavoured spring water in a new recyclable aluminium bottle last month. Reusable tops on the bottles allow for...
According to a report on Thursday, December 22, Brazil has decided to impose countervailing duties on China’s aluminium sheet products, effective from March 31, 2023. The news came after China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it officially. The Ministry has also reported the duties will range between 14.88 per cent and 14.93 per cent, and will be implemented for the next five years. In 2021, China’s aluminium exports to Brazil were worth $461.43 million. In 2019, Brazil’s import of aluminium sheets, in particular, from China was 56.6 per cent of the total imports. Brazil will levy duties on aluminium imports from China in light of the evidence of damages to the country’s domestic industry caused by Chinese dumping. Two years ago, Brazil’s Ministry of Economy considered imposing Chinese...
On December 21, 2022, the leading aluminium extrusion profile manufacturer in China, Xingfa Aluminium Holdings during filing has stated that it would acquire a 4 per cent equity interest in a Chinese service provider, Guangdong Province Trading Development, from Guangdong Guangxin Holding Group for RMB27.5 million. Guangdong Guangxin Holdings Group Ltd. is a holding company for investments. Construction materials, mining, metallurgy, chemical engineering, mechanical and electrical equipment, food supply, modern logistics, and other fields are among the areas in which the company invests. Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium Co., Ltd., is a company headquartered in Foshan, Guangdong. On March 31, 2008, Xingfa Aluminium, which began in 1984, was listed in Hong Kong. Xingfa Aluminium is a famous...
On December 21, an event called "Export of Transformational Industries and Their Role in Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability" was organised in Bahrain to discuss the environmental and sustainability issues faced across the entire aluminium value chain and how to reduce them. The event was hosted by the Gulf Hotel under the eminent patronage of Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, and was chaired by personalities like Piyush Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Bahrain. The event was materialised by the active deliberation of Taha International Industrial Services and Export Bahrain. This event recognised advanced technologies that can be applied to lower emissions and help achieve a sustainable discourse around the aluminium-producing and manufacturing...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on December 21 that Hindalco Industries Limited had joined ASI as its new Production and Transformation member. The Aditya Birla Group's main firm, Hindalco Industries Limited in Renukoot, India, has been striving since 1962 to create better shareholder value by surpassing customer expectations, being profitable, maximising employee potential, and acting as a good corporate citizen. Renukoot is an integrated complex that houses an aluminium smelter and fabrication operations together with an alumina refinery. The output of aluminium metal is 420 KTPA. The downstream sector of the company, which includes rolling, extrusion, wire-rod, and primary, was submitted for the ASI Certification. "Adoption of the ASI stewardship guidelines will...
The aerospace, space, defence, and energy industries need the ability to print big metal components. In response to this demand, AddUp has introduced the FormUp® 350 Evolution machine, enabling the highly productive printing of parts up to 1 metre tall. The FormUp 350 Evolution has been introduced by AddUp, a developer of metal additive manufacturing solutions founded by the French companies Michelin and Fives. This new variant, which is based on the FormUp 350 New Generation machine's architecture, offers a higher manufacturing volume and an architecture designed to cut down on unproductive time. The FormUp 350 Evolution can print objects up to one metre high because its print volume is 350 x 350 x 1000 mm. Many manufacturers will be able to broaden the L-PBF technology's range of...
Hydro's aluminium recycling plant in Lucé has reportedly been issued DNV certification to produce Hydro CIRCAL. It is Hydro's first plant in France to produce Hydro CIRCAL, a low-carbon recycled aluminium product containing at least 75 per cent of post-consumer, end-of-life scrap. Expanding Hydro CIRCAL production will help the company meet the increasing demand for low-carbon products and accelerate the circular economy in Europe. Eivind Kallevik, Executive Vice President of Hydro Aluminium Metal, said: “Our customers are asking for more low-carbon products to further lower their carbon footprint and it’s exciting to be able to offer Hydro CIRCAL at Lucé. This also helps to accelerate the circular economy in Europe.” Karl Willart, Director of Operations at Hydro Lucé, commented: “We are...
An active participant in recycling used food and beverage packaging, Switzerland-based Tetra Pak has decided to fund and install robotic sorting arms at some of the material recycling facilities (MRFs) to propagate the storing and sorting of end-of-life cartons. Recycling aluminium foils or cans is extremely simple as they are comprised of the purest form of aluminium that can be directly pushed through a recycling device without the need to separate any building materials. But on the other hand, aluminium laminated cardboard, paper or plastic needs to be sorted and the materials individually separated before the elements can be run through recycling drives. Tetra Pak’s fundraiser will be for eligible local authoritative groups and their waste management providers, which have not yet...
3XN, a Danish architecture company based in Copenhagen, completed its first project in France, the InDéfense office and Hôtel OKKO situated side by side between the railroad and a road in the Les Groues neighbourhood of Nanterre, overlooking the La Défense business area. The building had been erected with "different but complimentary" faceted checkerboard facades made of reflecting and bronze-coloured aluminium. The two buildings were created with a similar formal and material language and joined along one of their edges to make a longer piece of street front. This was done to produce a powerful visual emblem for the busy neighbourhood. "As the first shape you encounter when arriving from La Défense, this building had to be eye-catching and dynamic. The faceted facade and shifting volumes...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,377 per tonne on Wednesday, with its high and low at US$2,418 per tonne and US$2,376 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,392 per tonne, a gain of US$20.5 per tonne or 0.86 per cent. On December 21, Wednesday, LME aluminium cash bid price jumped up by US$26 per tonne or 1.12 per cent, closing at US$2,355 per tonne and the LME aluminium official settlement price soared by US$27.50 per tonne or 1.18 per cent to rest at US$2,357 per tonne. The 3-month bid price escalated by US$20 per tonne or 0.84 per cent officially closing at US$2,390 per tonne and the 3-month offer price experienced a hike of US$21 per tonne or 0.88 per cent to halt at US$2,392 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both witnessed a similar rise of US$22 per...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly certified Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminum & Electricity Co., LTD against the Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for aluminium smelting activities at the Yuanjiaba Industrial Park, Guangyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, China. The facility runs aluminium smelting operation using hydropower available in Sichuan province. It has an annual output of nearly 250,000 tonnes of aluminium in liquid and ingot form, which are mainly destined for the production of aluminium strip and foil as well as automotive wheel manufacturing. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We congratulate Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminum & Electricity Co., LTD for achieving Performance Standard Certification for its aluminium smelting...
The primary driver of bauxite demand is aluminium production, which is anticipated to rise in response to increasing demand from the building, transportation, and packaging sectors. In 2021, the global bauxite market was valued at $15.59 billion, and from 2022 to 2030, it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.7 per cent. The demand for aluminium is expected to increase due to favourable government regulations for electric vehicles (EV) and increased investment in manufacturing lightweight automobiles. As a result of this development, the bauxite business is likely to expand during the projection period. The United States holds a significant portion of the North American bauxite market. It is envisaged that increased production of cement and aluminium will help the market expand. The Aluminum...
According to China customs data, Chinese aluminium extrusion exports amounted to 82,200 tonnes in November 2022, up by 8,100 tonnes or 10.9 per cent month-on-month but down by 6.7 per cent year-on-year. Gunagdong province accounted for 51.2 per cent of the total exports, followed by Shandong at 12 per cent, and Hunan at 3.9 per cent. In addition, the exports from Hunan increased considerably, but those from Anhui fell. The overall export market stood stable in November, with extrusion exports to Vietnam reaching 7,641 tonnes, taking up 9.3 per cent of the total exports. To Phillipines, China’s aluminium extrusion exports stood at 5,413 tonnes, taking up 6.6 per cent of the total, and to Israel, 4,427 tonnes, taking up 5.4 per cent. Aluminium extrusion export rebounded in November 2022...
World primary aluminium production in November 2022 amounted to 5.611 million tonnes, reflecting a monthly drop of 3.21 per cent, showed the International Aluminium Insititute. However, the output in October recorded a month-on-month rise of 2.26 per cent from 5.669 million tonnes to 5.797 million tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, world primary aluminium production edged a hike of 3.79 per cent from 5.406 million tonnes. From January to November 2022, world primary aluminium production totalled 62.472 million tonnes, down by 1.44 per cent from 61.571 million tonnes a year ago. China, the world’s largest producer of primary aluminium, churned out 3.311 million tonnes in November 2022 – 3.2 per cent less than 3.421 million tonnes a month earlier but 7.19 per cent higher than 3.089...
One Roar DENX45 wireless earbuds V5.1 ensures 60 hours of playtime and passive noise cancellation along with India’s first aluminium alloy 1000mAh charge case. The earbuds deliver low latency with a lag-free gaming and music experience, thanks to the newest Bluetooth 5.1 Chipset. The Earbuds can be used separately after a successful connection. Both earbuds can be used in stereo mode, but they may also be used in mono mode to enjoy music and calls for extended periods while the other earbud charges. The DENX45 wireless earbuds are also IPX6 sweat and water-resistant, with smart touch controls with voice assistant. One Roar, an audio company based in Hyderabad, is a cohesive unit that echoes avant-garde and innovation in every pore of its product horizon. Aluminium is mostly used in tech...
Vedanta Limited has curtailed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices by INR 3,000 per tonne, with effect from December 20. That followed a cut of INR 2,750 per tonne in the previous week, December 17. With the latest cut, Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 230,000- 237,500 per tonne versus INR 233,000-240,500 per tonne on December 17. The company’s aluminium billet price has amounted to INR 231,500 per tonne, compared to INR 234,500 per tonne last week. Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price has also experienced a loss of INR 3,000 per tonne reaching at INR 222,500- 253,500 per tonne as of December 20. Vedanta has further cut its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices in response to the LME aluminium benchmark price fall over the weekend by US$27 per tonne...
