Canada and China have extended a bilateral trade arrangement that links Chinese market access for Canadian agricultural products with Canada's access for Chinese steel and aluminum. The decision provides greater certainty for exporters on both sides as Ottawa seeks to expand its trade relationships beyond the United States. The extension, announced on November 4, 2026, will keep the existing arrangement in place until the end of 2028. It comes amid renewed efforts by the two countries to strengthen economic ties and address outstanding trade issues. For the aluminum industry, the agreement offers a clearer timeline for market access, while its agricultural provisions provide Canadian producers with greater predictability in one of their key export markets. Canada-China trade agreement...
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...
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Headquartered in Australia, a clean tech company, Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (GMG), has announced a supplementary investment of AU$ 600,000 in capital expenditure for extensive developments of its Battery Development Centre (BDC). The company intends to use the CAPEX for future discoveries, prototyping and production in the BDC. This expenditure is vital for GMG as it amplifies BDC's semi-automatic pouch cell prototype manufacturing process for consumer verification and the precise constitution of Graphene Aluminium Ion (G+AI) Battery cells. The Brisbane-based company also has expanded its functional ability by appointing new experienced staff in pouch cell production, in turn causing significant progress in its battery performance optimisation initiative. GMG is optimistic that...
The George and Judy Marcus Hall (Marcus Hall) for the Liberal and Creative Arts, by Mark Cavagnero Associates, is a fusion of glass, concrete, and steel. The 75,000-square-foot academic building combined a substantial concrete foundation with a rectangular volume of thin, recycled aluminium sheets. Cavagnero chose aluminium insulated panels and a horizontal aluminium sunshade for the project due to their noncorrosive properties despite considering San Francisco's generally mild weather and temperature conditions. The site's proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the resulting marine airflow, and the city's famous fog were also considered. While the building envelope's energy efficiency was prioritised in the choice of construction materials and systems, the structure's aesthetic appeal was also...
Vedanta Industries Limited has curtailed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices by 2.2 per cent or INR 5,500 per tonne, with effect from December 13, bringing the aluminium wire rod price to INR 235,750- 243,250 per tonne. Prior to this, the last revision of price was on December 6 when Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price came in at INR 241,250-248,750 per tonne versus INR 236,750-244,250 per tonne on December 3. The latest price cut has brought the company’s aluminium billet price to INR 237,250 per tonne per tonne, compared to INR 242,750 per tonne last week. Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price currently stands at INR 228,250- 259,250 per tonne, also down by INR 5,500 per tonne from INR 233,750- 264,750 per tonne a week ago. Vedanta has reduced its aluminium prices on December 13...
The integrated technology group Rheinmetall has bagged a new order in the highly competitive emissions reduction market, further solidifying its market lead. In the course of its lifetime, a well-known automaker will spend approximately EUR300 million on exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) modules supplied by Group subsidiary Pierburg. The order includes both low-pressure and high-pressure EGR modules. These are water-cooled poppet valves in the low-pressure loop. EGR modules with two poppet valves were ordered for the high-pressure loop. The systems are made of aluminium and include a bypass with a fully integrated water-cooling circuit. However, production will begin in August 2026. A portion of the actuators will be manufactured at the Pierburg plant in Abadiano, Spain, with the electric...
Hindalco Industries Limited has slashed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Tuesday, December 13, following a hike a weak ago. According to the latest price chart revealed by the company, aluminium ingot price has experienced a cut of INR 5,500 per tonne or 2.36 per cent to stand at INR 227,250 per tonne as of December 13 versus INR 232,750 per tonne on December 6. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has also seen a decline of INR 5,500 per tonne, with effect from December 13, to peg at INR 238,350 per tonne, compared to INR 243,850 per on December 6. Aluminium billets price is no exception but also undergone a fall by the same amount to come in at INR 241,350 per tonne. On December 6, the price stood at INR 246,850 per tonne after been raised by INR 4,500...
European solutions provider for carton packaging and filling machines, SIG Combibloc Group Ltd (SIG), has allotted US$1.9 million in funding to enhance the available technology to acquire a better value-added method of recycled aseptic cartons in Brazil. To promote recycling, polymers and aluminium from used aseptic carton packs will be extracted utilising the newly developed technology. The retrieved aluminium and polymer will then be sold in the commercial market for respective sectors that bid for raw materials, industrialising the entire loop. A subsidiary of Onex Corp, SIG seems quite certain that this is the company's ever initiative in the Brazilian sector. The polyethene and aluminium concoction (PolyAl or polyaluminium) is derived from end-of-life aseptic carton packs. The...
Wight Aluminium, one of New Zealand's largest aluminium fabricators, commemorated the creation of its first batch of aluminium window frames, which occurred 50 years ago. The Whanganui-based aluminium fabricator attributed its journey to a strong base of employees and knowledge. "It grew from doing [...] residential and smaller scale buildings to now, the wide range of the work we do, including some pretty big stuff. For us, celebrating 50 years in business is in large part a celebration of our team, past and present - all those who have been with us along the way," said Wight, the managing director of the company. The business was founded in 1965 as a construction firm by Gavin Wight's grandfather, and in 1972, its factory at Tower Crescent on Durie Hill produced its first batch of...
On November 24, 2022, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a ruling that mandates the Jamaican government take action to address the effects of bauxite mining on the health of people of particular St Ann villages. The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) applauds this decision. The non-profit, non-governmental membership organization based in the Kingston and St. Andrew area, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), was established in 1991 by a group of citizens concerned about the state of Jamaica's natural environment. Among other things, the human rights non-profit organization Freedom Imaginaries alleged that exposure to bauxite dust had severe and detrimental consequences on the overall health, documented medical conditions, and illnesses of the people in their appeal...
China’s bauxite imports in October 2022 amounted to 8.98 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month rise of 9.27 per cent but a year-on-year downfall of 5.87 per cent, found the General Administration of Customs. Guinea, being the top exporter, provided 4.41 million tonnes, up both M-o-M and Y-o-Y by 6.38 per cent and 1.84 per cent, respectively. From Australia, China imported 3.31 million tonnes of bauxite in October – 22.3 per cent more than the previous month and 15.25 per cent higher than a year ago. Import from Indonesia also edged a 20.88 per cent hike on a M-o-M basis to stand at 1.06 million tonnes but registered a plunge of 51.45 per cent on the year. Montenegro, Jamaica, Ghana, Malaysia and India emerged as the new bauxite suppliers to China in October’22. China’s bauxite...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,468 per tonne on Monday, with its high and low at US$2,468 per tonne and US$2,402 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,411 per tonne, a drop of US$59 per tonne or 2.39 per cent. On December 12, Monday, LME aluminium cash bid price and the LME aluminium official settlement price both downsized by US$63.50 per tonne or 2.59 per cent, beginning the week at US$2,389.50 per tonne and US$2,390 per tonne, respectively. The 3-month bid price saw a decline of US$59.50 per tonne or 2.39 per cent, settling at US$2,428 per tonne, while the 3-month offer price had a price slump of US$58 per tonne or 2.33 per cent, resting at US$2,430 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both plunged US$53 per tonne or 2.07 per cent, stopping at US$2,500 per...
The globally recognized windows and doors brand, Tostem, celebrates its 100th anniversary by launching the latest innovation, which is also a first in the aluminium door and window manufacturing industry. The latest anodizing colour, "Dusk Gray", marks the start of a new era for Tostem, which is continuing after a century. On December 11, 2022, Masakatsu Kudo, the leader of PT LIXIL Aluminum Indonesia, oversees Tostem Indonesia, "When the sun amplifies the view, the sunset unites the home with nature. Inspired by the nuances of twilight in Japan, Dusk Gray is an exclusive colour to create uniqueness in residential spaces." Tostem is part of LIXIL Corporation's manufacturing bases in Japan and Asia, with an aluminium production capacity of around 220,000 tonnes per year. Tostem products...
American leader of aluminium packaging supplies, Ball Corporation EMEA, has decreased carbon emissions by 82 per cent in its integrated supply chain following collaboration with the international supply chain specialists Woodland Group. The data provided informing the public about lower carbon emissions rate belongs from the phase March 2021 to September 2022. Woodland Group successfully introduced the latest rail route specially laid for Ball, adhering to the transport chain at its Doncaster unit. This entire upgradation resulted in 4.3 times lower carbon emissions across 1,442 FEUs (forty-foot equivalent containers) which is equal to 886 tonnes of less carbon emitted than the usual transportation carried out by the road. This programme also resulted in freight trucks operating more...
The 24th edition of the Arab International Aluminum Conference (Arabal) hosted by Egyptalum from November 29 to December 1, 2022, was a massive success at the Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. With around 22 exhibitors, the event was attended by top companies like Sohar Aluminium, EGA, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Mozal Aluminium, etc. The theme of this year's event was "Enabling a more sustainable future," and it included insights from top industry stalwarts from every segment of the aluminium supply chain, including smelters, producers, technology providers, financiers, and end users. Arabal is the region's premier aluminium event and offers a prime setting for networking and exchanging answers to the world's problems. The event was attended by top industry experts like Abdulnasser Bin...
According to a recent report, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has certified Novelis do Brasil LTDA against Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V1 (2017) Certification for rolling operations at Pindamonhangaba, for fourteen aluminium cans collection centres throughout Brazil and one distribution centre. The rolling plant at Pindamonhangaba is one of the world’s largest integrated sites that recycles aluminium beverage cans and produces aluminium-rolled products. Its annual production volume is about 694,000 tonnes of aluminium sheet, primarily destined for beverage packaging. Earlier in October 2021, the same plant received Performance Standard Certification from ASI, while the fourteen aluminium recycling collection centres and one distribution centre were added to that certification...
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On December 12, 2022, under the directives of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, the company rolled out a mini plant-wide Safety & E.S.G. Campaign, ‘Back to Core Basics’. The campaign was commenced with a welcoming note by Alba’s CEO, followed by an interactive Executive Panel Discussion featuring Alba’s Chief Marketing Officer, Khalid A. Latif and Chief Operations Officer, Dr Abdulla Habib, as well as senior officials from Major Contracting Companies -- MD of SMS WLL John Witter and MD of SKD Group S. Hassan Al Durazi. The panel discussion was moderated by Mohamed Khalil Saeed, Alba's Director of Safety, Health, and Environment, and explored ways to improve Alba's and Contractors' Safety missions. While speaking at the launch event of this...
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Indonesia, solicited PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Persero) or Inalum operating to expedite the accomplishment of development projects and increase the capacity of the aluminium smelter and alumina refinery. However, this is in line with the issuance of a government regulation (PP) regarding the uncoupling of business operations or the split-off of the state-owned mining company and BUMN Mining Industry Holding Indonesia (MIND ID). Agus Tjahajana, the special staff to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the Acceleration of Industrial Development of the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector, said, "The split-off is expected to make Inalum Operating more serious in accelerating processing and production capacity increases to...
China’s domestic metallurgical-grade alumina production in November 2022 (30 calendar days) was 6.29 million tonnes, down by 5.84 per cent month-on-month from 6.68 million tonnes but up by 3.11 per cent year-on-year from 6.1 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. Average daily output edged 2.60 per cent lower M-o-M from 215,400 tonnes to 209,800 tonnes, but stood 3.35 per cent higher on the year than 203,000 tonnes, learned SMM. In November, China’s domestic production capacity of alumina was 76.6 million tonnes, with operating rates at 79 per cent versus 81.1 per cent in the previous month. From January to November 2022, China produced 71.26 million tonnes of alumina, which reflected an increase of 8.30 per cent from 65.8 million tonnes during the same period last year....
On Thursday, December 8, the social inventory of aluminium billets was 71,600 tonnes, up 2,600 tonnes from the previous week but down 4,300 tonnes from the previous Monday, December 5. The inventory increased by 4,300 tonnes from November's end but decreased by 13,900 tonnes from the prior year. Aluminium billets can be produced immediately by continuous casting, extrusion, or hot rolling an ingot or bloom. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: As per the SMM reports, the aluminium billet inventories had increased in almost all the major provinces. The inventories in Foshan and Huzhou had ascended by 3,900 tonnes and 1,000 tonnes to settle at 48,300 tonnes and 8,000 tonnes. On the other hand, in Wuxi and Changzhou, the...
