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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Netherlands-based KM Yachtbuilders has declared to sources that it is developing the second 23.5-metre Pelagic 77 sailing yacht, which features an aluminium superstructure and two aluminium masts. The hull construction will commence on 28 November 2022 in Makkum. This second instalment of the Pelagic 77 series is almost an accurate replica of the first Pelagic 77, also referred to as the Vinson of Antarctica, where ‘Vinson’ means conqueror. The boat will be built under a subsidiary of the same owner. The naval blueprint has been submitted by Tony Castro, who incorporated aluminium as a raw material for building the ship’s hull, with an addition of a 6.2-metre beam and two strong aluminium masts. The second Pelagic 77 will have ample area to host twelve guests while providing the user with...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market report, Guangxi province encourages aluminium smelters to resume potlines at the earliest and boost capacity utilization rates by offering subsidies and alluring incentive plans. The province will provide subsidies to the smelters whose potlines were shut down this year due to pandemic or energy consumption restrictions. The eligibility condition for the subsidies is the smelters need to restart their potlines and increase capacity utilization rates as required in the fourth quarter of 2022. Smelters who will sequentially increase their capacity utilization rates by 15-20 percentage points at the end of Q4 will get a subsidy worth RMB 2 million, while those who will raise their capacity by 20-30 percentage points will get RMB 3 million and those...
Novelis Inc., the world's leading flat-rolled aluminium products manufacturer and recycler, will play a significant role in the upcoming Sustainability in Automobile Production conference hosted by the Automotive Circle. Jamie Zinser, Vice President of Global Automotive at Novelis, will discuss how aluminium may assist Novelis' automotive clients in achieving their long-term sustainability objectives. The topic of discussion will be Novelis' aspiration to become the foremost supplier of low-carbon, environmentally friendly aluminium solutions, moving businesses, industry, and society toward a circular economy to become carbon neutral by 2050 or earlier. Novelis will also talk about how aluminium may help develop a climate-neutral, environmentally friendly vehicle manufacturing process as...
World primary aluminium production in October 2022 totalled 5.850 million tonnes, which reflected an increase of 3.19 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute data. In September, world primary aluminium output stood at 5.669 million tonnes, down by 3.93 per cent from 5.901 million tonnes in August. That demonstrated the monthly rise in October output followed a decline in the previous month. On a year-on-year calculation, world primary aluminium production in October edged a 3.12 per cent increase than 5.673 million tonnes, according to IAI. In the first ten months of 2022, world primary aluminium production amounted to 56.914 million tonnes, up by 1.33 per cent from 56.165 million tonnes a year ago. In October 2022, world daily average primary aluminium...
The Pittsburgh, US-based industrial corporation and eighth-largest aluminium producer, Alcoa, supports the proposal submitted last week by Russian aluminium giant Rusal for the London Metal Exchange to bring forth the details concerning the source of all metal in LME-approved warehouses. Following the Ukraine-Russia geopolitical crisis, Rusal has not been directly targeted for sanctions by any nation. On the other hand, Alcoa has diligently campaigned to prohibit Russian metal from being traded and stored on the LME. It is concerned that large amounts of aluminium in the LME warehouse might mangle pricing. After an industry consultation in October, the London Metal Exchange (LME) pronounced there would be no bar of Russian metal as a compelling section of the market was still planning to...
After revising aluminium prices for three consecutive days from November 17 to 19, Hindalco paused for two days and then cut both its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from November 22. Hindalco curtailed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 2,000 per tonne to sell the product at INR 231,850 per tonne. Previously, on November 19, the wire rod price saw a rise of INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 231,350 per tonne to INR 233,850 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price was also reduced by INR 2,000 per tonne on November 22 from INR 236,850 per tonne on November 19 to INR 234,850 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price was no exception but saw a cut of the same amount on November 22 to stand at INR 220,750 per tonne versus INR 222,750 per tonne on November 19. Hindalco...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,387 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,436 per tonne, an increase of US$56 per tonne or 2.35 per cent. On November 22, Tuesday LME aluminium cash bid price went up the graph to US$2393.50 per tonne after US$51.50 per tonne or 2.2 per cent was added to it, and the LME aluminium official settlement price escalated by US$50 per tonne or 2.13 per cent to close at US$2,394 per tonne. The 3-month bid price and the 3-month offer price had a similar price hike of US$51 per tonne or 2.15 per cent, resting at US$2,417 per tonne and US$2,419 per tonne, respectively. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both heightened by US$53 per tonne or 2.17 per cent, stopping at US$2,488 per tonne and US$2,493 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock dipped by 4,925...
On November 20, 2022, St Ann, Jamaica police reported that two people is found deceased following a bauxite train derailment. On Monday, a thick pall of sadness hung in the air as co-workers of two men killed in a train crash on Sunday night struggled to cope. A police investigation has been launched following the fatal derailment of a bauxite train on Sunday in the Retreat district of Brown's Town, St. Ann. Shane Powell, a Clarendon security guard, and Orlando Brown, a resident of Brown's Town, St. Ann, have been identified as the deceased. The men, according to police, were aboard the bauxite train when it developed mechanical problems, derailed, and crashed in a gully in Retreat, St Ann. Both were critically injured and died on the spot. The crime scene was investigated, and their...
Australia could emerge as a leader in net-zero alumina refining worldwide if it obeys a plan developed by three major producers, Alcoa, Rio Tinto, and South 32. Together, the three organisations have developed a detailed road map that ensures net zero emissions by 2050. The report was published by the Federal Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) on November 22. Australia exports the most considerable quantity of alumina in the world and also produces ample bauxite. Refining activities in Australia cause up to 3% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions. With the rising need for cleaner and greener aluminium in the western market, Australia has to think of other alternatives to make its products acceptable in the electronics or automobile sector. This calls for newer advanced...
A recent attempt by a local business to ship 158,284 kg of aluminium and copper flakes to China via Senari Port was stopped by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMC). According to Dr Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman, director of Sarawak Customs, the objects were scrap metal estimated to be worth RM2.17 million. According to him, two people were detained for forging statements for goods that were supposed to be exported. Following a tip from Customs intelligence, enforcement agents investigated six containers at Senari Port on October 12. The containers had declarations claiming to be copper and aluminium flakes. “The initial inspection, which is the first found in the state, found that the items declared by the company were not the same as in the Custom’s documents, but metal waste. Following...
Albers Aerospace, located in McKinney, Texas, has taken over Garrett Container Systems, a specialist in making aluminium storage and shipping containers. This move was to solidify Alber’s military customer base. Founded in 1991 by Don and Liz Morin, Garrett Container Systems (GCS) is a master in creating rigid aluminium storage and logistical containers or tactical kits. GCS will be operated as a sister concern of Albers Aerospace and will run its existing operations in Accident, Maryland. Aluminium is a lightweight, anti-corrosive, non-ferrous material that is very useful in making accessories for the military. Moreover, aluminium can be infinitely recycled, ultimately raising the sustainability quotient of an end-user product. When recycled, aluminium retains its original properties...
On November 22, South Korea-based LG Chem declared that it would make a US$3 billion investment to construct a battery cathode factory in Tennessee to suffice the emerging demand for electric vehicle (EV) components. Early in August, a US law was passed making automakers, and battery suppliers solely depend on China for sourcing at a cost disadvantage. Since then, this has been the first major South Korean investment in the United States to enhance the electric vehicle (EV) market. The company claimed that the unit will produce an estimated 120,000 tonnes of cathode materials by 2027, ample to run almost 1.2 million electric vehicles. The new plant will produce batteries with nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminium (NCMA) chemistry. The NCMA battery consists of almost 90 per cent nickel...
Pendle Borough Council has launched a new initiative to encourage the recycling of aluminium foil. Residents are urged to clean and recycle their trays, wrapping foil, aerosol cans, beverage cans, and empty food tins as part of the effort. The six-week program, which began in October, aims to increase the amount of metal packaging recycled by households throughout the borough. Advertising will be placed on digital street signs, buses, and community radio stations as part of the consumer engagement campaign "Foil in Love with Recycling," which is being run in collaboration with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro). Additionally, creative posts will be shared on the council's social media pages. Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: "While we...
For years, the Worthington Cub Scouts pack 134 has solicited donations of aluminium cans from the neighbourhood, utilising the proceeds to support Scouting initiatives for young people in the area. Scoutmaster Scott Carlson said their most recent trip to Shine Brothers cost him because people throw garbage bags into the gravity wagons they provide for the public to donate their empty aluminium cans. “I had to dispose of all the garbage — at least half a trailer load of garbage. (Shine Brothers) put it back in our containers,” said Carlson. Anybody who is dumping trash into the waggons, other than aluminium cans, is urged to stop by Carlson. Donations of aluminium cans support Scouting activities like sending youngsters to camp or paying for outings with the Scout trailer. He also...
Aluminium foil deliveries have registered a slight year-on-year dip of 0.3 per cent for the third quarter of 2022 to 237,800 tonnes but recorded a year-to-date (YTD) increase of 0.4 per cent than a year ago, showed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). During July-September, aluminium foil deliveries exhibited a strong performance across all markets, well ahead of comparative figures for 2020 when the COVID-19 impact was in full swing, and 3.6 per cent more than 2019 pre-pandemic levels, according to the association. Demand for thicker gauges, used for semi-rigid containers, technical or other applications, declined by 4.1 per cent during Q3 and 2.7 per cent YTD, owing to a slowdown in home food deliveries. In contrast, exports of aluminium foils outside Europe rose 1.3 per cent...
Headquartered in Germany, Fassmer has created a brand new electric aluminium vessel under the order of the Oldenburg Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility of the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsche Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR). The 8m long customised aluminium boat has been crafted to adhere to the specifications of the research project. The water vessel is exceptionally agile, and due to its lightweight aluminium construction, it can easily tread the ocean or lake waters. Under the given specifications, the aluminium boat can be furnished with special sensory modules that permit the vessel to be controlled, particularly from the shore, to inspect berthing manoeuvres. Moreover, aligned with the idea of creating autonomous shipping technology, the vessel will be put...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s social inventories of primary aluminium continued to slump through the weekend ended Monday, November 21, by 17,000 tonnes amounting to 530,000 tonnes. On a week-on-week calculation, the inventories edged 23,000 tonnes lower than 553,000 tonnes. With this fall, primary aluminium inventories have come to the lowest this year and also the lowest when compared to the same period of previous years. Wuxi led the downfall this weekend as fewer cargoes arrived after transportation in Gongyi was resumed. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: In Wuxi, primary aluminium inventories plunged by 12,000 tonnes over the weekend to total 130,000 tonnes as of Monday, November 21, followed...
USA-based technology brand Ocean Insight acquired handheld LIBS technology from Rigaku Analytical Devices that employs light to effectively evaluate scrap aluminium for recycling. With the portable LIBS units from Rigaku, Ocean Insight's innovative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy-based (LIBS) SpeedSorter™ high-speed aluminium sorting technology offers clients more flexibility when assessing aluminium, independent of the environment or alloy grade. "Recycling scrap aluminum is up to 95% more energy efficient than producing new aluminum. This means a much smaller carbon footprint for manufacturers and consumers alike, as well as lower costs. Acquiring this technology from Rigaku Analytical Devices helps Ocean expand its reach into the $217 billion global metal recycling market to...
