Impact Minerals has proposed changing its corporate name to Altrica Advanced Materials as it sharpens its focus on high-purity alumina (HPA) development. The proposed rebranding reflects the company's strategic shift towards its 80 per cent-owned Lake Hope project in Western Australia, which has become its principal priority for management attention and development capital. The name change will require shareholder approval through a special resolution at the company's annual general meeting scheduled for November 30, 2026. The proposal follows an October strategic review that established a clearer direction for the company's HPA activities while separating them from its earlier focus on precious and base metals exploration. Lake Hope remains central to HPA development strategy The Lake...
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...
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A 24-foot long bell tower by the Veterans for Peace organisation members had been constructed using recycled aluminium cans. Built in 2014, the building promotes peace and has been on exhibit at many locations, including Washington, D.C., the capital of the USA. The aluminium can bell tower is a replica of the iconic North Carolina State University Memorial Belltower in Hillsborough St, Raleigh, a World War I peace memorial. People passing by the aluminium can bell tower engrave messages and names on recycled aluminium cans, and more than 1000 messages have been collected. The 24-foot tower contains hundreds of tales, and one can hear the plaques swaying as the wind blows. “[It was] made by a Vietnam veteran. There are sad stories about people who just came back. Everybody affected by...
Vedanta Limited hiked its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Saturday, November 12, after a cut by INR 6,250 per tonne on the previous day. On November 12, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price saw an expansion of INR 9,250 per tonne from INR 215,250-246,250 per tonne to INR 224,500-255,500 per tonne. Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price was also elevated by INR 9,250 per tonne, with effect from November 12, to sell the production at INR 232,000-239,500 per tonne. On November 11, the wire rod price stood at INR 222,750-230,250, slashed by INR 6,250 per tonne from the earlier day. The company’s aluminium billet price came in at INR 233,500 per tonne on November 12, experiencing an elevation of INR 9,250 per tonne from November 11. Vedanta lifted its aluminium prices on...
Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is reportedly working on increasing the production capacity of the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) from one million tonnes per annum to two million tonnes per annum. The news came after Mr Michael Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of the GIADEC, said it had been working diligently with various stakeholders to boost the production capacity. According to Mr Ansah, GIADEC is working with the government of Ghana and its new partner Ofori Poku Company Limited (OPCL), who recently acquired 80 per cent stake in Ghana Bauxite Company, which a Chinese mining giant Bosai Minerals Group Limited previously held. Mr Ansah explained the aim to increase GBC’s production capacity was part of the short to medium term goals as GIADEC recently...
The Lenox Group, a manufacturer of aluminium extrusion profiles in Bulgaria, purchased a Nitrex turnkey nitriding system after expanding operations by bringing a second extrusion press to its Bulgarian facility. Based on the need, the company decided to buy the N-EXT 412, a compact-size Nitrex gas nitriding furnace for low volume. The plug-and-play N-EXT is a complete nitriding system that includes the furnace, a control system with Nitreg® technology, and an exhaust neutralizer for environmentally friendly processing. It is constructed on a self-contained platform. It may fit into tight locations inside a plant because of its modest size. “Previously, the company sent extrusion dies for salt bath nitriding and gas nitriding, but there were quality issues and results were inconsistent,...
After three successive cuts on November 8, 10 and 11, Hindalco Industries Limited elevated its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Saturday, November 12. The company lifted its aluminium wire rod price by INR 9,250 per tonne or 4.07 per cent to sell the item at INR 233,350 per tonne, following three back-to-back cuts from INR 229,100 per tonne to INR 224,100 per tonne during November 5-11. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price was also built up by INR 9,250 per tonne on November 12 to INR 236,350 per tonne. On November 11, the price stood at INR 227,100 per tonne, down by INR 5,000 per tonne from INR 232,100 per tonne on November 11. Aluminium ingot price was no exception but saw a hike of INR 9,250 per tonne as well from INR 213,000 per tonne on November 11 to...
To explore the viability of developing a new high-purity aluminium (HPA) manufacturing plant in North America, Orica and Alpha HPA Limited have established a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and acquired a 5 per cent ownership stake in the company. "Building on our successful partnership with Alpha HPA in Australia, we are thrilled to further expand our relationship and explore opportunities for growth and circularity in North America. The Alpha HPA First project in Queensland has demonstrated how industrial partnerships can optimise resource use, simultaneously creating value and reducing waste," said Orica Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sanjeev Gandhi. The funds from the equity investment will be used to advance feasibility studies on the potential for an...
AlCircle recently published a report on “ Future of the Global Aluminium Castings Industry - Market analysis and industry forecast to 2027 ” to explore the prodigious market of aluminium castings, thanks to its ability to absorb large volumes of recycled aluminium produced from post-consumer scrap. Castings produced from recycled aluminium are used in mainstream automobile applications such as engines and wheels. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the casting market, with a mid-term forecast. It provides in-depth insights into processes, applications, usage by region & across end-use sectors, and technology developments of castings. Casting is one of the oldest methods of producing a shaped metal. The process involves melting the metal in a furnace or ladle and pouring the...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world's largest 'premium aluminium' producer, has recorded yet another milestone. The company has produced 40 million tonnes of hot metal since its operations in 1979. As a result, roughly 3 per cent of all aluminium made in the UAE has been by EGA. "Reaching 40 million tonnes of hot metal production is a proud moment for everyone who works at EGA. Together, we have innovated aluminium to make modern life possible. Since EGA was founded by His Highness Sheikh Rashid as Dubai Aluminium, we have been a pioneer of economic diversification in the UAE while growing into a champion of the aluminium industry globally," said Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA. Aluminium is a crucial component of modern life, and EGA's metal is utilised by...
Transylvania Heritage Museum in the United States is opening its door to the annual aluminium Christmas tree exhibition, which will show visitors trees from the 1950s. The museum is hosting a third showing of the internationally renowned Aluminium Tree & Aesthetically Challenged Seasonal Ornament Museum and Research Center (also known as ATOM). "People come here from all over and tell us they save up to come see the aluminum trees. It's phenomenal," said Museum director Rebecca Suddeth. There will be more than 20 aluminium Christmas trees on display, along with a unique celebration of the Shiny Brite Christmas ornament company, the 1971 Walt Disney World grand opening, and the excellent music of the era as part of the exhibition theme "Disco, Disney and Dazzling Shiny Brites." "The...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,325 per tonne last Friday, with its high and low at US$2,486.5 per tonne and US$2,325 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,460.5 per tonne, an increase of US$135 per tonne or 5.81 per cent. On Friday, November 11, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price escalated by US$136.5 per tonne or 6 per cent and US$138 per tonne or 6.07 per cent to halt at US$2,408 per tonne and US$2,410 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price elevated by US$142 per tonne or 6.21 per cent and US$141 per tonne or 6.17 per cent to record at US$2,425 per tonne and US$2,426 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price shot up by US$139 per tonne to settle at US$2,492 per tonne and US$2,497 per tonne. LME aluminium...
On November 13, 2022, the Indonesian large-cap house Adaro stated that PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's auto giant Hyundai Motor Company on aluminium supply for automobile manufacturing. In Bali, Indonesia, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The MoU stated, "Hyundai would secure the right to purchase aluminium produced by Adaro's subsidiary PT Kalimantan Aluminum Industry at an early production stage and then the first negotiation right to procure low-carbon aluminium produced by KAI in the future with undetermined offtake volume in the range of 50,000-100,000 TPA.” PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk is the second-largest coal miner in the country by production volume and its largest by market...
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP27, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference and is being held from November 6 until November 18 2022, in the Egyptian resort town, Sharm El-Sheikh. At COP27 and beyond, the United States stimulated countries – distinctly significant economies – and the private sector to implement existing commitments and goals and enhance obligations and goals to help close the gap between current pledges and what the latest science tells us is urgently needed. John F. Kerry, the former US Secretary of State and now the US's first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate opened the First Movers Coalition Leaders panel as it came together at COP27 to provide a progress...
Innovation and aluminium walk hand in hand. From industry to fashion, aluminium paved its way in almost all possible sectors. To begin with, London-based designer Tim Rundle collaborated with the Danish company ReFramed to produce a modular bed that uses recycled aluminium and can be put together with "only one tool and no unsecured screws." Apart from this, fans of Twitter CEO and SpaceX owner Elon Musk constructed a 30-foot-tall aluminium monument with a GOAT (Greatest of All Time) body on top of it. The 5 feet 9 inches tall, $590,000 work of art depicts the billionaire's skull sitting on a goat riding a rocket and costs the artist $590,000.Also, Fashion designer Kenta Yoshizawa displayed his current design, the "Silver Cloak," which, according to sources, is large enough to wrap a...
Aluminium and its usage have been evolving every moment. NIST researchers created an aluminium formate (ALF) metal-organic framework (MOF), which can identify carbon dioxide (CO2) from other compounds that exit coal-fired power stations' smokestacks. This shows that the industry is keen on moving towards a greener and more sustainable environment. Constellium SE, a pioneer in creating value-added and innovative aluminium products, joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), a worldwide movement to hasten the development of zero-carbon technologies and lower carbon emissions. Under the market forefront, Maan Aluminium Limited stated that its revenue from operations ended the quarter at INR 1.88 billion, up from INR 1.73 billion in the first quarter and INR 1.58 million in the second quarter...
This week, the global aluminium industry saw the Q3 results of some prominent aluminium companies. To begin with, Alba reported a profit of BD48 million (US$127.6 million) for the third quarter of 2022, 62% lower than the BD125.9 million (US$335 million) profit for the same quarter in 2021. In its third-quarter results for September 30, 2022, Century Aluminum reported net income increased $6.9 million sequentially to $44.3 million. In comparison to Q1 and Q2 of FY22, Nalco said that its total revenue for Q2 FY23 was INR 3,558.83 crore vs INR 3,846.22 crore and INR 3,634.59 crore, respectively. Another significant event was Vedanta becoming the first in the Indian aluminium business to have achieved the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) accreditation for its extensive line of aluminium...
India's largest mining sector organisations are asking for increased import levies on metals like aluminium, zinc and copper to help stem the flood of less expensive imports, particularly from China. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) stated in a memorandum to the Ministry of Finance that the government should increase import duties on several aluminium items, including scrap, to 10 per cent from 2.5 per cent. "The major threat of imports is from China, which constitutes over 85% share of downstream aluminium imports," said FIMI in a note in a note to the finance ministry as it prepares 2023/24 federal budget which will be announced in February. The total production capacity of India's aluminium manufacturers is anticipated to increase from its current level of 4.1 million...
A fatal incident at the St Gallen factory in Switzerland occurred when a 25-year-old electrician almost lost his life after falling inside a 720 °C tub of molten aluminium. The man not only survived, but remarkably enough, he dragged himself out of his obvious predicament. The man is now undergoing certain serious treatments for his severe burns. But it can be deemed as a miracle that the man survived the fall. He was engrossed in his work around the furnace at the St Gallen factory when this horrible accident happened. The man fell through a trap door into the boiling metal beneath and was submerged up to his knees in the extremely hot aluminium. In spite of being in complete pain, the man had to find his way out of the furnace and then the factory alarms were rung. Paramedics and...
AZZ Inc., one of the leading suppliers of galvanizing, metal coating, and coil coating products in North America, is planning to build a new aluminium coil coating factory close to St. Louis, Missouri, and is anticipated to begin operations in 2025. The facility will be in Washington, Missouri's brand-new Oldenburg Industrial Park. According to AZZ, the facility's network will consist of 14 facilities, each with 16 coating lines and 19 processing lines. According to the corporation, the initiative won't affect its debt leverage until 2024. "The addition of the Washington coil coating facility with state-of-the-art equipment and technology will strengthen Precoat's position to effectively serve the growing aluminum market. This project was contemplated in our strategic rationale for...
