US primary aluminium production reached 167,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, slightly above a year earlier but 1.2 per cent below the previous quarter. US primary aluminium production remained broadly stable at the start of 2026, with output edging higher from a year earlier even as it slipped slightly from...
Mexico and Argentina are moving in different directions on aluminium imports from China. Mexico has imposed a new anti-dumping duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles, while Argentina has dropped its existing anti-dumping order on certain aluminium tubes. Mexico has issued an anti-dumping duty...
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Aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group Ltd. said on Monday, June 8, 2026, that its parent company, China Hongqiao Holdings, purchased 21 million shares in the company at an average price of HKD 26.464 per share. The transaction amounted to a total consideration of HKD 556 million (USD 71.28...
Mumbai-based bauxite and bentonite exporting firm Ashapura Minechem Limited has delivered a robust FY2026 financial performance, anchored by higher bauxite and iron ore shipments from its Guinea business, the key growth engine throughout FY2026. As the year generated record revenue figures, the...
Turkey has officially retained the 22 per cent CIF anti-dumping (AD) duty on Chinese aluminium foil imports for the next five years. The decision extends trade protection measures that have been in place for more than a decade. According to Notice No. 2026/16 issued by the Turkish Ministry of Trade...
The Capacity Replacement Scheme for the aluminium electrolysis construction project of Yunnan Hongtai New-type Materials Co., Ltd. (Announcement No. 18 of 2019 by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Yunnan Province) was publicly announced on December 26, 2019. The construction...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices, as witnessed in the previous three sessions, have persisted on the declining graph at the close of the June 8 session. The LME aluminium cash bid price declined to USD 3,669 per tonne on June 8 from USD 3,735 per tonne on June 5 , marking a decrease...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,125 per tonne, edged up 0.15 per cent, with price far below all key moving averages (MA5=24,273, MA10=24,380, MA30=24,518.67, MA60=24,637.5). The moving averages maintained a bearish alignment, and the weak pattern remained unchanged. The MACD indicator...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has expressed his support for the proposed aluminium production facility in Inola amidst increasing local opposition and state officials. Stitt, in a video posted on social media, said the project is important for U.S. manufacturing and aluminium production, linking it...
Titagarh Rail Systems aims to achieve full domestic manufacturing of aluminium railway coaches by FY27, marking a significant step in India's efforts to localise advanced rolling stock production. The Uttarpara-based rail equipment manufacturer has already supplied aluminium coaches for the Pune...
MBK Partners has completed the acquisition of Japanese aluminium packaging producer Altemira Holdings, a deal that successfully cleared Japan's economic security review process. The private equity firm acquired a controlling stake in Altemira from Apollo Global Management. The transaction was...
Ghana's mining sector already provides avenues for local participation, but the bigger challenge is encouraging more Ghanaian investors to commit capital to the industry, according to mining engineer and consultant Ing. Wisdom Gomashie. Speaking to The High Street Journal during WAMPEX 2026,...
Scandium Canada has signed a mutual non-disclosure agreement with the University of Waterloo to begin research on aluminium-scandium alloys for additive manufacturing applications. The collaboration brings together Scandium Canada's Scandium+ division and the University of Waterloo's Multi-Scale...
Futures market : In May, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy contract swung wildly with its price centre moving lower. It traded in the range of RMB 22,800-23,800 per tonne throughout the month, repeatedly retreated after rapid rises, and bottomed out, failing to form a one-sided trend. Moving...
Design studio Unknown Surface Studio has unveiled UNFOLD, a thematic pavilion created for Aluframe that challenges traditional ideas of temporary architecture. The project presents a new approach to exhibition spaces by focusing on circular material use and long-term sustainability. Rather than...
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has advanced its circular economy strategy by establishing a closed-loop aluminium recycling system at its Burnaston facility in Derbyshire, England. It has created what the company describes as a European-first process for recovering aluminium from end-of-life...
CBC India’s Ingredients & Packaging Solutions (IPS) Division has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Metalco-Alupack, a European manufacturer of pharmaceutical aluminium packaging solutions. The partnership will support the distribution and market development of Metalco-Alupack's...
Cameroon’s Minim-Martap bauxite project is moving closer to export readiness, with project developer Camalco adopting an interim coastal shipping solution to bridge existing infrastructure constraints and bring its ore to international markets. The move may extend the nation's goal of strengthening...
The state-owned company said the technology marked the first time such a high blending ratio has been achieved globally, according to state media CCTV. Previous hydrogen-coal co-firing trials internationally had largely kept blending ratios below 10 per cent, as higher ratios are prone to...
Europe exports roughly 1 million tonnes of aluminium scrap every year, enough material to potentially reduce the region's primary aluminium imports by nearly 24 per cent if retained and recycled domestically. Yet despite recycled aluminium production already catching up with primary output, the...
