The third quarter brought a clear improvement in global alumina production. It did not, however, bring production back to the level recorded a year earlier. Global alumina output has reached 114.625 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, down 330,000 tonnes or 0.29% (114.955 million tonnes in 2025) year-on-year. China's estimated production increased, but declines across most other reporting regions erased that gain. The quarterly sequence reveals how the production gap has developed. In the July to September 2026 quarter, alumina output reached 39.396 million tonnes, an increase of 5.54% over the preceding quarter. Yet the same quarter in 2025 had delivered 39.675 million tonnes. The latest production total was therefore 279,000 tonnes lower Y-o-Y. The first quarter of 2026...
Century Aluminum Company reported stronger financial results for the third quarter of 2026, as the restart of Line 2 at its Grundartangi facility in Iceland helped increase aluminium shipments, net sales and profitability. The production recovery, combined with favourable realised metal prices, supported a rise in net income to USD 302.6 million, compared with USD 249.3 million in the second quarter. The company's net sales reached USD 961.2 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2026, marking a sequential increase of USD 209.1 million. Aluminium shipments also climbed to 173,483 tonnes from 130,632 tonnes in the preceding quarter, reflecting the contribution of Line 2 returning to near-full production during the reporting period. The improvement in earnings was primarily driven...
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Primary aluminium production in Africa during the second quarter of 2022 stood at 406,000 tonnes, up by 9,000 tonnes or 2.28 per cent from 397,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year ended March 31. On a year-on-year basis, the output stood 10,000 tonnes or 2.52 per cent higher than 396,000 tonnes. In June 2022, primary aluminium production in Africa came in at 137,000 tonnes, down by 1,000 tonnes a month ago. In May, primary alumuminium output in Africa was 138,000 tonnes, up by 7,000 tonnes or 5.34 per cent from 131,000 tonnes in April. On a year-on-year basis, Africa’s primary aluminium production in June 2022 stood 5.38 per cent or 7,000 tonnes higher than 130,000 tonnes. In the first half of the year, Africa’s primary aluminium output totalled 803,000 tonnes, 2.82 per cent or...
Lakeland Artisan, run by husband-wife Geoff and Mary Monkman, is a well-acknowledged food and drinks company creating high-quality, handcrafted products using natural ingredients bereft of artificial preservatives. Under the company's lead, Mawson's Traditional soft drinks will now pack their sparkling soft drinks in 250ml lightweight aluminium cans to move towards sustainability. Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable metal, with its scrap producing 95 per cent less carbon than any other of its alternatives, like plastic. In the journey towards sustainability, many important brands are moving towards using secondary aluminium since it uses substantially less energy than the production process of primary aluminium takes. Aluminium is also lightweight and corrosion free, which helps the...
On Saturday, July 23, Hindalco’s aluminium products prices, as well as aluminium ingot price saw a rise of INR 2,750 per tonne or 1.12 per cent, following a cut of the same amount on the previous day. Thus, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price rebounded to INR 228,750 per tonne, with effect from July 23, from INR 226,000 per tonne on July 22. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price came in at INR 239,850 per tonne on July 23 versus INR 237,100 per tonne on July 22. Aluminium billets price amounted to INR 242,850 per tonne, seeing an increase of INR 2,750 per tonne from INR 240,100 per tonne on July 22. Hindalco Industries links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which increased by US$34 per tonne on Friday, July...
On Monday, July 25, South32 has reported strong operating results for FY2022 and the June quater, with Worsley Alumina operation, one of the world’s largest refineries, booking a record annual production. As per the report, Worsley has posted a 1 per cent growth in annual production to 3.99 million tonnes at the end of June, which exceeded the company’s guidance and nameplate capacity. South32’s total alumina production in FY2022 stood at 5.288 million tonnes, down by 1 per cent from 5.361 million tonnes in the previous year, but its output in the fourth quarter grew by 3 per cent Q-o-Q to 1.361 million tonnes. Annual aluminium production, on the other hand, grew by 1 per cent over the year to 992,000 tonnes during FY2022, while the output in the June quarter improved by 5 per cent from...
Maxion Wheels, a division of Iochpe-Maxion S.A and the world’s leading steel and aluminium wheel supplier, joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as its new Production and Transformation member. Its low-carbon expertise and energy-efficient designs help cars, buses, trucks, and trailers achieve real-world carbon footprint reductions. Working with global vehicle manufacturers on wheels for personal mobility, transportation, agriculture, defence and off-highway applications, its 10,000 employees operate out of 30 locations in 14 countries on five continents, including state-of-the-art technical centres in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Together the company produces more than 50 million wheels a year, making us the world’s largest producer and supplier of wheels. “Maxion Wheels is...
Volkswagen Group's Slovakia site is one of the first units to enrol in the Aluminium Closed Loop project, which includes recycling aluminium stamping offcuts from press shops that come back to the aluminium roll suppliers. These aluminium offcuts are then subjected to reform, after which the actual metal can be extracted for re-production without any stain on the quality. Moreover, using secondary aluminium is cost-effective and saves almost 95 per cent of energy than the production of primary aluminium from bauxite. The Bratislava plant in Slovakia is the creator of Audi Q7 and Q8 body parts with the help high-pressure hydraulic press. This sustainable technique with which the company manages carbon emissions is extraordinary, and this planned loop is an example of a better future with...
The use of aluminium has become increasingly popular as a new alternative to steel, especially in the production of electronics, parts for building, and even lids for jars. Aluminium is at the top of the recycling chain and can be recycled easily without compromising its durability or quality. In response, brands are switching from traditional metal packaging to aluminium. The Swedish economy is diverse and highly competitive. Among 63 economies in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022, Sweden ranked fourth, following Denmark, Switzerland, and Singapore. The Northern Europe nation, Sweden, known for its progressive politics, is home to a population of around 10 million. The Scandinavian country imported 250,193 tonnes of aluminium scrap during 2019-21, incurring outflow revenue...
On Sunday, July 24, 2022, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), paid a field visit to Alba's Casthouse 4 (CH4). He was joined by Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, Director Casthouse A. Rasool Ahmed as well as other senior officials. Casthouse 4 was put into service in December 2018 and is an important part of Alba's Line 6 Expansion Project. It has an internal capacity of 530,000 mtpa per year for Value-Added Products. During his field visit, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa also met with shop floor workers to express his gratitude for helping the company set a new standard for safety performance and for recording more than 28 million safe working hours without LTI. Alba is the biggest...
Vedanta Limited’s aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices rebounded on Saturday, July 23, following a cut on the previous day. With effect from Saturday, Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price has increased by INR 2,750 per tonne to come in at INR 234,250-241,750 per tonne. On July 22, the price stood at INR 231,500-239,000 per tonne, after being cut by INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 234,000-241,500 per tonne. Vedanta’s aluminium billet price also saw an increase on Saturday, July 23, by INR 2,750 per tonne to INR 235,750 per tonne, following a downfall of INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 235,500 per tonne on July 21 to INR 233,000 per tonne on July 22. With effect from July 23, aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 226,750-258,250 per tonne, up by INR 2,750 per tonne from INR...
The Scottish government ministers are under fire for lack of transparency after it alleged that metal tycoon Sanjeev Gupta is under investigation for deceit and paid only £5 towards acquiring a Highlands smelting plant, with taxpayers financing the rest of the £330 million deal. In 2016, the CEO and Chairman of GFG Alliance, Sanjeev Gupta, took possession of the Lochaber aluminium smelter and its two hydropower plants. The Scottish Government has guaranteed loans worth £586 million for the smelter and the hydropower plants. GFG Alliance is currently under investigation for alleged fraud and money laundering. In a recent move, the UK Government ceased guaranteeing £400 million of loans Greensill Capital made to Gupta's companies. It has been urged that the Scottish Government follow suit...
Shares of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) have elevated on Monday, July 25, following the company’s decision to increase its stake in Yunnan Aluminium Co. According to analysts at Citigroup, this acquisition will make Chalco the world’s largest aluminum producer, with a smelting capacity of about 7.5 million tonnes a year. Shanghai-listed shares of Chalco have advanced as much as 5.5 per cent in early trade, while the Hong Kong-listed stocks have risen 8.2 per cent to trade at HK$2.83, up 1.4 per cent. However, so far this year, the Hong Kong-listed shares have lost 34 per cent. Yunnan Aluminium’s stocks were recently 2.7 per cent higher at CNY9.84. As per the report, Chalco will pay RMB 6.66 billion to purchase a 19 per cent stake in Yunnan Aluminium, which will bring its...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,437 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,459 per tonne, an increase of US$19.5 per tonne or 0.8 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price stopped at US$2,459 per tonne, with a 1.44 per cent or US$35 per tonne escalation on Friday, July 22, while LME aluminium official settlement price rested at US$2,460 per tonne, experiencing a price hike of 1.40 per cent or US$34 per tonne. The 3 month bid price grew by US$33 per tonne or 1.36 per cent to USD2,457 per tonne, while the offer price grew by US$32.50 per tonne or 1.34 per cent to USD2,457.50 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price climbed up the graph by US$37 per tonne or 1.5 per cent to rest at US$2,495 per tonne and US$2,500 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium opening stock continued...
The downstream sector is the most productive sector of all as its profiles travel down to the retail market for the manufacturers to make products for consumers to utilise. This week has been quite exciting for the downstream zone as many important names made a headline with their noble initiatives. Aequs Pvt Ltd and Hindalco Industries have agreed to share their market and industry expertise to manufacture, develop and certify sustainable aluminium extrusions for the commercial aerospace OEMs and other essential customers. While in the Southern Hemisphere, by July 31, 2022, the paperwork would be complete with chairing Vulcan Steel as the esteemed owner of Ullrich Aluminium for NZ$165 million (A$148.63 million) after the complete metamorphosis of the latter into an aluminium unit. As...
The end-user sector in aluminium is where all the products from the other streams meet, and this week, it was buzzing with innovative activities as there were many additions along the path. Novelis wishes to be carbon neutral by 2025, and on July 20 2022, the world leader in sustainable aluminium solutions declared a plan to explore the cosmetic packaging market with its evercycle™ catalogue. The new evercycle™ cosmetics alloy contains 100% safe recycled aluminium and is an alternative to plastic in the beauty, skincare and wellness packaging sector. On the other side of the planet, the Indian Oil Corporation Limited formed a joint venture in 2020 with Israel-based Phinergy, gradually manufacturing 100 aluminium plates capable of powering a 50-seater bus for 500 km. India is striving to...
MH-47G Chinook helicopters at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA, were fitted with two 3D printed cargo links for ongoing flight testing. As part of the National Center for Defence Manufacturing and Machining's (NCDMM) AMNOW initiative, the cargo links are made of a high-strength aluminium alloy 7A77. The MH-47G bears a striking resemblance with the Boeings' flagship CH47 Chinook twin rotor helicopter, with a bit of upgrade. The use of aluminium alloys in making aerospace components is essential because of their negligible weight and corrosion resistance properties. The AMNOW programme was founded in 2019 by NCDMM and partners, focusing mainly on the inclusion of AM technology into the prevailing U.S army supply chain. These cargo links will be the first army-instigated in-house metal...
Recycling is proven to be more of a need than a cause for concern in the socio-economic climate of today when the world is buzzing with issues like a growing global population, rising carbon emissions, rising energy expenses, and a scarcity of feedstock. And aluminium as a metal is considered to be 100 per cent recyclable and also maintains its original purity throughout recycling is aluminium. To begin with, Hydro’s latest “Green Financing Framework" enables Hydro to offer green financial products and financing tools associated with its sustainability goals and initiatives. As part of its most recent recycling campaign, the German grocery chain Aldi debuted its ongoing "reverse vending machine" trial for the second time in an Irish shop in North Cork. Customers can now easily recycle...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories in China witnessed a steep downfall of 29,000 tonnes week-on-week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Therefore, on Thursday, July 21, the inventories totalled 668,000 tonnes, which in comparison with the month’s second Monday, July 11, shrunk by a substantial 55,000 tonnes. As of now, the inventories in July have shrunk by 161,000 tonnes in comparison with the same period last year. The ingot social inventory has suddenly begun declining in July. Delayed arrivals and shipments added with transportation stagnancy due to the pandemic are gradually cutting down the ingot volume in Wuxi. While in Gongyi, the main issue seems to be the intake by local consumers which is heightening regional...
The primary aluminium industry witnessed a lot of significant incidents this week. From the LME aluminium price opening the week with an escalation to the news of Rio Tinto resolving tax disputes with the Australian taxation office, the metal market as a whole had been going through lots of ups and downs. Because aluminium as a metal is one of the most popular metals in the industry, it is always under the radar. To begin with Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto are establishing a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to create supply chains for batteries and low-carbon components used in Ford cars that are more secure and sustainable. Aditya Aluminium, a subsidiary of Hindalco that runs a smelter and power plant complex at Lapanga in Sambalpur, had been given the...
