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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On Thursday, July 21, the aluminium billet inventories in China dropped by 3,100 tonnes W-o-W to close at 95,400 tonnes, from 98,500 tonnes a week ago. Except for Foshan and Huzhou, all major markets saw a decrease in inventories, partially attributable to fewer exports from smelters in northwest China. However, declining aluminium prices also sparked upstream restocking demand. The stockpile of aluminium billets is anticipated to continue decreasing in the next week. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: The aluminium billet inventory in Wuxi witnessed the highest drop by 2,200 tonnes to settle at 18,400 tonnes, from 20,600 tonnes recorded last week, followed by in Changzhou, where the inventory had slumped by 600...
Five years after lawmakers authorised investing $15 million to assist Unity Aluminum (formerly known as Braidy Industries) build an aluminium mill, the company appears to be abandoning a contentious project in Ashland to take up another project with Steel Dynamics Inc. in the southeast. According to a spokesperson of the company, the Ashland location is "insufficient to satisfy the size and scope requirements" of the new project. Former Gov. Matt Bevin (R), who served as Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's predecessor, urged lawmakers to authorise investing $15 million in the Ashland project. Still, the plant never materialised after five years and much debate. Craig Bouchard, the founder of Braidy Industries, quit the organisation in 2020 when concerns arose over his handling of business money....
National Aluminium Company Limited has escalated its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices by INR 11,300 per tonne or 2.6 per cent, since the last cut on July 15. With effect from Thursday, July 21, NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 227,650-231,150 per tonne versus INR 221,750-225,250 per tonne on July 15. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price has also been heightened by INR 11,300 per tonne from INR 218,850-223,200 per tonne on July 15 to INR 230,150- 234,500 per tonne on July 21. Experiencing the same amount of hike, NALCO’s aluminium billets price is standing at INR 231,100- 233,750 per tonne, as against 219,800-222,450 per tonne on July 15. NALCO links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal...
Berrapack packaging company based in Aljustrel, Beja, is about to allot €1 million for the manufacturing of waterproof paper and aluminium packages for use in the food industry in the coming year, according to the proprietor on July 21. “We will produce between 400,000 and 500,000 paper packages per day in the initial phase,” said businessman Jorge Lopes to the reporters. Alongside the waterproof paper packages, Berrapack will keep on manufacturing huge quantity aluminium packages per day,” designated for the food sector, he also notified. Aluminium is infinitely recyclable and crucial to the food and beverage packaging sector. Primarily, takeaway, ready-to-eat and cloud businesses utilise aluminium foil or waterproof paper packaging. Lopes also exclaimed: “Possibly we will also be able...
Hydro has announced strong financial performance for the second quarter of 2022 with a 39 per cent quarter-on-quarter hike in revenue from NOK 46,616 million to NOK 64,793 million. On a year-on-year basis, the revenue has reported a significant rise of 87 per cent from NOK 34,559 million. The company’s total revenue during the first half of 2022 has amounted to NOK 111,409 million, compared to NOK 66,510 million a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA shows an increase of 4 per cent Q-o-Q for the second quarter of the year from NOK 11,165 million to NOK 11,594 million, while on the year jumps by 76 per cent from NOK 6,598 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of the year has registered a surge of 93.2 per cent from NOK 11,780 million to NOK 22,759 million. Stronger margins in aluminium...
Vulcan Steel has signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire Ullrich Aluminium for NZ$165 million (A$148.63 million) to diversify into a metal that weighs just one-third as much as stainless steel. Vulcan gained 100 per cent of the aluminium distributor. Net debt of NZ$34 million and net tangible assets of NZ$131 million make up the transaction price. However, both are contingent on completing the accounts through July 31, 2022. According to Rhys Jones, demand is growing because consumers are looking for lighter metals to minimise carbon emissions in transportation and industry. There is a worldwide movement to reduce emissions in aluminium manufacturing. He claimed that the weight of aluminium is nearly equal to that of steel. “The acquisition of Ullrich significantly...
Saperatec is, at this moment, engrossed in constructing its first recycling plant in Germany, specialising in composite packaging in addition to segregating thin layer composite materials from aluminium barriers during its exceptional recycling process. Saperatec is working with composite flexible packaging materials and aluminium foil barriers alongside plastics and aluminium retrieved from beverage cartons. The company resuscitates these materials and aims to recycle them separately while keeping their composition and value intact. As Saperatec claims, the mechanical process does not stain the compound nor pollute the processed material so that it can be reused again for making safe cartons or aluminium cans. Moreover, the method uses chemicals provisioned under the EU food contact...
PyroGenesis Canada, Inc. has informed that it is focusing on scaling up its metal powder production by adding aluminium for the use in Additive Manufacturing. PyroGenesis has said that it intends to add aluminium alloy powder to its product range, as requested by many global automakers issuing requirements for aluminium alloy powders made with plasma atomisation – especially from the alloy AlSi10Mg. This is the company’s medium-term goal, which will require an additional stand-alone production system to prevent cross-contamination. “Over the past three years, PyroGenesis completed a series of intricate production steps as it readied the NexGen Plasma Atomisation system,” stated P Peter Pascali, CEO and Chairman of PyroGenesis. “This has resulted in the most recent milestone, where the...
The Romanian aluminium giant Alro stated that the nation's sole alumina refinery, Alum, located in Tulcea, plans for a temporary production halt by putting the cause of 'prohibitive' energy prices. During its July 20 filing to the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the management proposed for approval by the general meeting of shareholders, which will take place on July 29, 2022, a temporary suspension of alumina production operations starting from August 1, 2022, for an estimated 17-month period. Gheorghe Dobra, the CEO of Vimetco and chairman of the board of directors at Alum, said, "The energy crisis has escalated the economic crisis generated by the pandemic from 2021 as a result of the accelerated increase of the electricity and natural gas prices with a negative impact on the production...
Novelis Inc., the world’s renowned aluminium rolling producer and recycler and a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider, announced on Thursday, July 21, that it signed a Cooperation Research Agreement with Airbus to develop a tighter collaboration for more advanced aluminium solutions for the aircraft of tomorrow. This partnership between Novelis and Airbus is expected to accelerate the pace of joint R&D programmes. Being a supplier of aluminium plates and sheets to Airbus, Novelis puts a constant effort to revolutionise aircraft design, material and manufacturing for more sustainability. According to Novelis, collaboration with suppliers and customers around the world will help them stay committed towards providing low-carbon and sustainable aluminium solutions to achieve full...
The LME aluminium price on Thursday opened at US$2,427 per tonne, closed at US$2,439.5 per tonne, and increased by US$17.5 or 0.72 percent. On Thursday, July 21, the LME aluminium cash bid price slipped by US$32 per tonne or 1.30 per cent to settle at US$2,424 per tonne after witnessing a hike the previous day. LME aluminium official settlement price slumped by US$30.5 per tonne or 1.24 per cent to halt at US$2,426 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price declined by US$22 per tonne or 0.89 per cent and US$23 per tonne or 0.93 per cent to peg at US$2,424 per tonne and US$2,425 per tonne. On the same day, December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price settled at US$2,458 per tonne and US$2,463 per tonne, after witnessing a drop of US$12 per tonne or 0.48 per cent. LME...
A non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) is being signed between Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for batteries and low-carbon materials used in Ford vehicles. As part of the multi-material partnership, Ford, one of the world's largest automakers, will receive lithium, low-carbon aluminium, and copper. Rio Tinto is an international mining and metals company committed to helping customers decarbonize their value chains. The agreement undertakes Ford to explore becoming the foundation customer for Rio Tinto's Rincon lithium project in Argentina. Presently Rio Tinto is progressing through detailed planning to bring Rincon into production and will work with Ford toward a significant lithium off-take agreement to support its...
Bilfinger UK has partnered with Layher UK in giving shape to the world's first underdeck scaffolding system with aluminium Flexbeam to permit safe travel across the underside of an oil rig. Bilfinger UK is an engineering and maintenance providing working contracts from its headquarters in London. Nowadays, aluminium is used vastly in construction due to its rigid nature and malleability. Moreover, it is corrosion resistant, making it an appropriate option for construction sectors. Bilfinger was required to provide a specifically-made-for-the-purpose solution giving smooth access to the underside of the stage for maintaining the underdeck oily drains pipework. Scotland's Layher has a technical team well equipped to create the blueprint for the scaffold using its state-of-the-art aluminium...
The Aluminum Association provided testimony on Wednesday, July 20, regarding the financial effects of Section 232 and Section 301 tariff programmes before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). The Aluminum Association's president and CEO, Charles Johnson, noted how China's widespread uses of industrial subsidies in the aluminium industry have skewed the world market for the metal. Utilizing American antidumping and countervailing duty rules, the U.S. aluminium sector has recently been successful in obtaining relief from unjustly priced and dumping metal in many markets. These focused actions have given U.S. manufacturers that the USITC unanimously concluded were harmed by unjustly traded imports from China and later other nations’ vitally essential, long-lasting remedies. “The...
Rio Tinto has acknowledged and managed disputes with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) over all the impending tax issues. This decree will put a cap on the duel over interests on singular loans utilised to settle payments for an intragroup dividend in 2015. This agreement also eases the tension regarding some transactions between Rio Tinto units operating in Australia and the group’s commercial centre in Singapore from 2010 to 2021, along with securing a safe five-year plan. Rio Tinto has arrived at a truce to relocate prices simultaneously with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). Rio Tinto’s agreement with both the authorities confirms that the company won’t be under pressure of double taxation. To honour the agreement, Rio Tinto will pay a conjugal A$613 million in tax...
Hindalco Industries Limited has expanded its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the third day in a row, with effect from Thursday, July 21. The company has increased its aluminium wire rod price by INR 4,000 per tonne to INR 239,850 per tonne as of July 21. On the previous day, the price stood at INR 235,850 per tonne, seeing a rise of INR 3,250 per tonne from INR 232,600 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price has also seen a rise of INR 4,000 per tonne on July 21 to INR 242,850 per tonne, following an increase of INR 3,250 per tonne on the previous day to INR 238,850 per tonne. Aluminium ingot price has also been heightened by INR 4,000 per tonne on Thursday from INR 224,750 per tonne to INR 228,750 per tonne. Hindalco Industries links its aluminium ingot and...
With the addition of AL Geometry to its ISO Turning portfolio, WIDIA expanded its range of reasonably priced tooling solutions for small to medium-sized machine shops that work with non-ferrous materials and aluminium. The AL Geometry insert offers additional advantages in addition to increased product variety due to the availability of numerous grade and style options. Shorter set-up times are achieved by reducing manual chip collection after each cut, thanks to an improved chip flow caused by a highly polished rake face. In addition to improving overall tooling precision and reducing cutting pressures, the peripheral ground insert also has a sharper cutting edge. Because of the decreased built-up edge caused by reliable tooling performances, customers may spend more time machining and...
On Wednesday, July 20, Alcoa Corporation reported an 11 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase in revenue to $3.644 million in its second quarter financial and operational results ended June 30, 2022. In Q1 2022, Alcoa’s revenue was $3.293 million, while in Q1 2021 was $2.833 million. Thus, on a year-on-year calculation, Alcoa’s revenue in 2Q22 was 28.63 per cent higher. Net income grew sequentially by 17.06 per cent to $549 million, which on a year-on-year calculation stood higher by 77.67 per cent. But adjusted net income recorded a quarter-on-quart fall by 14.04 per cent from $577 million to $496 million but a rise over the year by 76.51 per cent from $281 million. Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items also registered a Q-o-Q fall of 14.83 per cent from $1,072 million to $913 million...
