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 1 st July 2022, the Pittsburgh-headquartered American Industrial Corporation due to operational challenges at Warrick aluminium smelter, Alcoa announced it is curtailing one of three potlines immediately. There are three smelting lines at Warrick, each capable of producing approximately 54,000 tonnes per year. By the end of 1st July, one potline was shut down completely. John Slaven, the Executive Vice President and COO at Alcoa said, “Our teams will be focused on ensuring that we bring down this capacity safely while protecting production at the two other operating lines.” Alcoa in its 2020 sustainability report, which covered the activity of the previous year, exemplified “an ongoing focus on increasing the recycled content in the flat-rolled aluminium produced at our Warrick...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,435 per tonne last Friday and fell to US$2,380 per tonne before closing at US$2,468 per tonne, an increase of US$24.5 per tonne or 1 per cent. On Friday, July 1, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price slipped by US$13.5 per tonne or 0.56 per cent and US$13 per tonne or 0.54 per cent to halt at US$2,383 per tonne and US$2,384 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price also dropped by US$21.5 per tonne or 0.88 per cent and US$21 per tonne or 0.86 per cent to settle at US$2,399 per tonne and US$2,400 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price plunged by US$14 per tonne to stop at US$2,438 per tonne and US$2,443 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock settled at 369675 tonnes. Live warrants and...
An association and nine victims together representing around 11,000 indigenous families from the north-eastern Brazilian river port of Barcarena sued Hydro, its seven subsidiaries and shareholders out of which six are based in the Netherlands over alleged spillage from the Alunorte plant for at least 20 years. On the other side, the sole Romanian calcined alumina producer has decided to halt its operations from 1 st August 2022 due to soaring electricity and natural gas price. On 24 th June 2022, the Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro was accused in a Dutch court, imputing the world’s biggest alumina refinery polluting a Brazilian river for years, engendering critical health issues for inhabitants. According to our report, one of the suitor’s lawyers said, “A lot of people have...
A marine exploration head, Arksen has announced specifications for its latest Arksen 65, which will be constructed with 40 per cent recycled aluminium. The new Arksen 65 will be self-dependant and suitable for cruising in the seldom most visited nooks of the planet. Designated for owners driving their yacht, the Arksen 65s will have in-built navigation systems preferable for off-grid adventurous sails. The use of aluminium is very clever as it is one of the most malleable and lightest metals found on this earth with an infinite recycling circle. The Arksen 65 will have a composition of 40 per cent recycled aluminium, and in case the yacht retires, the dismantling of the framework would be easy to forge some other end-user product. The exterior helm will be placed perfectly with a...
The downstream segment of the aluminium industry derives its major raw material from the primary sector and is considered the most vital part of the industry. This week, the global aluminium downstream segment witnessed limited but strong events. To begin with, on June 29, Hindalco Industries announced that its board had approved an investment of INR 71.50 lakh in the equity share capital of Cleanwin Energy SIX. Kaiser Aluminum Warrick aims to expand its campus to house a new coat line in Newburgh. It is one of the largest makers of aluminium coated coil for the packaging market in North America. The largest integrated aluminium company in Romania and Europe, ALRO S.A., announced the installation of a brand new, cutting-edge 7" press extrusion machine at its downstream subsidiary, Vimetco...
The Manchester-based forerunner for waste management, Peel NRE has provided a scheme to construct a circle of recycling units within the territory of the broader Ince Park site in Ellesmere Port. The installations will aim at separating plastic from aluminium in foils and recycling them separately for renewed materials. The report has been notified as an important one and has been put down for approval. Aluminium is inserted in layers during the production of aseptic cartons because it diminishes the chance of oxidation and light damage, keeping perishable food safe with only preservatives and no necessary refrigeration. The facility chain, also known as Resource Recovery Park (RRP) or Protos, is spread over 331 acres of land at the Ince Marshes. Peel NRE and part Peel L&P applicant,...
Global transformations are ever more present and increasingly large in size. New business models, emerging technologies penetrating our daily lives and new consumption patterns highly related to social, environmental and regulatory changes have stoked debate in companies worldwide. We need to innovate with purpose, have a vision focused on creating value and explore the core enablers to sustain this growth and legacy. CBA - Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio has been progressively making structured investments year in and year out and has launched DigitALL, a digital transformation program to further expedite this journey. As the name suggests, the program represents a path to be jointly followed by all, from employees to customers to the innovation ecosystem. Fernando Varella | Downstream...
The end-user sector is one of the most important areas of the aluminium industry and it has witnessed a lot of happenings this week. The private railway board controlling the regional train services in Berlin and Brandenburg, Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB) ordered seven two-compartmental Mireo Plus H trains with an aluminium framework from German Siemens Mobility to run alongside the Heidekrautbahn network (RB27). While in North America, Rio Tinto in partnership with Corona Canada launches specially-marked low-carbon beverage cans utilizing ELYSIS technology. A private railway company operating regional train services in Berlin and Brandenburg, Niederbarnimer Railway (NEB) placed a requirement plea for seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains from German Siemens Mobility for the Heidekrautbahn...
In May of this year, EMG Automation GmbH took over MESACON Messelektronik GmbH in Dresden and integrated the company's versatile thickness measurement solutions into the product portfolio of the "Business Unit Metals". This is an important step towards completing EMG's range of quality assurance systems for the manufacturing of metallic flat products. In addition to various width measurement solutions and the online geometry measurement of slabs, EMG now offers the complete spectrum of thickness measurement systems required for almost every manufacturing and processing step. The expansion of the product portfolio by the thickness measurement, under the product name EMG iTiM, means for the quality management the availability of a wide range of sensor and automation solutions from one...
The global primary aluminium industry experienced some significant developments this week. Like, to begin with, it can be seen that the geopolitical crisis has put the metal industry under various obstacles, and its impact is still ongoing. The shutting down of Century Aluminum in Hawesville due to the rising prices of energy, will not only hamper the region's earnings but will also cause unemployment. On the other hand, the shift towards a greener and cleaner environment is going strong. To support this, three of the biggest lenders in the world to the aluminium industry will work with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) for climate-aligned finance to help the decarbonisation of the sector. Apart from this, the news of the United States increasing its tariffs on aluminium imports from Russia...
Hindalco Industries Limited reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Thursday, June 30. The company trimmed its aluminium ingot price by INR 3,500 per tonne to INR 225,250 per tonne. On the previous day, June 29, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price stood at INR 228,750 per tonne, seeing a slash of INR 5,250 per tonne. With effect from June 30, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price came in at INR 236,350 per tonne, down by INR 3,500 per tonne from INR 239,850 per tonne. Aluminium billets price also saw a cut of INR 3,500 per tonne on the said day from INR 242,850 per tonne to INR 239,350 per tonne. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which as per the data,...
Indian Railways has floated a tender worth INR 26,000 crore for manufacturing 200 units of Vande Bharat train with aluminium coaches, following the government’s commitment to launch new Vande Bharat trains during the budget announcements. The new Vande Bharat train in version 3 will have sleeper coaches, including AC-1, AC-2 and AC-3, to facilitate comfortable long distance overnight journeys, as well as AC chair car seating format. Until now, 102 Vande Bharat Express trains have been launched but they come with only seating arrangements. To build lightweight trains, specifications have been given for lightweight bogies, transformers and motors. Hence, the trains will be lighter, more energy-efficient, and have more modern conveniences and passenger facilities. The Railway Ministry wishes...
Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, one of the biggest producers of aluminium coated coil for the package business in North America, is planning to expand its campus to house a new row coat line in Newburgh as part of an estimated $200 million investment in the business. The main aim of this expansion is to delve more deeply into the coating sector. The new structure will have a 100-foot-tall ceiling beneath a 665-foot-long line. A 12-mile coil could be coated with the new coating process in 20 minutes. The 24/7 factory will be able to considerably raise output levels with this expansion as they focus on the coating business. “This coating line is going to be one of the largest in North America, and it doesn’t actually grow our total volume out of the plant. We shift our volume into a higher margin...
The senior presidential advisor to the Akufo-Addo Administration, Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo stated that Ghana can generate 100,000 jobs from a $10 billion loan agreement with China. In 2017, the Chinese government committed a sum of $15 billion to support developmental projects in Ghana. The Chinese government in 2017 had committed a sum of US$ 15 billion to developmental projects in the West African nation. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President of Ghana pointed out that the country would grasp its resources in cooperation with China and anticipates the investments to be utilized to enhance the economy. However, he emphasized that the China Exim Bank and other partners were committed to supporting Ghana. Yaw Osafo Maafo said, “Ghana can create 100,000 jobs from a $10 billion loan...
ElvalHalcor earned two honours as part of the Bravo Sustainability Dialogue & Awards, which took place in the Old Parliament House from June 21 to June 23. ElvalHalcor submitted a total of five activities for consideration, out of which the jury selected the two mentioned below: Sustainable certification for the manufacturing of rolled aluminium products by the ASI Performance Standard and the ASI Chain of Custody Standard of the ASI. (Pillar: Governance-Market; Theme: Value Chain Management.) Recycling of aluminium, copper, and copper alloys (Ecosphere Pillar/Subtopic: Waste Management and Circular Economy). Bravo Sustainability Dialogue & Awards identified ElvalHalcor’s devotion to implementing ethical business practices and its adherence to the Sustainable Development principles. The...
Vedanta Limited has deducted INR 4,750 per tonne from all its aluminium products and aluminium ingot price, with effect from Friday, July 1. With this cut, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 220,500-253,500 per tonne, in contrast to INR 225,250- 258,250 per tonne on June 30. The company’s aluminium wire rod price is currently ranging between INR 228,000- 235,500 per tonne, as against INR 232,750- 240,250 per tonne on the previous day. From today, Vedanta is selling its aluminium billet at INR 229,500 per tonne in contrast to INR 234,250 per tonne on June 30. Vedanta Limited links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which is on downward trend since June 29. On Wednesday, June 29, the LME...
The global aluminium industry experienced several electrifying events in June 2022. Century Aluminium’s Hawesville smelter, the largest aluminium producer in North America producing military-grade aluminium, employing over 600 staff has decided to idle its smelter due to soaring energy prices. The company has planned to suspend production for around nine to twelve months and staff have been delivered the notice of temporary lay-off. On the other side of the world in West Africa, Guinea, one of the world’s leading bauxite producers and exporters has pushed companies to build locally alumina refineries to mechanize its national mineral wealth for economic development and has extended the deadline the submission date for alumina refinery proposals and targeted to set a reference price for...
In the first quarter of 2022, the United States imported 445,000 tonnes of alumina, recording a quarter-on-quarter hike of 8.27 per cent or 34,000 tonne from 411,000 tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, the imports during the said quarter grew by 6.97 per cent from 416,000 tonnes, showed the US Census Bureau data. Brazil, the highest exporter of primary aluminium raw materials to the US, supplied 319,000 tonnes of alumina in Q1, compared to 341,000 tonnes in the previous quarter. That showed a Q-o-Q downfall of 6.45 per cent despite the rise in the United States total imports in the first quarter. On a year-on-year calculation, the US alumina imports from Brazil surged by 45 per cent from 220,000 tonnes. Spain emerged as the second leading exporter of alumina to the US in 1Q2022, supplying...
