Germany’s aluminium industry is facing growing pressure from energy costs, international trade conflicts, industrial competitiveness and the need for skilled workers as the country works to strengthen its industrial base and accelerate the economic transformation. These challenges came into focus at an Aluminium industry conference hosted by IG Metall and IGBCE in Düsseldorf today, bringing together policymakers, aluminium producers, industry representatives, works council members and trade unionists. Held at the opening of the Aluminium trade fair in Düsseldorf, the conference focused on the future of Germany’s aluminium industry and the conditions needed to maintain a strong industrial base in Germany and Europe. The discussions centred on European industrial policy, the competitiveness...
Vedanta Aluminium reported record quarterly production across aluminium, alumina and value-added products in Q2 FY27, supported by capacity expansion and efficiency improvements. Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited, India’s largest aluminium producer, recorded its highest-ever quarterly aluminium production of 649,000 tonnes in Q2 FY27, up 5 per cent year on year from 617,000 tonnes in Q2 FY26. Aluminium output also increased 3 per cent quarter on quarter from 632,000 tonnes in Q1 FY27. For the first half of FY27, production reached a record 1,281,000 tonnes, up 5 per cent from 1,222,000 tonnes in H1 FY26. The company attributed the increase to new smelter volumes and efficiency improvements across existing production lines. Alumina output jumps 37 per cent Vedanta Aluminium’s alumina...
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Denison University’s Green Team currently pledged to switch plastic bottles with 100% recyclable aluminium cans in The Nest and Slayter Market. The team aspires to curtail plastic waste from the University campus by reconstructing their dining practices so that there is ample space for sustainable approaches. This will all coincide with Denison University’s updated recycling drive. On a broader scale, the Denison community is extremely supportive of the University’s sustainable programme. The Green Team has initiated an attestable petition on Change.org, with the tagline, “Letter of Support for Aluminum Cans,” which has successfully acquired 486 signatures out of 500 by February 5 this year. The filled petition has received immense support in the mode of donations and comments from the...
On February 2, Ball Corporation announced the full-year 2022 and the fourth quarter results on a U.S. GAAP basis, reporting net earnings for the entire year attributable to the corporation of $719 million or diluted earnings per share of $2.25. That was a downfall of 18.22 per cent from the previous year’s net earnings of $878 million despite a hike in sales by 11.15 per cent from $13.81 billion to $15.35 billion. Ball’s full-year 2022 comparable net earnings were $891 milion or $2.78 per diluted share compared to $1.16 billion or $3.49 per diluted share in 2021. The company’s fourth quarter net earnings were $55 million or 17 cents per diluted share, significantly down from $297 million or 90 cents per diluted share. Sales were slightly down in Q4 to $3.55 billion from $3.67 billion a...
Following growth a day before, the A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 180 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,880 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 70 to RMB 30 per tonne. The average price is expected to range between RMB 18,860 per tonne and RMB 18,900 per tonne. As per the data, the A00 aluminium ingot price has experienced a fall in almost all the major provinces. The prices in Foshan, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Chongqing have slipped by RMB 180 per tonne to peg at RMB 18,890 per tonne, RMB 18,875 per tonne, RMB 18,885 per tonne and RMB 18,880 per tonne. The A00 aluminium ingot price in Gongyi and Shenyang has dropped by RMB 160 per tonne to reside at RMB 18,760 per tonne and RMB 18,850 per tonne. The prices in Tianjin and Linyi have...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,535 per tonne on Wednesday and fell to US$2,471 per tonne before closing at US$2,487 per tonne, down 1.87 per cent. On February 8, Wednesday, the LME aluminium cash bid price and the LME aluminium official settlement price dropped by US$3.50 per tonne or 0.14 per cent to stop at US$2,468.50 per tonne and US$2,469 per tonne. The first week of February has witnessed gradually declining aluminium prices. The 3-month bid price and the 3-month offer price went down by US$6 per tonne or 0.24 per cent, officially closing at US$2,507 per tonne and US$2,508 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price have halted at US$2,678 per tonne and US$2,683 per tonne on Wednesday, with a similar price fall of US$7 per tonne or 0.26 per cent. LME aluminium opening...
One of Brazil's well-known liquor brands, Itaipava, a division of Grupo Petrópolis lager, launched its latest collection of draft beer, ITA-Draft Tardezinha, in aluminium cans, that will serve as the official libation for performances by singer Thiaguinho. "We chose to sponsor the entire tour to reach an audience that will allow us to increase the portfolio strategy , filling a space that was not occupied by any of our other brands", said Danielle Bibas, Vice President of Marketing at Grupo Petrópolis. A special, customised 350 ml can was created for the beverage's premiere. Soon, ITA Draf will be offered nationally to all customers and will be five times filtered and unpasteurised. Aluminium cans are lightweight, portable, and healthy for people to eat. In Brazil, 98.7 per cent of the...
The 11th iteration of Unimed's 'Eu Ajudo na Lata' (I Help in the Can) campaign was launched in Londrina, Brazil. The campaign, now in its eleventh year, collects aluminium seals that are later sold and whose values are used to buy wheelchairs. 14,000 kg of aluminium can seals has been collected throughout the campaign. This allowed for the purchase of 205 chairs, distributed to 74 institutions and helped more than 50,000 people. "The work is big, but when this is shared with our community, the action becomes very viable. That's why we count on everyone's collaboration", said Isabela Moreno, Sustainability assistant at Unimed Londrina. Schools, businesses, clients, and regular individuals deliver aluminium seals to Unimed Londrina service stations after collecting them from various...
SIG has announced that from now on, it will only utilise ASI-certified aluminium to make its flagship packaging solutions eradicating production-based carbon emissions and acquiring extreme transparency within its supply chain. The company has emphasised using 100% ASI-certified aluminium to create its patented aseptic cartons. Though the company has been developing metal-free packaging solutions lately, the commercialisation of those forms has not been fully achieved. Until SIG finds a way to discard aluminium from its product’s concoction, the packaging leader will promote the use of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) approved aluminium in its aseptic cartons. The thin layer of aluminium that protects food and liquid from spillage is immensely crucial to the formation of a packaging...
Hindalco Industries Limited has significantly reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the second consecutive time, in line with the back-to-back LME aluminium price fall since February 1. With effect from Tuesday, February 7, Hindalco has curtailed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 6,250 per tonne or 2.47 per cent to INR 246,350 per tonne, in contrast with INR 252,600 per tonne on February 3. Hindalco has also axed its aluminium billets price by INR 6,250 per tonne, with effect from February 7, to sell the product at INR 249,350 per tonne versus INR 258,850 per tonne last week . The company’s aluminium ingot price has also been cut by the same amount to INR 235,250 per tonne from INR 241,500 per tonne. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products...
The German company Rekkord RCM has developed an innovative cleaning device for spotless vinyl records. Scheduled to be marketed by February, this aluminium-cased cleaning device is going to upscale the maintenance spree in vinyl collectors and enthusiasts. A vinyl record, whether old or new, loses its actual song-playing quality after multiple uses; therefore, this device will be honoured by true curators of the art form. The Rekkord RCM has been equipped with a vacuum motor that 'completely' restores and cleans records in two distinct rotations while unleashing an eco-friendly, non-alcoholic cleaning liquid. The aluminium surface of the device has been claimed to have water-proof or fluid-proof specifications that manage the excess outflow of cleaning fluid into the device without...
Aluminium can be called the favourite metal of architects and designers. Due to its unique attributes, the silvery white metal can be found in almost all sectors. Indian artist Subodh Gupta was invited to the 8th edition of Contemporary Art, organised at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, a department store in Paris, France. In his exhibition Sangam, the artist combined 13 gigantic constructions built using everyday materials like aluminium and steel, whose brilliance had long captivated him. Sangam alludes to the meeting of three Indian rivers (the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati). The Sangam exhibition pays homage to French culture and savoir-faire by emphasising the virtues of intercultural conversation and sharing. "Utensils are simple objects. However, together they speak, in my head, of the...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in Russia and Eastern Europe amounted to 343,000 tonnes during December 2022, registering a monthly hike of 10,000 tonnes or 3 per cent from 333,000 tonnes but a yearly decline of 8,000 tonnes or 2.3 per cent from 351,000 tonnes. The year-on-year downfall of primary aluminium output in Russia and Eastern Europe could be attributed to the energy crunch resulting in operation cuts across many smelters. The total production of primary aluminium in Russia and Eastern Europe during the fourth quarter of 2022 ended December 31, stood at 1.02 million tonnes, down by 1.16 per cent Q-o-Q from 1.032 million tonnes despite the increase in monthly output in December. On a year-on-year basis, the output in 4Q2022 also...
Ball Corporation, in an announcement, declared that the company had been selected as one of the top contributors to the basic standards encompassing the idea of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the 2023 Sustainalytics list. The USA’s packaging company denoted on social media: “We’re proud to share that Ball has been included in @Sustainalytics’s 2023 list of Top-Rated ESG Companies, recognising the work our team has done with #ESG programs and policies!” Ball was marked with a 10.8 average rating in the ESG risk indicator, which regards the company to be in a “low risk” range. The companies that receive numbers lower than 10 are fit to enter the ‘negligible’ genre. Ball Corp had the fourth position out of 99, with the greatest number being one in the container and packaging...
Novelis Inc., a top provider of sustainable aluminium solutions and a global pioneer in the rolling and recycling of aluminium, released its third-quarter financial 2023 results. As per the results, net income attributable to its common shareholders fell by 95 per cent from the preceding year to $12 million, primarily due to lower adjusted EBITDA and an adverse metal price lag brought on by the current year's declining aluminium local market premiums. In comparison to the same period last year, net sales for the third quarter of FY2023 dropped by 3 per cent to $4.2 billion from $4.3 billion, primarily due to lower average aluminium prices and a 2 per cent decline in total shipments of flat rolled products to 908 kilotonnes. However, higher product pricing and a more favourable product mix...
According to a recent report, Hydro has planned to initiate the production of remelt aluminium scrap ingot at Wrexham plant, UK, to increase the recycling of post-consumer scrap. This project will take the company closer to its sustainability drive by enabling it to offer more low-carbon aluminium to its European customers. Ingrid Guddal, Head of Recycling in Hydro Aluminium Metal, said: “We see increasing interest from forward leaning customers across Europe to buy Hydro’s low-carbon aluminium, particularly within the automotive, transport, and buildings and construction segments.” Hydro’s new investment in producing remelt scrap ingot will increase its recycling capacity to around 103,000 tonnes per annum, letting it process and recycle a wider range of post-consumer aluminium scrap....
Altech Chemicals Limited has spoken about the advancements on its Silumina Anodes TM pilot plant project in Saxony, Germany, also citing regular details about the Definitive Feasibility Study that was conducted before the optimisation of the 10,000 tpa Silumina Anodes TM pilot plant. Recently, the company made it public that its flagship revolutionising technology of amalgamating high-capacity, high-purity alumina-coated silicon and graphite in lithium-ion batteries is ready after a successful Preliminary Feasibility Study. Before constructing the 10,000 tpa Silumina Anodes TM plant in Saxony, all these initial steps were extremely necessary, along with an NPV of US$507 million. Altech is eager to introduce its flagship technology to the market. Altech has planned to build a pilot plant...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has slashed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices after four successive hikes in response to the LME aluminium price plunge during February 1-7, 2023. With effect from February 7, NALCO has curtailed its aluminium ingot price by INR 7,800 per tonne or 3.20 per cent to INR 236,150-239,650 per tonne. A week ago, the company’s aluminium ingot price stood at INR 243,950-247,450 per tonne. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price has also been cut by INR 7,800 per tonne, with effect from February 7. The price now ranges between INR 240,650-245,000 per tonne versus INR 248,450-252,800 per tonne as of February 1 . NALCO’s aluminium billets price is also reduced by the same amount to be sold at INR 240,600-243,250 per tonne, with effect from February...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,547 per tonne on Tuesday and dropped to US$2,505 per tonne before closing at US$2,534 per tonne, down 0.37 per cent. On Tuesday, February 7, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price slipped by US$14 per tonne or 0.56 per cent to close at US$2,472 per tonne and US$2,472.50 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price dipped by US$12 per tonne or 0.47 per cent and US$13 per tonne or 0.51 per cent to reside at US$2,513 per tonne and US$2,514 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price descended by US$13 per tonne or 0.48 per cent to score at US$2,685 per tonne and US$2,690 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock scored at 390200 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants came in at 221575 tonnes and...
A00 aluminium ingot price has seen RMB 60 per tonne rise, halting at RMB 19,060 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on February 8. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 19,040 per tonne and RMB 19,080 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at discount prices of RMB 80 per tonne and RMB 40 per tonne. The provinces in China all have witnessed escalating prices today, with aluminium prices ascending at a uniform format of RMB 60 per tonne in Foshan, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Chongqing, officially closing at RMB 19,070 per tonne, RMB 19,055 per tonne, RMB 19,065 per tonne and RMB 19,060 per tonne. Other than that, the prices of aluminium in Gongyi, Tianjin and Linyi have increased by RMB 50 per tonne to stop at RMB 18,920 per tonne, RMB 19,030 per tonne and RMB 19,020...
