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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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...
The Russian aluminium giant and one of the leading producers of aluminium in the world, RUSAL, initiated using end-of-life aluminium scrap to produce foundry alloys for the automotive industry. RUSAL reduced the new product's total carbon footprint by nearly 20 per cent due to this production. Rusal's Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys (PEFA) contains 20 per cent of aluminium scrap, which is added to the molten aluminium during production. The Company plans to expand production of PEFA during the second half of 2023 and increase the recycled content up to 30 per cent. The new product is in complete alignment with OEMs requirements, meeting the need for a low carbon footprint and recycled content. This product will address the strategic requirements linked to carbon neutrality commitments...
One of the most traditional beverage companies in Pernambuco, Brazil, Pitú launched a commemorative limited edition collection of Pitú cachaça aluminium cans for the 2023 carnival. The aluminium cans are expected to be sold on February 8th throughout Brazil. There are 5 million 350 ml units in all. "After a long period of waiting, Pitú is ready and with the block in full force on the streets in different places in Brazil. Carnival is part of our DNA and cans with a commemorative design provide even more joy for those who enjoy the party", stated Alexandre Ferrer, Commercial and Marketing Director of Pitú. The design, motivated by the song "Abre Alas," symbolises the party's variety and pluralism. The graphic has components representing the music, dance, heat, and colour of the...
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has been charged by the national director of A Rocha Ghana (ARG), Dr Seth Appiah-Kubi, for damaging a section of the Atewa forest through experimental bauxite mining. According to him, the mining carried out was illegal. This is his evidence in a case brought by an environmental NGO and 10 orders that aim to prevent the government from approving any mining operations in the Atewa forest. "They (GIADEC) went ahead to commission a reconnaissance and exploration activity in the forest which was carried out without due legal processes, destroying a part of the forest and these activities are the pre-events for the actual mining," stated Dr Seth. On Monday morning, Dr Appiah-Kubi testified as the first witness in the case. He...
Attracted by the swiftly evolving luxury beauty brands and its customers' detectable favouritism towards the infinitely recyclable non-ferrous metal aluminium, Axilone has decided to extensively optimise its production lines at the Sant Pere de Torelló plant, situated in Catalonia, Spain. The emerging sustainability consciousness in the luxury beauty industry has pushed major brands to adopt more sustainable options for packaging their flagship products. Surveys have underlined that customers now prefer healthy, recyclable alternatives to the usual one-time-use plastic cases. This has made the shift to aluminium packaging very prominent and widely spread. Axilone, a luxury beauty packaging brand, has finalised the incorporation of a new plant to successfully give shape to aluminium...
Oracle Power PLC, a successful producer of green hydrogen, has agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding through its Joint Venture Oracle Energy Limited for supplying 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen to Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA). This MoU between EGA and Oracle Energy will ensure the projected supply of almost 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen channelled from its patented Green Hydrogen Unit in southeast Pakistan. Oracle Energy and EGA have embarked on a non-binding mission to explore the potential of the energy company in supplying ample green hydrogen, inducing a majority share of the estimated annual output of the Middle Eastern aluminium giant. If the companies can draw perfect negotiations, it has been noted that a probable binding agreement would be signed during the 2023 UN...
With its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, Lindemann Metal Recycling has been doing business in Brazil since the 1970s. As per the latest reports, the global manufacturer of machinery and solution provider for scrap processing, including aluminium, has appointed Tainá Rodrigues as its new Commercial Relations manager for its operations in Brazil. Tainá will work as a prospector in the metal recycling sector and provide customer assistance. She was chosen as the new Commercial Relations manager by the Brazilian subsidiary of the German multinational company Lindemann, which sells metal recycling equipment domestically and throughout South America. "My goal is to make the brand increasingly consolidated, which is why I seek to add value both to Lindemann and to our customers, who are the...
The Indonesian leader of coal-related operations, Adaro Energy, is toiling hard to collect enough funding for the actualisation of its US$2 billion aluminium project since environmentalists worldwide have started to accuse the firm and its partner, Hyundai of “greenwashing”. The Indonesian billionaire Garibaldi Thohi owns the mother company of Adaro Minerals, Adaro Energy which has been keen on advertising this particular project as a green-renewable one even though it requires the inclusion of a 2.2GW coal power plant. The project in North Kalimantan would be crucial for the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry. The stocks of Adaro Minerals were soaring 1,595 per cent up above the ground the last year after being just listed in January 2022. The company is positive about making a diversion...
According to our report from the United States, the White House is ready to slap a 200 per cent tariff on aluminium produced in Russia as early as this week in order to maintain pressure on Russia as the Ukraine-Russia geopolitical crisis crossed its first anniversary. The geopolitical crisis has created an enormous impact globally, propelling energy prices and, as a result, denting the manufacturing sector's production. According to our source, the decision has been under consideration for months, who wanted to remain anonymous while speaking about internal discussions. Russian aluminium metal is also being targeted by the US due to the perception that Russia is dumping aluminium on the US market, which is injuring US companies. A tariff of this magnitude would effectively end US metal...
The average alumina spot price in China has gone up by RMB 3 per tonne on Tuesday, February 7, after remaining restrained since January 31. The price as of today settled at 2,950, followed by a growth of RMB 10 per tonne in Shandong and Guizhou to come in at RMB 2,925 per tonne and RMB 2,880 per tonne. On the other hand, the alumina prices in Henan and Shanxi have shown no change to close at RMB 2,995 per tonne and RMB 2,970 per tonne. As per the data, the alumina prices in Guangxi, Lianyungang and Bayuquan have also remained restrained at RMB 2,890 per tonne, RMB 2,925 per tonne and RMB 3,025 per tonne. China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has hiked by RMB 250 per tonne to close at RMB 19,000 per tonne, with the average prices expected to range between RMB 18,980 per tonne and RMB 19,020...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,571 per tonne on Monday and dropped in European trading hours to a low of US$2,503 per tonne before closing at US$2,544 per tonne, down 0.86 per cent. On February 6, Monday, the LME aluminium cash bid price plummeted by US$72 per tonne or 2.8 per cent to stop at US$2,486 per tonne, and the LME aluminium official settlement price dropped by US$73.50 per tonne or 2.87 per cent, settling at US$2,486.50 per tonne. The LME aluminium prices have been on a downward trajectory excluding the first day of the month when the price stood at US$2,611 per tonne. The 3-month bid price has plunged by US$68 per tonne or 2.6 per cent, officially closing at US$2,525 per tonne, and the 3-month offer price has lost US$67 per tonne or 2.58 per cent, resting at US$2,527 per tonne....
The Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) and Exeter City Council’s constructive recycling programme, Cans4City, has achieved a major goal of raising more than £10,000 in exchange for the used beverage cans turned in. The raised fund will be diverted towards drives and initiatives propagated by the football club and its allied charity house, the Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT). Throughout recent years, the Cans4City team has successfully collected approximately 12.5 tonnes of aluminium packaging – equating to 700,000 cans in volume. This extensive drive has aided the refugee team of Exeter United with countless football kits, a mental health camp for the ECFC Academy, alongside the acquisition of a defibrillator for Cliff Hill training ground. The recycling drive has also been crucial for...
SimpsonHaugh is on a journey to construct a 71-storied skyscraper within Manchester’s emerging Great Jackson Street society. The tower’s cladding will display intervals of clear glazing and aluminium panels. This particular sky-rise is among the five total buildings that the esteemed construction firm has taken the responsibility of materialising within the cluster of 2,388 homes spread along the two plots at the centre of the neighbourhood. With constant support from developer Renaker, the programme would encompass around four towers at each corner of a new public square at the core of the Great Jackson Street masterplan known as Crown Street Phase 3. The developer claims: ‘The tower’s curtain walling will feature a chequerboard pattern composed of alternating panels of clear vision...
China’s social inventories of primary aluminium have built-up by 96,000 tonnes over the weekend ended February 6, 2023, across eight major Chinese consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, to stand at 1.14 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. On a week-on-week basis, the inventories have recorded a surge of 158,000 tonnes from 986,000 tonnes. SMM data has also shown an increase of 278,000 tonnes compared to the same period last year. Currently, the social inventory is still in the seasonal accumulation cycle, which historically lasts for an average of 3-4 weeks post the Chinese New Year holiday. To know the present status of primary aluminium inventories across China, refer to the chart below: According to SMM data, Wuxi has witnessed the highest growth in primary...
OnePlus is about to launch its flagship magnetic keyboard OnePlus Stylo (stylus), by February 7 this year, as was reported by company executives. The OnePlus Stylo will be compatible with the aluminium-framed OnePlus Pad tablet, which is scheduled to be out by the same time. The company’s visual guide showcases a white stylus that resembles the Apple Pencil and a trackpad-attached magnetic keyboard that the customers would have to purchase alongside. The tablet will have a single camera embedded at its back side, but its official classifications have not been revealed yet. The backside of the OnePlus Pad will adorn an aluminium finish, and the frame most probably would be forged out of an aluminium alloy. The length of the screen would be 11.6 inches, and it would display signs of...
Terra Goyana Mineradora (TGM), one of Brazil's largest producers of bauxite, has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as its new Production and Transformation member. TGM engages in bauxite mining, processing, selling, and mineral research and development. It contributes 5.5 per cent of the country's total bauxite output, making it one of the biggest producers in Brazil. "Joining the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative is one of the most important steps that the company takes in our journey of continuous improvement considering the environmental, social and governance aspects of our operations," Reinaldo Noronha, the CEO of Terra Goyana Mineradora. The corporation maintains business ties in South America, Europe, and Asia thanks to activities at the mine in Barro Alto, Goiás, and...
Metabo HPT has declared the launch of their latest pneumatic nailer series with the introduction of the 3-1/4-in. 21° Framing Nailer having Aluminum Magazine and Depth Adjustment (NR83A5Y) and 3-1/4-in. 21° Framing Nailer having Aluminum Magazine without Depth Adjustment (NR83A5S1). Moreover, the high-grade Aluminium Magazine can be availed specifically for instalments on any NR83 model buyable from the market nowadays for increased variability according to the user’s customisation. The 21° Aluminum Magazine for Metabo HPT NR83 Series Nailers (part # 890624) is compatible with any Metabo HPT NR83 series pneumatic nailer. The Aluminium Magazine has been formulated with high-grade aluminium alloy for extreme endurance. The Aluminium Magazine can hold up to 50-70 nails embedded in two...
Dizo, the first brand under realme's TechLife ecosystem, launched its latest collection of aluminium framed smartwatches, Watch D2. The brand's newest, most affordable smartwatch sports a 1.91-inch display with a maximum brightness of 500 nits and a hybrid aluminium frame. The watch includes removable straps and a casing made of aluminium and polycarbonate, which are strong and lightweight on the wrist. According to reports, D2 has over 150 watch faces and more than 120 sports modes, including ones for gymnastics, dance, taekwondo, horse riding, disc games, skipping ropes, etc. The Dizo Watch D2 comprises multiple health monitoring applications like step counter, sedentary and drinking water reminders, heart rate tracking, sleep monitoring, etc. Additionally, it provides functionality for...
