Bell Bay Aluminium (BBA), Australia's oldest aluminium smelter, is reviewing its workforce and offering redundancies for a small number of positions, just over a month after receiving an AUD 200 million (USD 137.52 million) government support package aimed at securing the facility's future until at least 2031. Up to 10 roles are understood to have been affected by the review, although the smelter is expected to retain its existing workforce of approximately 550 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Some redeployment opportunities will also be available, while the positions identified are not understood to involve frontline services. The changes reportedly include some former participants in Bell Bay Aluminium's graduate programme. Rio Tinto, which operates the smelter near George Town in...
Atlas Metals Group plc has terminated its proposed acquisition of Universal Pozzolanic Silica Alumina Ltd (UPSA), ending a transaction first announced in June 2025, as the company shifts its acquisition focus towards lithium and graphite assets in Africa and South America. The natural resources and energy company said the decision followed recent due diligence difficulties and actions by UPSA representatives that it believes materially changed the merits and viability of the transaction. Atlas Metals is also seeking to recover material amounts owed to it by UPSA. The proposed acquisition was initially announced on June 17, 2025, with the signing of a conditional share purchase agreement (SPA) disclosed on September 10, 2025. However, the company has now decided to terminate the agreement,...
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LME aluminium opened at US$2,936 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,835 per tonne, down US$101 per tonne or 3.44 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price and official settlement price halted at US$2,832 per tonne and US$2,832.50 per tonne, respectively, both experiencing a decrease of 2.9 per cent or US$84.50 per tonne, on 6th May. The 3-month bid price shrank by 2.61 per cent or US$77 per tonne to US$2,868 per tonne. The 3-month offer price came in at US$2,870 per tonne after a fall of 2.61 per cent or US$77 per tonne. December 23 bid price had gone down by US$60 per tonne or 2.09 per cent to close at US$2,813 per tonne. The December 23 offer price stopped at US$2,818 per tonne with a 2.08 per cent or US$60 per tonne cut. LME aluminium opening stock continued to decrease by 0.31 per...
India’s largest producer of aluminium, Vedanta Aluminium announced the appointment of George English, in the position of Director - Value Added Products. Vedanta Aluminium operates one of the world’s leading single largest aluminium smelters in Jharsuguda, Odisha. George English carries with him over two decades of rich experience in the metals industry to lead the Value Added Products vertical of Vedanta Aluminium Business, a strategic lever as the aluminium giant caters to the raw material needs of its customers with top of the line aluminium products. English will be reporting to the Dy Aluminium Division CEO and will be based at Jharsuguda, Odisha. A metallurgical engineer by qualification, George remains logical with a methodical approach to projects that delivers results on time and...
Construction Products Association (CPA) predicts that market inflammation might leave a permanent scar on the British construction sector as labour supply crunch, increasing price of electricity, the rising cost of raw materials and the Ukraine war delay construction in the UK. Alumil has become the first Greek company to gain the international Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certification, which permits it to build sustainable structures implementing Bioclimatic Architectural principles with a primary focus on green facilities producing energy. Despite facing uniform geopolitical and economic conditions, Ball Corporation reported a significant growth in its net earnings and net sales in the first quarter of 2022 than 2021. Nokia, the mobile magnet from Finland has announced an upcoming Android 12...
The growing EV market has inspired Gränges to equip its production unit in Newport city, Arkansas with the technologies required to manufacture cathode foils for the lithium-ion battery market. A leading supplier of thin-foil solutions in the US, the company will for the first time produce cathode foils in the country and commercial delivery is expected to begin around 2024. On the other hand, the disrupted supply chain of aluminium due to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and Covid has plunged the US automobile industries into a standstill. Unable to reach their full capacity the enormous companies and the US now fear recession as shipments of aluminium plates, sheets and bars are continuously being postponed. Aluminium consumers in the United States deferred new orders over the fear of...
In an effort to strengthen their 40-year relationship, Constellium and CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) intend to build a joint laboratory together with the University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The purpose of this unit will be to experiment and design new categories of aluminium alloys. The new laboratory would be named, 3ALP which will depend on the technical prowess of the Science and Engineering of Materials and Processes (SIMaP) research laboratory to frame the composition of aluminium alloys and superlative methods such as additive manufacturing. After the amalgamation and formation of 3ALP, high-end machinery and modelling tools will automatically arm Constellium along with added insight from SIMaP scientists in different fields, such as the microstructural and...
The broken sprinklers in the LAlumina Burnside Refinery are causing the red mud to dry down and spread via wind around the neighbouring Pelican Crossing locality. Human beings residing in the Ascension Parish region have to unnecessarily deal with the red dust flying in the air whenever the wind is strong. After the refinery closed down, the company was asked to contain the red mud with water sprinklers to keep the entity wet so that it wouldn’t blow out in a gale. But what is left out of the LAlumina Burnside Refinery is a sore site containing a pond of harmful waste material (red mud) produced during alumina extraction from bauxite ore. People living in Gonzales, Louisiana now know that it is the company’s fault that they are suffering for an ample amount of time. As soon as the...
Vedanta Limited further reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices on May 6, in response to the LME aluminium benchmark price fall. The company cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 2,250 per tonne to INR 263,000 – 270,500 per tonne versus INR 265,250 -272,750 per tonne on May 5. Vedanta’s aluminium billet price came in at INR 263,500 per tonne, with effect from May 6, down by INR 2,250 per tonne or 99.9 per cent from INR 265,750 per tonne on May 5. Aluminium ingot price stood at INR 255,500 – 291,200 per tonne after being cut by INR 2,250 per tonne as well. Vedanta further cut its aluminium prices on May 6 in tandem with the decline in the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange by US$12 per tonne to US$2,917 per tonne. On a month-on-month...
The primary aluminium industry had witnessed a plunge in LME aluminium price by US$127.5 per tonne to close at US$2,911.50 per tonne on Tuesday, May 3, which increased by 0.60 percent or US$17.50 per tonne to settle at US$2,929 per tonne on Wednesday, May 4. The official settlement price for Thursday, May 5 had declined by 0.41 percent or US$12 per tonne to halt at US$2,917 per tonne. Apart from this, the price of A00 aluminium ingot had decreased from RMB 20,720 per tonne to RMB 20,300 per tonne. Hydro's adjusted EBITDA increased from NOK 9,011 million in Q4 to NOK 11,165 million in the first quarter of 2022, according to reports. Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian mining and metals conglomerate, indicated on May 5, 2022 that any sanctions imposed on Russian aluminium producer Rusal in...
Hindalco Industries’ aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices again saw a cut on Friday, May 6, but at a lower rate compared to the previous day. According to the latest price list, the company reduced its aluminium ingot price by INR 2,250 per tonne or 0.87 per cent to INR 255,500 per tonne. On a day ago, May 5, the ingot price stood at INR 257,750 per tonne, experiencing a slash of INR 9,000 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price also saw a cut of INR 2,250 per tonne to INR 266,600 per tonne, with effect from May 6, to be sold at INR 266,600 per tonne. Aluminium billets price came in at INR 269,600 per tonne, down by 0.83 per cent or INR 2,250 per tonne as well from INR 271,850 per tonne. Hindalco further cut its aluminium prices on May 6 in tandem with the decline in the...
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, India's Union Minister in conversation with Cabinet colleague and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, on Thursday, May 5, requested the centres' involvement in the transfer of aluminium through trucks in Angul and Kulad. He made Joshi familiar with the problems faced by the truckers' association in the two areas and also discussed the expansion of the Nalco’s aluminium smelting plant at Angul. During the meeting, Pradhan talked about many coal-related challenges that the state is facing. He also demanded suggestions of the state’s high-level committee for a significant increase in the daily salaries of contract miners in the state be implemented. Pradhan desired the Mines Minister's personal involvement in assuring the development of Odisha's people. Joshi informed...
On May 5, 2022, social inventories of primary aluminium in China gained 46,000 tonnes week-on-week, marking a rise after three consecutive weeks of fall. According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, the inventories totalled 1.03 million tonnes this week across eight major Chinese consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, albeit down by 82,000 tonnes a year ago. The week-on-week rise in primary aluminium inventories is attributable to higher arrivals of stocks due to the recovery in operating rates after the improvement of the pandemic situation, but some buyers still remain cautious about purchase in light of the pandemic. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: In Gongyi, primary aluminium inventories jumped by 37,000...
Hindalco Industries Limited’s aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices continued to see a plunge on May 5 for the fifth consecutive time since April 21, 2022. As per the latest price list revealed by the company, aluminium billets price saw a cut of 3.2 per cent or INR 9,000 per tonne to come in at INR 271,850 per tonne. About a week ago, on April 30, Hindalco’s aluminium billets price stood at INR 280,850 per tonne, witnessing a downfall of 0.97 per cent from April 29. Hindalco has slashed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 9,000 per tonne as well on May 5 to sell the product at INR 268,850 per tonne versus INR 277,850 per tonne on April 30. Aluminium ingot price, being no exception but witnessed a cut of INR 9,000 per tonne, came in at INR 257,750 per tonne, with effect from May...
In modern times, recycling aluminium from scrap has become a vital component of industry and has been a practice since the early 1900s. However, the process was a low profile undertaking until the 1960s, when the recycling of aluminium beverage cans finally came into the limelight. The most common item that is collected and brought to a scrap yard is aluminium cans, as it is very commonly available from beverages and food cans. The other sources for the recycling of aluminium scrap include - automobiles, appliances, windows and doors, and other products. The foremost export of the Dominican Republic is ferronickel, aluminium and other metal scraps, jewellery, medical equipment, etc. The country’s major export partner remains the USA with over 60% of its trade, while the other import...
China’s domestic aluminium billet inventory heightened by 22,700 tonnes or 21.45 percent W-o-W to stop at 128,600 tonnes, as of May 5, 2022. Because of the pandemic's ongoing interruption of consumption, downstream purchasers have become increasingly cautious. However, when aluminium prices fall below 20,000 tonnes, demand may increase. After stockpiles are digested, buyers will refill, easing inventory pressure. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: The inventory in Foshan hiked by 25,000 tonnes to score at 70,500 tonnes, followed by a decline of 4,880 tonnes to stop at 22,900 tonnes. Inventory in Foshan rose due to large arrivals from Yunnan over the holiday season and slow trading. Due to the resurgence of the...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,997 per tonne on Thursday and closed at US$2,936 per tonne, down US$49 per tonne or 1.64 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price and official settlement price halted at US$2,916.50 per tonne and US$2,917 per tonne, respectively, both experiencing a 0.41 per cent or US$12 per tonne decline, on 5th May. The 3-month bid price stooped to US$2,945 per tonne with a loss of 0.56 per cent or US$16.50 per tonne. The 3-month offer price came in at US$2,947 per tonne with a drop of 0.52 per cent or US$15.50 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price settled at US$2,873 per tonne and US$2,878 per tonne, respectively, both with a 0.07 per cent or US$2 per tonne fall. LME aluminium opening stock continued to decrease by 0.06 per cent or 375 tonnes from...
The Odisha government has reportedly planned to host a two-day event - Advantage Angul, intending to showcase investment opportunities in downstream and ancillary industries of aluminium and steel sectors in Angul district, Odisha. The government has planned this event after Union Minister R P Singh inaugurated one of the world’s largest and most modern TMT Rebar mills in Angul a few days ago. The event is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday at the Angul Aluminium Park, jointly developed by NALCO and state-owned Idco. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to attend the event virtually. According to state industries secretary Hamanta Sharma, major players like NALCO, Tata Steel, JSPL, and others will bring prospective investors from the metal downstream sector to the event to let them...
Sunshine Hydro and Energy Estate have proposed the construction of the “world’s first,” super-hybrid green hydrogen project in Central Queensland, valued at $5.5 billion with massive wind and pumped hydro facilities. The unit also underlines its plans for hydrogen technologies. The project is expected to feature 1.8GW of new wind generation and 600MW of pumped hydro, inducing 18 hours of storage capacity. The energy production list would consist of 300MW of hydrogen electrolysers, 50MW of liquefaction and a 50MW hydrogen fuel cell with an ability to produce 65 tonnes of green hydrogen per day. Some of their end-users would include hydrogen transportation industries and common metal smelting units. Especially in Queensland, Australia the introduction of this plant would ultimately mean an...
The sole aluminium smelter in Argentina and one of the largest in South America, Aluar Aluminio Argentino has awarded Vestas, the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions for the 81 MW Llano IV Wind Farm in the province of Chubut in Argentina. However, it has been reported that Vestas is supplying and installing 18 V150-4.5 MW for the project. In addition to the completion, Vestas will also deliver a 20-year service agreement for Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000). As a result of this agreement, energy production can be optimized while also providing certainty for the long-term business case. It will provide renewable electricity for Aluar's aluminium smelter in Puerto Madryn, which is the largest in Argentina, and help Aluar comply with the requirements from...
