Alumina imports in the United States increased in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, although imports fell sharply in the second quarter. Total imports reached 712,000 tonnes in H1 2026, up 2.7 per cent from 693,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The H1 2024 total was 495,000 tonnes. Imports in Q1 2026 reached 446,000 tonnes, up 32 per cent from 337,000 tonnes in Q1 2025. However, imports dropped to 266,000 tonnes in Q2 (a 25 per cent decline) from 356,000 tonnes in the same quarter a year earlier. Brazil remains the largest supplier Brazil remained the largest exporter of alumina to the US during the period covered by the data. Its shipments reached 568,000 tonnes in H1 2026, around 5 per cent increase from 542,000 tonnes in H1 2025. In H1 2024, Brazil supplied 430,000...
Middle East crude exports ended September at roughly their pre-conflict levels and exceeded them on several days, according to Reuters. However, the recovery is far less complete for other Gulf commodities. Diesel and gasoline shipments were running at 58 per cent of pre-conflict volumes, while LNG, fertiliser, aluminium and helium were recovering more slowly. The uneven rebound highlights why crude flows alone do not provide a complete picture of trade through the Strait of Hormuz. For commodities with lower margins, limited routing options or specialised infrastructure requirements, the cost of moving cargoes and repairing damaged facilities continues to weigh on supply. Crude can absorb the cost of moving through Hormuz Supertanker rates for voyages from the Middle East to China...
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Hindalco Industries Limited continued to escalate its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the third day in a row, Friday, December 2. On Thursday, December 1, the company increased its aluminium ingot price by INR 3,500 per tonne to INR 224,000 per tonne, which further got raised by INR 2,750 per tonne or 1.23 per cent to INR 226,750 per tonne on December 2. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price was also elevated by INR 3,500 per tonne on December 1 to INR 235,100 per tonne, and further by INR 2,750 per tonne on December 2 to INR 237,850 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price stood at INR 240,850 per tonne as of December 2, also up by INR 2,750 per tonne from the previous day. On December 1, the price was at INR 240,850 per tonne after gaining INR 3,500 per tonne from...
The Aluminum Association has released its preliminary estimates in the monthly Aluminum Situation report, stating that aluminium demand in North America (US and Canada) has recorded a 6.3% year-to-date growth through the third quarter of 2022 ended September 30. Growth in the third quarter has continued to reflect robust demand compared to the first and second quarters. Charles Johnson, president & CEO of the Aluminum Association, commented: “We are glad to see steady demand growth for North American aluminum, which is some of the cleanest aluminum in the world. As we strive for a more energy-efficient future, our metal continues to provide innovative solutions and competitive advantages for businesses and consumers.” The Aluminum Association has mentioned explicitly in the report that...
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) announced on November 28 that MYTILINEOS had successfully enrolled as a member of its organisation. By issuing membership certificates, the IAI, founded in 1972, unites international bauxite, alumina, and aluminium firms from all the key producing locations under one roof. The renowned Indian aluminium maker, a Vedanta Aluminium subsidiary, marked "World Quality Month" throughout its operations with various awareness-raising programmes for its staff, business associates, and community members. For October 2022, Russia and Eastern Europe produced 344,000 tonnes of primary aluminium, an increase of 3.61 per cent month over month. The output decreased by 5.14 per cent or 18,000 tonnes, from 350,000 tonnes in August to 332,000 tonnes in September....
A sectoral session on the metal, downstream, and auxiliary industries was held on the Make in Odisha Conclave's second day. More than ten top industry leaders addressed a sizable crowd of business titans, policymakers, investors, and many more. The Minister of Industries, Energy and MSME, Pratap Kesari Dev, addressed the session, which invited investors to invest in downstream units in Odisha. Hemant Sharma, the Principal Secretary of Industry, explained why investors should invest in downstream industries in Odisha. Sharma highlighted the government's emphasis on parks, clusters, and hubs. He referred to Vedanta Aluminium Park and Angul Aluminium Park and urged MSMEs to take advantage of the opportunity. Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, the Resident Director of Vedanta and the Former Chairman cum...
The end-user sector has been bustling with activities this week, with Ball Corporation announcing a partnership with O’cean, wherein the former would provide the beverage company with aluminium cans to pack their flagship energy drink. This was made clear by a social media post by Virat Kohli, and it is eminent that big names like the Indian cricketing legend are in full support of sustainability. Cellnex and Israeli battery maker, Phinergy joined hands to accomplish developing the pilot programme to scrutinise and attest to the use of cutting-edge aluminium-air battery technology as a backup power system at its Spanish facility. Switch Mobility delivered JSW Group 71 lightweight aluminium buses based on an order by the Indian company. This step was taken by JSW to adopt a comfortable yet...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China's primary aluminium inventories decreased by 18,000 tonnes week-on-week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Therefore, on Thursday, December 1, the inventories totalled 500,000 tonnes, which in comparison with the last Monday of the previous month, November 28, plummeted by 16,000 tonnes. As of now, the inventories in November dropped by 503,000 tonnes, as recorded in the same period last year and 81,000 tonnes on a month-on-month scale. Along the eight major Chinese provinces, the aluminium ingot inventories kept on declining, excluding only Gongyi. The inventory in Wuxi witnessed plunging aluminium inventories due to curtailed imports as some of the shipment was diverted to South China, where traders received...
On Thursday, December 1, aluminium billet inventories in China increased to 69,000 tonnes, up by 6,000 tonnes from a week ago. The hike was witnessed in all the major consumption areas except Changzhou. Since late October, there had been a sporadic accumulation of aluminium billet inventory; nevertheless, the growth was modest, and the overall inventory was still hanging around 70,000 tonnes, which is significantly less than it was at the same time of the previous two years. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: A different level of inventory buildup was seen in all the key markets, with a rise of 4,300 tonnes in Foshan, where downstream consumption was subdued. Since demand in Wuxi, Changzhou, and Huzhou was somewhat...
The Romanian window and door maker Casa Noastra, owner of the QFort brand, is planning to broaden its capacity and range of products by building a new EUR 20 million aluminium profile manufacturing unit near the southern city of Craiova, Dolj County. This will enable the company to compete domestically and abroad in countries like Italy, France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain, where it conducts business. More than 200 employments will be created by the new facility. Casa Noastrar received EUR 9 million as state funding from REI Grup in 2020 for this project. Beginning in 2020, a funding agreement for state help was secured, and over the last two years, expenditures have been made in the construction of the hall and the acquisition of equipment....
On November 2, 2022, Constellium SE announced that it is leading a new consortium of automakers and suppliers to develop lower carbon, lower cost aluminium extrusion alloys. The £10 million CirConAl (Circular and Constant Aluminium) project, funded by a grant from the UK's Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), intends to optimize the use of post-consumer scrap in a new generation of high-strength alloys that release less than two tonnes of CO2 each tonne of aluminium produced. CirConAl is part of a joint government and industry effort to build an end-to-end supply chain for zero-emissions vehicles in the United Kingdom. The project is anticipated to demonstrate that high-strength alloys with a high recycled content may meet or surpass OEM requirements, such as strength, crushability,...
Pakmule, a New Braunfels-based carrier company, is different from other carrier companies since their product is entirely manufactured of aluminium that is around 70 per cent recycled. The Swayback pro aluminium hitch rack weighs 40 pounds and holds the strength to carry 650 pounds of goods. The business continues to manufacture each of its goods in the United States using recycled aluminium, and it donates a part of its earnings to groups that support wildland conservation. The Pro series units' pipe frame design is intended for massive gear and heavy loads. They are self-cleaning, won't hold dirt or muck, and offer many areas allowing the customers to wrap the MULEstraps around the luggage to keep them in place. Despite having the same cargo-carrying footprint as the other hatchbacks,...
Equispheres Inc. nurtures the blissful minds behind all innovations introduced in transforming the additive manufacturing industry. Recently, it partnered with Morf3D to discover new high-performance aluminium powders that enhance the performance and productivity of the metal additive manufacturing (AM) sector. The alliance will try to develop and curate newer high-performance aluminium powders to generate better utilisation points to enhance product performance, depending on recent needs. Morf3D is located in California and is an expert in creating, installing and activating technology systems for greater volumes of additively manufactured items designated for the defence, aviation and space industries. The Vice-President – Product & Strategy for Equispheres, Evan Butler-Jones,...
Rio Tinto has sanctioned laying a second tunnel providing water to its hydroelectric generating station at Kemano, almost 75 kilometres southeast of Kitimat. This new 16km-long tunnel aligned via Mt. Dubose will open a second source of water for Rio Tinto's B.C. Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat. As early as in July, the new tunnel successfully produced its first megawatt of electricity after major construction works were finished in May. The company issued a statement on December 1. The BC Works director of energy and watershed partnerships – Rio Tinto, Andrew Czornohalan specified in a comment: "The completion of a second tunnel to supply water to the Kemano hydropower facility will ensure the long-term, sustainable production of low-carbon aluminium at our smelter in Kitimat." "This...
After talking with company bosses, Niall Collins, the Limerick TD and Minister of State has played down fears of job losses at Aughinish Alumina. According to the company's directors and auditors, the Ukraine-Russia geopolitical conflict and its economic impact are threatening the future viability of Rusal-owned West Limerick. Since the rise in gas prices in the year before the Ukraine invasion, the company has suffered a net loss of over €363 million. Now, these prices have increased again due to the conflict, putting the organization under immense pressure. As a result of the document, fears have again been raised for the nearly 500 employees at Europe's largest bauxite refinery, which produces 30% of the country's alumina, used primarily in aircraft. Limerick Alumina Refining paid over...
The United Kingdom’s aluminium packaging recycling rate has been rising for three consecutive quarters and is still on course to surpass its yearly objective. As per the Q3 data released by the Environment Agency in November, 37,815 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling between July and September 2022. “The UK’s PRN data for Q3 shows another strong performance for separately collected aluminium packaging, material recovered from IBA and other local protocol fractions. It’s positive news indeed that PRNs issued to date this year are already well ahead of target,” said Tom Giddings, general manager of Alupro. 28,003 tonnes of material were collected using kerbside, carry, and on-the-go methods, 322 tonnes were collected via other means and 9,491 tonnes were recovered...
British bike maker, Volt has launched the new Infinity e-bike, termed as its' most advanced e-bike yet and a significant evolution of its much-loved predecessor'. The e-bike has been modelled around a brushed aluminium frame and can be considered to have a compact design. The new Infinity e-bike has been inspired by all the Volt models released throughout 2022, and the brand claims this latest upgrade brings together splendour and modernity. It has been equipped with a removable battery, and with or without it, the brushed aluminium frame contributes to the low weight of Volt Infinity e-bikes. Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable non-ferrous metal that can retain its actual form even after going through the transformation process. Thus, colossal automobile brands are slowly moving...
The eleventh month of 2022 witnessed eventful happenings in the global aluminium industry, which is different in context from the tradition before the end of the year. In October 2022, the world's oldest and largest market for industrial metals exchange floated a discussion paper on the topic, seeking a market opinion on the possibility of prohibiting Russian metal. Still, in November, the LME stated it does not propose at this time to restrict the warranting of new Russian metal nor to impose thresholds or limits to the amount of Russian stock permitted in LME warehouses. On the other side, the world leader in sustainable, low-carbon rolled aluminium solutions, Novelis, broke the ground on a new $50 million recycling centre in South Korea to produce low-carbon sheet ingot. The leading...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,491.5 per tonne on Thursday and closed at US$2,475 per tonne, down US$16 per tonne or 0.64 per cent. On Thursday, December 1, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price surged by US$44 per tonne or 1.84 per cent and US$43.5 per tonne or 1.82 per cent to settle at US$2,430 per tonne and US$2,430.50 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price hiked by US$41.5 per tonne or 1.71 per cent to peg at US$2,459.50 per tonne and US$2,460.50 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price ascended by US$38 per tonne or 1.52 per cent to halt at US$2,525 per tonne and US$2,530 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock came in at 499150 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants clocked at 249575 tonnes and 249575...
A00 aluminium ingot price has elevated by RMB 40 per tonne, resting at RMB 19,330 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on Friday, December 2. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 19,310 per tonne and RMB 19,350 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at premium prices of RMB 70 per tonne and RMB 30 per tonne. The provinces in China have witnessed augmenting prices today, with the aluminium price rising the highest in Hangzhou by RMB 80 per tonne, closing at RMB 19,355 per tonne, while the aluminium price in Tianjin has heightened by RMB 60 per tonne to arrive at RMB 19,300 per tonne. The aluminium prices in Foshan, Wuxi and Chongqing have escalated by RMB 50 per tonne to close at RMB 19,350 per tonne, RMB 19,315 per tonne and RMB 19,400 per tonne. Lastly, the...
