Novelis Inc. has produced the first coil on the cold mill at its $5 billion Greenfield aluminum recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, marking a major commissioning milestone for one of the largest new US aluminum manufacturing investments in decades. The first-coil production moves the facility closer to customer qualification and commercial shipments, which Novelis said remain on track to begin in the second quarter of 2027. All assets required to commence commercial shipments are currently in the commissioning process. Novelis moves toward commercial production The Bay Minette facility is the first fully integrated aluminum recycling and rolling plant built in the United States in more than 40 years. Once fully operational, it will add 600 kilotonnes of annual rolled...
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...
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LME aluminium opened at US$2,352 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,374 per tonne, an increase of US$9 per tonne or 0.38 per cent. On November 28, Monday LME aluminium cash bid price and the LME aluminium official settlement price dived down by US$30.50 per tonne or 1.3 per cent to close at US$2,315 per tonne and US$2,315.50 per tonne, respectively. The 3-month bid price saw a drop of US$27 per tonne or 1.13 per cent, settling at US$2,353 per tonne, while the 3-month offer price had a similar price plunge of US$27.50 per tonne or 1.15 per cent, resting at US$2,353.50 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both de-escalated by US$28 per tonne or 1.14 per cent, stopping at US$2,422 per tonne and US$2,427 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock plummeted by 2,575...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has bagged the awards titled ‘Leading Corporate for Investor Relations (IR) in Bahrain' and ‘Best Investor Relations Professional – Bahrain’ at the 2022 Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Hybrid Annual Conference and Awards on October 24, 2022, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The MEIRA Annual Conference and Awards is the largest Investor Relations event in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which acknowledges the efforts of regionally listed companies towards shaping Investor Relations. The event also serves as a common platform for international corporates, investors, research analysts, advisors, and regulatory bodies to share knowledge and discuss market challenges. On receiving the award, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al...
The third edition of the space-inspired hovering pen has been named Levitating Pen 3.0, just a number up from the last released model. With just a glance, it is almost impossible to realise that it is a working pen and not something just for show. The incredible physics-defying object, Levitating Pen 3.0, has been forged out of aircraft-grade aluminium and titanium, which gives it a realistic yet fictionalised outlook. The pen comes equipped with a stand, on which it has been meticulously placed upon a touchpoint. The pen keeps moving, pivoted on the stand. The Levitating Pen 3.0, as the name suggests, can literally float on its stand and spin for a stretch of 30 seconds straight using basic kinetic energy. On the stand, the pen can be placed at a 60° angle, which almost resembles the...
After three successful years, the AlCircle Team is once again gearing up to organise the fourth edition of its much-awaited virtual expo – Global Aluminium Expo 2023 . Although the world has started assembling in person on various occasions like the pre-covid era, virtual events have not lost popularity, given the benefits and convenience. Virtual events are cost-effective, time-saving, able to engage global audiences, and more inviting with enticing technologies. Due to immense admiration and response to previous editions, AlCircle has extended the expo 2023 for a day more. This year, it is a 3-day event from April 18 to 20, 11 AM to 7 PM (GMT). In the background of the rapid transformation of the global aluminium market with a unanimous goal of net zero carbon, it is imperative to offer...
On November 28, the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) declared that MYTILINEOS has been successfully registered as one of its members. Established in 1972, the IAI brings together global bauxite, alumina and aluminium companies in all the major producing regions under one roof by providing them membership certificates. The Greece-based industrial conglomerate MYTILINEOS can be referred to as the most potent player in the world metallurgy sector. It is a rapidly developing company with the healthiest growth proportion in Greece for over 60 years. It is by far the hugest vertically integrated bauxite, alumina and aluminium producer in the European Union. The General Manager of MYTILINEOS’ Metallurgy Business Unit, Mr Dimitrios Stefanidis, illustrated as he spoke: “With more than half...
After being introduced to the concept of COVID-19, the world has become extremely careful about the harmful effects of human negligence and started to shift toward green technologies that reduce carbon emissions. Only recently, Hindalco has partnered with Manush Labs, an MIT spin-off, to collaboratively conduct a 'Clean Technology Start-up Challenge' to arrive at their sustainability goals. Almost 70% of global emissions come from fully integrated corporations and industries. Many big enterprises have grown to become more careful about the carbon footprint left behind while production and the effects of their operations on the environment, other than solely thinking about financial earnings. Since the directives of E-S-G (Environmental-Social-Governance) have been widely accepted, many...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,380 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,365 per tonne, down US$3 per tonne or 0.13 per cent. On Friday, November 25, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price inched up by US$2 per tonne to stand at US$2,345.50 per tonne and US$2,346 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price grew by US$7 per tonne and US$6 per tonne to rest at US$2,380 per tonne and US$2,381 per tonne, respectively. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price gained US$7 per tonne, amounting to US$2,450 per tonne and US$2,455 per tonne, as of November 25. LME aluminium opening stock further slumped by 3,175 tonnes to total 506,275 tonnes. Live Warrants recorded restraint at 282,400 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants shrank by 3,175 tonnes...
A00 aluminium ingot price has nosedived to RMB 18,800 per tonne, losing RMB 230 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on Monday, November 28. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,780 per tonne and RMB 18,820 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at premium prices of RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 60 per tonne. The provinces in China have witnessed plummeting prices today, with the aluminium price falling the highest in Chongqing by RMB 240 per tonne, closing at RMB 18,910 per tonne, followed by RMB 220 per tonne dip in Gongyi and Foshan to rest at RMB 18,750 per tonne and RMB 18,880 per tonne, respectively. In Linyi, the aluminium price has shrunk by RMB 210 per tonne, stopping at RMB 18,900 per tonne. The price of aluminium in Shenyang has lost RMB 190 per...
The iconic aluminium producer in India and a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium observed 'World Quality Month' across its operations with various awareness-raising activities for its employees, business partners, and community members. The activities focused on raising their awareness of the importance of quality and enabling them to become active participants in developing a sustainable quality culture. World Quality Month is an annual event in which organizations worldwide reaffirm a quality-first approach to their processes while recognizing ongoing efforts to achieve this goal. Based on this year's theme, 'Quality Conscience: Doing the Right Thing,' BALCO arranged a variety of initiatives, including Nukkad Natak, slogan writing, poster making, photography, poem prose contests, and...
Denmark-based interior designer and the proprietor of B4K, Andreas Krob, has unveiled his latest creation, the FollowMe task chair for Czech Manufacturer LD Seating, an innovator connecting seating spaces with comfort since 1993. FollowMe gives a modern, utopian, space-centric vibe with its shiny aluminium framework that strengthens the construction of each chair. The aluminium super-structure does not have a very complex design; instead, it has been precisely formulated to provide ultimate comfort and an elongated skeleton to the backrest. Just as the backrest has been supported with a robust aluminium frame, the backrest, in turn, provides utmost comfort to a user, as it has been designed to follow the resident's body movement. This means if a person lies back on the chair, it gives...
Vedanta Limited further curtailed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the second day in a row, with effect from Friday, November 25. Vedanta cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,750 per tonne to sell the product at INR 229,250-236,750 per tonne versus INR 231,000-238,500 per tonne on November 24. The cut on November 25 brought the company’s aluminium billet price to INR 230,750 per tonne compared to INR 231,000-238,500 per tonne on November 24. Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price also saw a trim of INR 1,750 per tonne on November 25 to stand at INR 221,750-252,750 per tonne from INR 223,500-254,500 per tonne the previous day. Vedanta links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metals Exchange, which...
With the advent of the idea of net zero by 2050, many notable initiatives are being taken all over the world, among which recycling holds a very special place. USA-based Ocean Insight has inherited the LIBS SpeedSorter™ high-speed aluminium sorting technology by Rigaku Analytical Devices to successfully separate scrap aluminium for recycling. Pendle Borough Council has introduced the "Foil in Love with Recycling" programme in collaboration with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) to propagate the recycling of used aluminium foils, beverage cans, tins, containers in the region. Whereas on the other hand, almost 158,284 kg of aluminium and copper flakes worth RM2.17 million destined for China were intercepted and stopped at the Senari Port by the Royal Malaysian Customs...
The downstream portion of the global aluminium industry, which transforms aluminium into manufacturing feedstock, is its most important component. This week, the downstream sector of the aluminium industry witnessed limited but prominent events. According to the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), supplies of aluminium foil decreased slightly year over year in the third quarter of 2022 to 237,800 tonnes but increased year over year (YTD) by 0.4 per cent. A US$45 million investment plan has been announced by General Motors for its Bedford aluminium die-casting factory in Indiana. According to a press release issued by the company, the investment will only be used to increase GM's production capacity of aluminium unit castings that meet EV specifications to meet the growing demand...
Aluminium recycling is not just the need of the hour but also a very important step for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reaching a carbon-neutral atmosphere. City Council on Tuesday reported that the installation of an aluminium can recycling facility at Flipside Thrift on Commerce Boulevard had been approved, offering locals another choice for recovering the 5- or 10-cent levy they paid on containers as part of California's "bottle bill." Flipside Thrift on Commerce Boulevard is a thrift store which accepts quality reusable clothing and household items for sale. They work in collaboration with United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of the North Bay, supporting the organisation's efforts towards people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, their families, and their communities. This...
For the past few months, the end-user sector has been witnessing rapid growth and massive transformations all at once and with more and more brands moving toward sustainability, it is one of the primary agendas for manufacturers worldwide. The all-new BMW 7 Series and BMW i7 brought in by Abu Dhabi Motors (ADM), the officially registered importer of BMW Group vehicles in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, have been constituted with CelestiAL, an aluminium variant produced by Emirates Global Aluminium using solar power. South Korea’s LG Chem announced that it would make a US$3 billion investment to build a battery cathode factory in Tennessee to meet the rising demand for electric vehicle (EV) components. A subsidiary of DCM Shriram Group in India, Fenesta has declared the inauguration of its 7th...
This week, the global primary aluminium segment recorded many important events. To begin with, with the news of the London Metal Exchange not prohibiting Russian metal from being traded on its platform, there was a rush to negotiate contracts with the two largest mining and smelting firms in Russia. The world's largest aluminium producer, Rusal, reported that the LME announcement improved sales. Also, Alcoa, the eighth-largest producer of aluminium in the world with headquarters in Pittsburgh, supported Rusal's demand, which was made last week, for the London Metal Exchange to provide information about the origin of any metal stored in LME-approved warehouses. Under the market segment, LME aluminium benchmark price remained range-bound this week between US$2344-2346/t. According to the...
LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price started the week on Monday, November 21, with a decline of US$26 per tonne and US$25 per tonne, respectively, to stand at US$2,342 per tonne and US$2,344 per tonne. But the next day, the prices jumped by US$51.50 per tonne and US$50 per tonne to settle at US$2,393.50 per tonne and US$2,394 per tonne. On Wednesday, November 23, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price declined again by US$30.50 per tonne and US$30 per tonne to hover around US$2,363 per tonne and US$2,364 per tonne. On November 24, the prices continued to fall by 1 per cent each to rest at US$2343.50 per tonne and US$2,344 per tonne but inched up the next day to close the week at US$2,345.50 per tonne and US$2,346...
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC) has been coroneted to become the only manufacturer of aluminium-made beverage cans in the country by Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA). On November 25, the company's PSX filing displayed two primary entry ratings: "A+" for the long term and "Al" for the short term with a steady exposure. The ratings specify the company's capability in assessing its market position and the management's capacity to run the company to achieve its full potential. Since the enterprise is witnessing growth in business and volumes, the board is willing to make shrewd financial decisions and follow rigorous norms to control the environment. The demand for aluminium cans is directly proportional to the intake of beverage drinks, which in a way, is on the...
