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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AlCircle’s “ Future of the Global Aluminium Castings Industry - Market analysis and industry forecast to 2027 ” report is available on our website; please click on the link below for full information. EGA has reached a milestone in aluminium production by completing the supply of 40 million tonnes of hot metal since the start of its operations in 1979. One of the largest suppliers of aluminium sheet, plate and extrusions in the United States, Arconic declared that it has accomplished selling Promishlennie Investitsii LLC, the main shareholder of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, 100 per cent of its Russian operations for a cash bid of $230 million. Novelis has been anointed as a strategic partner to the global robotics organisation, FIRST to help it with operational insights. AlCircle recently...
On November 19, 2022, RHI Magnesita, the leading global supplier of refractory products, publicized the acquisition of the Indian refractory business of Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited (DBRL). DBRL is one of India’s foremost refractory players and a long-term trusted partner to customers in the region. Established in 1954, Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited (previously Shri Nataraj Ceramics and Chemical Industries Ltd.) is a leading India-based producer of high alumina refractory bricks for the Indian cement industry. The acquisition will notably expand RHI Magnesita’s presence in the booming Indian refractory market, with forecast steel production growth in India of 12% in 2022 and a CAGR of 7-8% until 2030. As DBRL's production is consolidated into RHI Magnesita's existing...
The voice of and the gateway to the South African aluminium industry, the Aluminium Federation of South Africa (AFSA) hosted the 'International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition' on October 26-27, 2022, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. The event focused on promoting the use of aluminium, with a focus on aluminium applications and uses, market analyses and technological advancements within the industry. The conference was reserved for delegates, with the exhibition hall open to the public. Approximately 100 people were in attendance, including domestic and international attendees from various countries in Europe and East Asia. During the conference, speakers and delegates shared their opinions, views, and suggestions on topical issues. Guala Closures...
According to our European report, there has been a rush to sign contracts with the two major mining and smelting companies in Russia following the London Metal Exchange's decision not to forbid Russian metal from being traded on its platform and stored at its warehouses. Some buyers had postponed concluding annual supply agreements with MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC and United Co. Rusal International PJSC due to the LME's deliberations over whether to outlaw Russian metal. However, contracts with both businesses are now getting finalised. The Russian aluminium giant, Rusal, stated that sales have increased after the LME's announcement. Brian Hesse, the owner and CEO of PerenniAL, the region's sole distributor of Rusal, said that aluminium sales in North America might decline by 4% to 5% due to...
On November 18, 2022, the European rolled aluminium manufacturer with six decades of experience in the sector introduced ‘Aludium Eco’, a range of cutting-edge products with a third-party certified carbon footprint of less than 4 tons C02 /t AL, cradle-to-gate. However, it has also been reported that the carbon footprint in certain Aludium Eco products is even lower at less than 3 or even 2 tonnes C02 /t AL. Lionel Chapis, the CEO of Aludium, said, “Advancing the low-carbon transition is core to Aludium’s company strategy, and the development of Aludium Eco is a big step forward to offer our customers access to products certified at some of the world’s lowest levels of carbon footprint for aluminium flat rolled products. This is the fruit of years of investment in our assets, technology,...
Vedanta Limited reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices by INR 3,500 per tonne on Friday, November 18. With the latest cut, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price hovered around 221,250-252,250 per tonne versus INR 224,750- 255,750 per tonne on November 17. Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price ranged between INR 228,750-236,250 per tonne as of November 18, also down INR 3,500 per tonne from INR 232,250-239,750 per tonne on November 17. Aluminium billet price came in at INR 230,250 per tonne on November 18 compared to INR 233,750 on the previous day. Vedanta curtailed its aluminium ingot and products prices on November 18, in line with the plunge of the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metals Exchange. On November 17, the LME aluminium benchmark price glided down by...
The primary aluminium sector was extremely active this week, with big aluminium companies like EGA, Alba, Vedanta, INALUM and many other prominent ones extending hands in collaboration for a better sustainable future. Emirates Global Aluminium and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have signed a deal under which the former will be lending operational expertise to properly develop INALUM’s Brownfield aluminium smelter. Similarly, EGA signed an MoU with Japanese ITOCHU Corporation to support and complement each other’s capacity in building UAE’s industrial infrastructure. To keep up with the modernising world, Vedanta Aluminium has introduced an Internet of Things (IoT)-based technology for cooling water analysis and total water usage reduction at its power facilities in Jharsuguda,...
On November 18, Emirates Global Aluminium, the grandest industrial enterprise in the United Arab Emirates, excluding the oil and gas sector and ITOCHU Corporation of Japan bonded over a Memorandum of Understanding under which the companies would nurture and create joint projects in the UAE. This initiative is very crucial for UAE’s Operation 300 billion industrial growth scheme. The EGA and ITOCHU friendship can be traced back to the 1980s, with the latter commercially popularising the former’s metal to Japanese users and companies that are internationally active. In the recent ploy, both EGA and ITOCHU have decided to emphasise their individual industrial capabilities, further conjuring the best out of each other. Moreover, EGA wishes to enhance its existing activities with this...
Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the two successive days – November 17 and 18. On Thursday, November 17, Hindalco trimmed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,750 per tonne from INR 235,350 per tonne on November 16 to INR 233,600 per tonne on November 17. The next day, November 18, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price further saw a cut of INR 2,250 per tonne to INR 231,350 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price was also curtailed by INR 1,750 per tonnes on November 17 from INR 238,350 per tonne to INR 236,600 per tonne, followed by a cut of INR 2,250 per tonne on November 18 to peg at INR 234,350 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price was no exception but experienced cuts on November 17 and November 18 by INR 1,750 per...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories in China witnessed a slump of 29,000 tonnes week-on-week across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. Therefore, on Thursday, November 17, the inventories totalled 547,000 tonnes, which in comparison with the month’s second Monday, November 14, dropped further by 6,000 tonnes. As of now, the inventories in November dropped by 491,000 tonnes, as recorded in the same period last year and 65,000 tonnes on a month-on-month scale. The aluminium inventory is continuously maintaining an all-time low in the year 2022, with the inventories declining for four consecutive weeks. Moreover, this is significantly lower than the same period last year. The inventory in Gongyi descended big time, but the downstream...
The United States’ aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from India decreased in August 2022, following an intermittent rise in the previous month after the past two successive months of decline. According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 10,200 tonnes of crude metals and alloys in August, down by 4,500 tonnes or 30.61 per cent month-on-month. In July, the import volume stood at 14,700 tonnes, reflecting a hike of 6,310 tonnes or 42.93 per cent from a month ago after two consecutive months of downfall by 29.37 per cent and 16.93 per cent, respectively. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States imports in August 2022 edged a 146.38 per cent hike from 4,140 tonnes. India was the fourth largest supplier of aluminium crude metals and alloys to the United...
A00 aluminium ingot price has shot up by RMB 260 per tonne, closing at RMB 19,250 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on Friday, November 18. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 19,230 per tonne and RMB 19,2 70 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at a discount price of RMB10 per tonne and a premium price of RMB 30 per tonne. The provinces in China have witnessed augmenting prices today, with aluminium price in Linyi recording the highest rise of RMB 280 per tonne, closing at RMB 19,330 per tonne, followed by RMB 270 per tonne hike in Gongyi and Tianjin to settle at RMB 19,210 per tonne and RMB 19,230 per tonne, respectively. The aluminium price in Shenyang has gained RMB 260 per tonne to halt at RMB 19,200 per tonne, whereas there has been an RMB 255 per...
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,412 per tonne on Thursday, with high and low at US$2,419.5 per tonne and US$2,361 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,379 per tonne, a drop of US$15 per tonne or 0.62 per cent. On Thursday, November 17, LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price continued to decline for the second day in a row by US$50 per tonne and US$50.50 per tonne, respectively, to stand at US$2,342 per tonne and US$2,342.50 per tonne. 3-month bid price and the 3-month offer price plunged by US$48 per tonne and US$49 per tonne to rest at US$2,370 per tonne and US$2,371 per tonne. Both December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price recorded a downfall of US$48 per tonne to settle at US$2,445 per tonne and US$2,450 per tonne. LME...
The Sohar Free Zone in Oman has gladly accepted the opening of the Sanvira carbon plant with a manufacturing capability of 600,000 tonnes of calcined petroleum coke yearly and 24 megawatts of electricity generated by the steam force. The plant has been constructed by an Omani-Indian collaboration, where the Oman National Investments Development Company, 'Tanmia', United Business Company and India's Sanvira Industries all worked together at a pre-calculated pace, as was reported by sources. Sultanate of Oman will receive its first petroleum coke unit that transforms the simple material into carbon cathodes and anodes widely used in the production of primary aluminium. Moreover, petroleum coke has its own definitive applications in the integrated mining and aluminium industry. Carbon...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have accumulated 6,400 tonnes over the week ending November 17, 2022, amounting to 60,600 tonnes. Last Thursday, November 10, inventories fell by almost the same amount (6,300 tonnes) to stand at 54,200 tonnes. Increase in inventories this week could be attributed to the gradual arrivals of cargoes in Qinghai and Gansu, with the restoration of transportation capacity. To know the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details, refer the chart below: Rise in aluminium billet inventories this week is primarily led by Foshan, accumulating 11,000 tonnes over a year to stand at 39,000 tonnes as of Thursday, November 17. In Nanchang, the inventories have remained almost unchanged at 4,200...
Wildpack claims to have witnessed record monthly sales for the second month successively. Like September, in October 2022, the company enjoyed extraordinary sales numbers and new customer conversion rates. If the year 2022 is considered, October is the second month in line to have marked huge sales and new customer conversions, displaying the emerging demand for one-stop beverage packaging options. Wildpack had a throughput of 17.4 million 12-ounce cans throughout the month of October. In regards to quality assurance, the company achieved almost 90 per cent perfection in the same month. In October only, Wildpack successfully brokered 11 million aluminium cans, styled almost 2.91 million cans, pressure-filled 1 million cans and printed over 2.5 million aluminium sleeves. Also, in the same...
Ontario-based Equispheres has confirmed the discovery of a non-explosible aluminium alloy feedstock for Additive Manufacturing that decreases the chances of accidents related to the everyday application of metal powders. The latest creation, NExP-1, has been specially crafted to produce aluminium components. Equispheres’ team goes on to illustrate that NExP-1 has the capacity to manufacture high-quality, precise items at an extremely advanced throughput rate. But on the brighter side, it has a dust-free quotient unavailable in any of its contemporaries. Moreover, the NExP-1 is non-explosible as per the ASTM E1226 guidelines or mainly the terms of the Standard Test Method for Explosibility of Dust Clouds. This newly developed additive raw material is also non-combustible in accordance with...
Hind Aluminium Industries Limited, a manufacturer of aluminium and alloy conductors and aluminium wire rods, announced its second quarter results ended September 30. The company reported its net sales nosedived by 90 per cent year-on-year from INR 8.00 crore to INR 0.80 crore and a quarter-on-quarter drop of 20 per cent from 1.00 crore. Net profit for the September 2022 quarter was INR 2.01 crore - 310.2 per cent higher year-on-year than INR 0.49 crore but 22.99 per cent less than INR 2.61 crore in the June quarter. Hind Aluminium’s EBITDA for the September quarter was INR 3.35 crore, up 50.22 per cent from INR 2.23 crore a year ago. The company’s EPS also grew from INR 0.78 in Q2 2021 to INR 3.19 in Q2 2022. Hind Aluminium’s shares closed at INR 37.50 on November 16, 2022 (BSE), and gave...
