China’s aluminium scrap market lost some momentum in the first half of 2026, with imports falling from a year earlier as higher prices, tighter overseas availability and weaker demand weighed on buying activity. Despite the decline, imports remained above the level recorded two years earlier. China imported 981,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the World in H1 2026, down 3.2 per cent from 1 million tonnes in H1 2025. The latest volume was, however, 3.6 per cent higher than the 947,000 tonnes imported in H1 2024. The H1 2026 total comprised 526,000 tonnes in Q1 and 455,000 tonnes in Q2, compared with 507,000 tonnes and 506,000 tonnes, respectively, in H1 2025. Overseas supply becomes a key constraint The weaker import performance came as Chinese buyers faced a less favourable...
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...
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Infinity X1, designer and manufacturer of hybrid technologies announced the launch of its latest flashlights composed of aviation-grade aluminium. The Infinity X1 LED Hybrid Powered flashlight series has high lumen counts, three illuminating modes, dual power choices, IPx4 water resistance, and 1-meter drop protection. The flashlight also comes in four different lumen strengths. It has two power options, one rechargeable battery core with a built-in USB-A cable for convenient recharging and a USB-A connector as backup power for other devices. The most common aluminium alloy used in aerospace is 7075, which features zinc as its principal alloying component. It is vital, equivalent to many steels, and has medium machinability and good fatigue strength; however, it exhibits poorer corrosion...
Michael Parson, the Governor of the State of Missouri in the United States of America, visited Emirates Global Aluminium's (EGA) Al Taweelah facility in Abu Dhabi. EGA is the largest industrial firm outside of oil and gas in the United Arab Emirates. During the visit, the Governor received a briefing on EGA's activities in the UAE and its dedication to servicing clients in North America through EGA America Inc, which has its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. EGA America Inc., one of the largest suppliers of primary aluminium in the United States, is the exclusive distributor of EGA's metal in North America. Al Taweelah, a location for Emirates Global Aluminium, is situated in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), roughly halfway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The smelter at Al...
Barbeau Desrosiers, a Montreal-based design company, has designed a new S6000 Bench using industrial scrap. The company has used extruded aluminium to make the bench and proved that scraps can be utilised to create something useful. “A single square extrusion divided into four sections makes up the bench. Three pieces serve as legs, and the other one recut symmetrically, creates the seat. The assembly, composed of three threaded rods and six nuts, is minimal and invisible,” said the design company. According to the company, using aluminium extrusion to make the bench explores the recovery potential of industrial profiles by devising new applications for them to produce unique things. Aluminium extrusion is one of the most popular forms of aluminium products. Extruded aluminium products...
To be held in Vienna from 16-17 November, the World Demolition Summit 2022 will honour specific demolition experts of the world with the highest title and Delta Group, along with CMA Contracting, are competing this year for the glorious position. The 2022 World Demolition Awards will only consider the entries with the least recorded work discrepancies and accidents. While Delta Group is being considered for the demolition contract it successfully accomplished at the Hazelwood mine and power station, CMA Contracting is being considered for its extraordinary handling of Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri. After a successful demolition, the steel bars or aluminium components extracted usually find their way to integrated recycling centres. Recycling plays an important role when it comes to the...
With the development of the pivot mount, EAW not only has a history spanning more than a century but has also raised the bar for the crucial relationship between optics and firearms. Even though EAW already has a titanium 3D printed scope mount available, the German manufacturer of high-quality scope mounts is now expanding into new markets with the lightweight aluminium mount created utilising the 3D print technology. The new EAW 3D mounts instantly catch the attention of seasoned rifle shooters who have seen it all. The German firm utilises every design-related feature of the 3D printers made accessible by CAD technology. EAW employs the "Direct Metal Laser Melting" method of 3D fabrication (DMLS). Here, a laser melts metal powder (aluminium, steel, titanium) layer by layer by the CAD...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has continued to increase its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, for the third time in a row, with effect from Thursday, November 16. The company has hiked its aluminium ingot price by INR 5,600 per tonne or 2.5 per cent from INR 222,350- 225,850 per tonne on November 10 to INR 227,950-231,450 per tonne on November 16. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price has also seen a raise of INR 5,600 per tonne from INR 226,850- 231,200 per tonne to INR 232,450-236,800 per tonne as of November 16. Aluminium billets price is no exception but also accumulated the same amount to come in at INR 232,400-235,050 per tonne. NALCO links its aluminium prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which from November 10 to 15...
On Thursday, November 17, the A00 aluminium ingot price hiked by RMB 140 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,990 per tonne, with the average prices ranging between RMB 18,970 per tonne and RMB 19,010 per tonne. The spot contract price is expected to be traded at a premium price of RMB 30 per tonne and 70 per tonne. Gongyi and Tianjin's price has increased by RMB 160 per tonne and RMB 140 per tonne to close at RMB 18,940 per tonne and RMB 18,960 per tonne. On the same day, the prices in Shenyang and Linyi have grown by RMB 110 per tonne to rest at RMB 18,940 per tonne and RMB 19,050 per tonne. The A00 aluminium ingot price in Chongqing and Foshan has increased by RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 90 per tonne to peg at RMB 19,120 per tonne and RMB 19,110 per tonne. In Wuxi and Hangzhou, the prices have...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly announced the joining of Jiangsu Goka Light Alloy Co., Ltd. as a new Production and Transformation member. Established in 2020, Jiangsu Goka Light Alloy Co., Ltd. is located in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, over 44000 square metres. Equipped with world-class advanced production and test machineries, Goka has an annual design capacity of 35,000 tonnes. It provides body-in-white and battery tray components for the automotive supply chain. The main products Goka provides are crash alloy, high electrical conductivity 6XXX alloy, high strength 6XXX alloy and high strength 7XXX alloy. Bin Luo, General Manager of Goka, commented: “Aluminum is the future metal. Green and low-carbon is the important direction and social responsibility for the...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,440 per tonne on Wednesday, with its high and low at US$2,459 per tonne and US$2,385 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,403 per tonne, a drop of US$49.5 per tonne or 2.02 per cent. On November 16, Wednesday LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price both dived down by US$17 per tonne or 0.7 per cent to close at US$2,392 per tonne and US$2,393 per tonne, respectively. The 3-month bid price and the 3-month offer price have witnessed a similar downfall of US$25 per tonne or 1.02 per cent to settle at US$2,418 per tonne and US$2,420 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both dipped by US$25 per tonne or 0.99 per cent, stopping at US$2,493 per tonne and US$2,498 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium...
Israel-based Phinergy is the leading innovator in developing metal-air technology that amalgamates oxygen from the air with metals to yield electricity. The brand is scheduled to produce its first aluminium-air battery-run Tata Tiago electric car in collaboration with one of India's largest car-makers, Tata, at the Auto Expo India 2023. Phinergy was keen on activating a joint venture in India with Indian Oil, known as IOC Phinergy Private Limited (IOP). Phinergy and IOP have wilfully attested several MOUs with leading car manufacturers in the Indian automobile industry. The company recently displayed a successful rundown, where a Mahindra Electric three-wheeler travelled uninterrupted for 500 km, powered by aluminium energy. Phinergy's CEO, David Mayer, claims: "At this exhibition, we...
Vedanta Limited’s aluminium products prices have witnessed further expansion over the past four days ending November 16. The company’s aluminium wire rod price has been grown by INR 2,000 per tonne to INR 234,000-241,500 per tonne, following a significant hike of INR 9,250 per tonne on Saturday, November 12, to INR 232,000-239,500 per tonne. With the latest hike on November 16, Vedanta’s aluminium billet price has come in at INR 235,500 per tonne, up by INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 233,500 per tonne on November 12. Aluminium ingot price shows no exception but grown by INR 2,000 per tonne as well from INR 224,500-255,500 per tonne to INR 226,500-257,500 per tonne. Vedanta has escalated its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices on November 16 in line with an increase of US$18 per...
Arconic, one of the leading providers of aluminium sheet, plate and extrusions in the United States, announced that the company has successfully sold Promishlennie Investitsii LLC, the main shareholder of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, 100 per cent of its Russian operations for cash proceeds of $230 million. As a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis in March 2022, Arconic said that the corporation halted new contracts in that country. The company declared that it would sell its Russian business in May. The choice was made after considering strategic alternatives, considering the restrictions on the company's operations in Russia and the ongoing legal dispute with the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS). Arconic believes that its involvement in the FAS case has ended due to the sale of...
Teisseire, the well-known French syrup brand with 300 years old history, will introduce a new range of syrups to its company profile in Belgium. The four new syrups will arrive in 100 per cent recyclable aluminium bidons and are compatible only with soda machines. Teisseire develops exclusively created flavoured syrups that enhance the taste of simple drinks. With the recently introduced soda machine range, the brand is winning hearts as the machine is simple enough to be installed in residential zones so that customers might get flavoured sparkling water at home. The four latest flavours – Strawberry, Lime & Mint; Blood Orange, Orange Zero Sugar and Cherry Cola Zero Sugar – have specifically been developed for soda machines and here comes Britvic to the rescue. To maintain the...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have signed a contract, which will give EGA the sole right to licence its technology developed in the UAE to INALUM for the expansion of the Indonesian company's Brownfield aluminium smelter as well as the right to invest in the project and offtake metal. According to the agreement, if the Brownfield expansion of the Kuala Tanjung smelter in North Sumatra is possible, EGA will have the only right to commercially licence its DX+ Ultra smelting technology to INALUM, the company's most advanced industrialised technology. "This agreement is an important step forward in our cooperation with INALUM, and brings closer the deployment of our UAE-developed technology in Indonesia. A potential investment in the Kuala Tanjung...
Hindalco Industries Limited has extended its aluminium ingot and aluminium products price hike, with effect from Wednesday, November 16, although at a lower rate than November 12. Hindalco has expanded its aluminium ingot price by INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 222,250 per tonne on November 12 to INR 224,250 per tonne on November 16. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has also been raised by INR 2,000 per tonne from INR 233,350 per tonne on November 12 to INR 235,350 per tonne on November 16. Aluminium billets price has also seen an increase of INR 2,000 per tonne to stand at INR 238,350 per tonne as of November 16 versus INR 236,350 per tonne on November 12. Hindalco Industries Limited links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the...
PNW Components’ Loam Lever had broken boundaries with a sophisticated yet trouble-free action, capable of enduring a lot but with a soft pad. Currently, the brand has introduced its Loam Lever Gen2, CNC machined from a solid billet of aluminium, which can be more smoothly operated and is being claimed by PNW Components as ‘the yoga mat for your thumb’. The Loam Lever Gen2, just like its predecessor, is exceptionally durable and robust and has been precisely CNC machined from a solid aluminium billet so that the design remains open to various adjustments while being attached to a bike body. The distance between these positions has been heightened, providing a 14mm adjustment gap in comparison with the original 6mm lever. This makes it compatible with a more extensive range of brake sets...
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Australia recorded a month-on-month jump of 353.68 per cent to 19,100 tonnes in August 2022. Last month, the import volume was abysmally low at 4,210 tonnes compared to 34,800 tonnes in June. A similar trend was seen in the earlier three months during March-May. In March 2022, the US import of aluminium crude metals and alloys from Australia was 19,300 tonnes, which plunged by 226 per cent next month to 5,920 tonnes but hiked in May by 482.77 per cent to 34,500 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States crude metals and alloys imports from Australia in August 2022 edged 3.80 per cent higher than 18,400 tonnes. From January to August 2022, the United States imported...
The voice of the aluminium industry in Europe, European Aluminium's Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs – Circular Economy & Raw Materials, George Karkampasis stated, "It is hard to escape the reality that over the last two decades Europe has bounced from one crisis to the next." “To avoid another raw materials crisis, we need to learn the lessons from the current Ukraine-Russia geopolitical conflict and act on the warning signs.” The European aluminium industry has been balancing two parallel realities for several years. First, the metal aluminium has become increasingly significant to the EU’s green and digital transitions. According to a recent study, European aluminium demand for clean technologies will increase from 14 million tonnes in 2020 to 21 million tonnes in 2050, driven...
