Indiana has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the latest round of US-Canada trade friction, after Washington's now-collapsed negotiations with Ottawa briefly put a proposed cut to aluminium tariffs on the table, one that industry advocates say would have hit the state's fabrication workforce...
Germany’s aluminium scrap trade showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with exports to the world reaching 616,000 tonnes, up 4.58 per cent from 589,000 tonnes in H1 2025. The increase was even more pronounced against the second half of 2025, with H1 2026 shipments rising 7.50 per cent...
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Kazakhstan is exploring large-scale metallurgy projects worth between USD 10 billion and USD 12 billion, with a major focus on expanding domestic processing capacity for bauxite, alumina and aluminium. According to Arman Kassenov, the country has significant untapped potential across several metals...
New York-based Critical Metals Corp witnessed a sharp market rally on Thursday after securing a long-term rare earth supply agreement with REalloys, reinforcing Western efforts to build an alternative supply chain free from dependence on China. Interestingly, the announcement of a binding 15-year...
The April volume jumped by 80.3 per cent from March and surged sharply by 5,598.8 per cent from Just 10,705 tonnes recorded the same month a year earlier, the GACC data showed. Over the first four months of this year, China's total alumina imports reached 1.4 million tonnes, up 1,297.5 per cent...
Norsk Hydro has been downgraded to “neutral” from “buy” by Citi Research after the company’s shares surged around 25 per cent since February on the back of rising aluminium prices. Citi also increased its target price for Norsk Hydro shares to NKr110 (USD 12.1) from NKr105 (USD 11.55). According to...
Today, the General Administration of Customs released import and export data for April 2026. Customs data showed: Imports of unwrought aluminium alloy in April 2026 were 73,500 tonnes, down 15.4 per cent YoY and down 12.9 per cent M-o-M. Cumulative imports from January to April 2026 were 313,900...
Cooler Master has unveiled the full specifications and European pricing for its new MasterFan A and MasterFan M Series cooling fans, featuring aluminium-frame designs and technology derived from the company’s enterprise AI computing division. The new fan series incorporates a three-phase...
National Aluminium Company Limited has released its Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the year ended 31st March, 2026 covering compliance of corporate governance and regulatory requirements. The report stated that it conducted a detailed review of internal records, statutory filings and...
NTPC Green Energy Limited, on behalf of NTPC UP Green Energy Limited (NUGEL), has announced an EPC tender for a 100 MW ground-mounted solar project planned at Khanshi in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The last date for bid submission is June 8, 2026. The contract covers the complete execution of...
The aluminium packaging sector, which consumed around 16.70 million tonnes in 2025 and is projected to approach 17.16 million tonnes in 2026, is now confronting the risk of losing 3-3.5 million tonnes of aluminium supply this year. Packaging industries across Asia, Europe, the United States and...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Ciclo Fapril – Indústrias Metalúrgicas, S.A. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The facility manufactures welded metal components for the automotive, bicycle, motorcycle, and other industrial sectors, with...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,510 per tonne yesterday, up 0.35 per cent. The price stood above MA5 (24,423) but remained suppressed by MA10 (24,520), MA30 (24,603.83), and MA60 (24,619.33), with the short-term moving average bearish alignment not yet reversed. MACD indicator DIF =...
Surging aluminium prices driven by the Middle East conflict, fuelled by a tax gap across the Strait of Hormuz, have prompted Chinese producers and traders to ramp up supply of aluminium in processed or semi-fabricated form rather than as ingots. Consequently, China’s aluminium stranded wire exports...
EPIQ Machinery, a leader in integrated material handling solutions for the aluminium and pulp & paper industries, is proud to announce its commercial agreement with Dynamic Concept (DC), a leader in automated and robotic industrial process technologies in molten metal applications and solutions for...
The London Metal Exchange aluminium market recorded lower prices across key contracts on May 20 compared with May 19, while warehouse stock levels also declined. LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3,643 per tonne on May 20, down by 0.57 per cent from USD 3,664 per tonne recorded on May 19....
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to implement a trade pact with the United States, a move aimed at avoiding tariff increases from the US and easing uncertainty around transatlantic trade, including aluminium and steel. The agreement includes safeguards that would allow the...
Arab Aluminum Company reported net profit after tax of EGP 2.243 million (USD 45,300) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with a net loss of EGP 6.003 million (USD 121,200) during the same period last year. The company’s sales increased 8 per cent year-on-year to EGP 137.906 million (USD 2.79...
Novelis said the hot mill aluminium plant at its Oswego plant in New York is expected to resume production within the next few weeks following recovery work after two major fires in 2025. The company had earlier expected the restart to take place by the end of June, but said commissioning...
Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C. has drawn investor attention following its recent financial disclosure, which highlighted pressures in the Argentine aluminium sector, including weak domestic economic conditions, currency volatility and fluctuating global metal prices. The company’s performance is...
