Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) is participating in ALUMINIUM 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for the aluminium industry, taking place from 06 to 08 October 2026 at Exhibition Düsseldorf, Germany. Bringing together key players from across the global aluminium value chain, the event provides Alba with an important platform to engage with customers, industry peers and stakeholders, exchange perspectives on market dynamics, and gain insights into emerging trends and opportunities shaping the sector. Alba’s participation underscores its continued focus on strengthening stakeholder relationships, maintaining close connectivity with key markets, and reinforcing its position within the global aluminium value chain, in support of the Company’s long-term growth and value-creation ambitions....
Golden Aluminum and SMS group have taken their jointly developed Nexcast® aluminium strip-casting technology to industrial scale, marking a significant step in the development of compact aluminium minimills capable of producing higher-alloyed flat-rolled products. The Nexcast® system has been operating at Golden Aluminum’s Fort Lupton plant in the United States since summer 2025. According to the companies, the project represents Golden Aluminum’s biggest advancement in casting technology in more than four decades, while demonstrating how continuous casting can be combined with greater alloy flexibility and a shorter production route. The technology is being presented at ALUMINIUM 2026 in Düsseldorf, where the two companies are highlighting its industrial operation and potential for...
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On Tuesday, September 27, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China slumped by RMB 200 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,270 per tonne, with the average prices ranging between RMB 18,250 per tonne and RMB 18,290 per tonne. The spot contract price is expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 60 to RMB 20 per tonne. The A00 aluminium ingot price has declined in all the provinces. In Wuxi, the price descended by RMB 210 per tonne to halt at RMB 18,260 per tonne. On the same day, in Hangzhou and Tianjin, the prices dropped by RMB 200 per tonne to record at RMB 18,290 per tonne, respectively. In Foshan and Chongqing, the aluminium ingot price slipped by RMB 190 per tonne to stop at RMB 18,290 per tonne and RMB 18,310 per tonne. The price in Gongyi has decreased by RMB 180 per tonne to reside...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,169 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,134 per tonne down US$33 per tonne or 1.52 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price has slumped by US$27 per tonne or 1.25 per cent to settle at US$2,125 per tonne, and LME aluminium official settlement price has dipped by US$27.50 per tonne or 1.28 per cent to rest at US$2,125.50 per tonne to begin the week on Monday, September 26. 3-month bid price has dropped by 1.2 per cent or US$26 per tonne to stand at US$2,145 per tonne, while the 3-month offer price has witnessed a US$26.50 per tonne or 1.2 per cent loss, closing at US$2,145.50 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price both dived down by 1.27 per cent or US$29 per tonne, stopping at US$2,243 per tonne and US$2,248 per tonne, respectively. LME...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Magna PT S.p.A. against the Performance Standard Certification with a focus on Material Stewardship for the production of automotive transmissions at the Modugno plant, Italy. The activities at the plant are the production of automotive transmissions in manual, automatic and hybrid variations. It is the third subsidiary of the Magna Group to achieve ASI certification. The other subsidiaries that bagged the ASI certification earlier were Magna PT B.V. & Co. KG and Magna BDW Technologies GmbH in Germany. ASI Performance Standard certification focussing on ‘material stewardship’ address product design, life cycle assessments, management of process scrap and collection and recycling products at end-of-life. As per the report, Magna PT S.p.A....
Contemporary design team we+ debuted their aluminium work, "Resonance: Vortex to Diversity," during Milan Design Week 2022. The piece has a large vortex-shaped volume covered in a single metallic pigment that simultaneously reveals several hues. Through a partnership with Toyo Aluminium, the surface of the large-scale artwork is highlighted in erratic, unexpected displays. "Resonance: Vortex to Diversity" was jointly developed by we+ and Toyo Aluminium for Milan Design Week, the most fantastic design event in the world. The work of art made of aluminium won the Special mention Fuorisalone Award 2022 and was displayed at Superstudio Più in Milan's Tortona neighbourhood. Coated purely in Chromashine, an interference aluminium pigment created by the Japanese company Toyo Aluminium, the...
The Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (WAF) in Manitowoc was praised by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) for its accomplishments with the Fast Forward Grant. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry's worker recruiting and retention programme, supported by a Wisconsin Fast Forward grant from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), helped the business significantly lower turnover and raise its on-time delivery rate. “With the support of the Fast Forward grant, we have meaningfully improved our employee onboarding experience. In our new training center, employees learn the skills they need in a welcoming and safe environment. Improved employee retention has had a direct impact on the success of our business and our customers,” stated WAF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sachin Shivaram. DWD...
Effective immediately, Ryan Millar will take over as CEO of large-format wire arc additive manufacturing company AML3D. Andy Sales will remain director of technology development as CTO. AML3D, which sells AM machines, equipment, and software and offers a bureau service, announced the appointment on the 26 th of September 2022, saying it aligned with its next growth phase. In addition, Sales will provide technical and engineering support to the sales and marketing teams and company partners as a "significant shareholder" and executive director. AML3D said, "Previously, Millar served as CEO of Environmental Earth Sciences International (EESI) with 18 years of executive leadership experience." Sales stated, “Bringing Ryan in as the new CEO also allows me to focus my strengths and efforts on...
Diversified miner South32 announced on Tuesday, September 22, that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mike Fraser, responsible for the operations in Colombia and Africa, will depart from the business. Along with Jason Economidis, who will continue to serve as COO and be responsible for operations in Australia, Noel Pillay, currently serving as Worsley Alumina's vice president of operations, will be named as the new COO. He was appointed the COO in 2021 with the responsibility of handling operations in Colombia and Africa. Noel Pillay was named the Vice President of Operations at Worsley Alumina in 2018, where he was responsible for the operation's cost, production, and safety performance. Mr Pillay began his career with BHP in 1994 as a maintenance engineer at Hillside Aluminium. He has held...
According to China customs data, the country’s aluminium extrusion (HS code 76041010, 76041090, 76042100, 76042910, 76042990) export volume amounted to 81,800 tonnes in August 2022, registering a month-on-month fall of 11,500 tonnes or 12.4 per cent and a year-on-year drop of 3.42 per cent. Guangdong was the leading exporter of extrusion, accounting for 51.9 per cent of the total exports. Shandong contributed 17.1 per cent to the total exports, while Guangxi 6.2 per cent. The export destinations remained the same, with Philippines securing 5,116 tonnes of aluminium extrusion from China. That accounted for 6.26 per cent of China’s total exports, found customs data. Vietnam hauled 4,944 tonnes, accounting for 6.05 per cent, and Australia 3,839 tonnes, taking up 4.69 per cent. With the M-o-M...
National Aluminium Company Limited's (NALCO) aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices fell after being cut by INR 2,500 per tonne, with effect from September 17. NALCO’s aluminium ingot price is currently ranging between INR 210,750-214250 per tonne since September 17 versus INR 213,250- 216,750 per tonne on September 14. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price came in at INR 214,250-218,600 per tonne on September 17, seeing a cut of INR 2,500 per tonne from INR 216,750- 221,100 per tonne. Aluminium billets price was reduced from 217,700- 220,350 per tonne to INR 215,200-217,850 per tonne. NALCO reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices in response to fall of the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metals Exchange by US$50.50 per tonne during September 13-16 from...
Tomago Aluminium, the largest aluminium smelter in Australia and New South Wales' biggest energy consumer, will speed up its decarbonisation drive and work with renewable energy producers to boost Hunter's clean energy transition. Developing opportunities for renewable power generation and energy storage projects in the region and beyond will be one of the company's priorities by 2029. The initiative will also significantly boost the construction and development of the A$100 billion Hunter Renewable Energy Zone. For the purpose of supporting its net-zero ambition and decarbonisation strategy, the company will solicit expressions of interest in developing, investing in, or procuring long-term traceable renewable energy or firm power generation projects. David Fallu, the Chairman of Tomago...
The average alumina spot price in China has decreased for the sixth day in a row by RMB 12 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,881 per tonne on Monday, September 26. Over a week, the price has dwindled by RMB 40 per tonne from RMB 2,921 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The decline in domestic price is seen across all the leading alumina producing areas to varying degrees, as the fall in demand has outpaced the drop in supply. In Guangxi, alumina spot price has slipped by RMB 20 per tonne to rest at RMB 2,850 per tonne, while the price in Shandong and Henan has shrunk by RMB 15 per tonne to hover around RMB 2,870 per tonne and RMB 2,940 per tonne. In Shangxi, alumina spot price has dipped by RMB 10 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,830 per tonne. Meanwhile, Australian alumina FOB price has...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,222 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,167 per tonne, down US$56 per tonne or 2.52 per cent. On Friday, September 23, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price dwindled by US$43 per tonne or 1.95 per cent and US$42.5 per tonne or 1.93 per cent to settle at US$2,152 per tonne and US$2,153 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price plunged by US$43.5 per tonne or 1.96 per cent to record at US$2,171 per tonne and US$2,172 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price dropped by US$41 per tonne or 1.77 per cent and 1.76 per cent to close at US$2,272 per tonne and US$2,277 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock scored at 340350 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants were recorded at 276300...
Hydro has incorporated a third aluminium extrusion press at its manufacturing facility in Rackwitz with Euro 11 million investment that will double the plant's extrusion capacity by 12,000 tonnes annually. Elkem, Hydro, and Altor-owned firm Vianode, the maker of sustainable engineered battery materials, has declared investing NOK 2 billion to enhance its first industrial-scale unit for producing sustainable battery materials in Herøya, Norway. Turkey’s largest producer of aluminium sheet and coil, Vig Metal has completed ten years in 2022 increasing production capacity to 40,000 with new investments concerning furnaces, casting and machining lines. Aludium has resumed its Alicante plant alongside its primary rolling mill after an unprecedented fire accident in April 3, 2021 which had left...
The chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jakob Stausholm, is concerned about the unshackled flow of Russian aluminium into the US, which is decreasing the competitiveness of North American producers. According to Stausholm, Russian aluminium imports remain exempt from US sanctions, whereas allies like Australia are still subject to Trump-era restrictions. Since taking the helm of Rio at the beginning of 2021, he has been extraordinarily outspoken about the aluminium industry. As the US trade data shows Russia was the third-largest aluminium exporter to the US in August, the warning from the head of one of the world's largest aluminium producers is timely. Even as worldwide buyers refused to purchase Russian metal due to Ukraine-Russia geopolitical crisis, Russian imports last month were up...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) during their Convention & Exposition (ISRI2022) in late March found Greg Wittbecker, an advisor to London-based CRU International referring to the scarcity of primary aluminium worldwide and encouraging the growth of scrap recycle to fill in the demand cap. He also pointed out that there won’t be any hike in LME prices for an unforeseen amount of time due to these low carbon aluminium initiatives by major companies like Novelis and Alcoa Corp. Nivea is also shifting towards greener ways of producing their aerosol cans and aluminium packaging solutions to create a fully circular economy. With the focus on augmenting its refining capacity, Runaya Refining has placed an order for two additional SARAH hot dross processing units from Taha...
Big companies in the aluminium industry are changing how their businesses operated in the past and implementing waste management techniques due to the global shift toward sustainability. Hylux, a US-based manufacturer of health beverages, has introduced a new recyclable, resalable aluminium bottle for its unflavoured spring water. The Boston campus of North-eastern University will be the first purchaser of the bottles, which will initially be made accessible to select organisations for sale and distribution within their networks. The second ship, built at Asyad Drydock, was successfully developed, according to Asyad Group, an Oman-based provider of logistical solutions. The 24-metre-long MEFK Pearl boat will travel through the Fujairah port once operational. The first Emirati astronaut,...
On Thursday, September 22, SMM's stockpile of aluminium billets was 106,100 tonnes, down 8,800 tonnes from the previous week. Overall, the market mood remained relatively consistent this week despite slight fluctuations in aluminium prices and minor social inventory reduction due to pre-holiday restocking. In the penultimate trading week before the National Day break, when the downstream players are anticipated to continue the restocking activities, it is expected that the billet inventory will continue to decline a little. The figure below provides further information on the current state of aluminium billet inventories in China: The inventories in Wuxi, Changzhou and Nanchang grew by 300 tonnes, 500 tonnes and 200 tonnes, respectively. As of Thursday, the inventories for the same closed...
An amazing discovery was made earlier this year when Chris Coates, site manager at the Halton Mill received a phone call from one of his factory workers. It was reported that an unidentified aluminium car chassis has been uncovered in the corner of the scrapyard at the Wicks recycling yard in Cumbria, UK. What came forward with the unveiling suggested that Lancaster might have had a chance of becoming a car manufacturing area near the end of the World War II. The journey begins in November 1944, when Denis Kendall, the MP of Grantham announced the idea of a ‘People’s Car’ acquirable for just £100 and an additional £25 tax. This led to the foundation of a new company named Grantham Productions Limited, which he wished to base on the British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) on...
