India's aluminium market is expected to record stronger demand in the second quarter of FY2026-27, with consumption estimated to reach 1.735 million tonnes, a 6 per cent increase from the corresponding period last year, according to Hindalco Industries Ltd. Growth is being driven primarily by demand from the automotive and electrical sectors, highlighting the expanding role of aluminium across key industrial applications. Hindalco's Q2 FY2027 presentation estimates Indian aluminium demand at 1.735 million tonnes, compared with 1.643 million tonnes in Q2 FY2026. The latest estimate also represents a recovery from the 1.427 million tonnes recorded in Q1 FY2027. Domestic aluminium supply and imports increase Domestic primary aluminium supply is estimated at 735,000 tonnes in Q2 FY2027,...
Sampat Aluminium Limited reported a net profit of INR 47.4 million (USD 502,121) for the half year ended September 30, 2026, supported by a non-recurring gain of INR 57.1 million (USD 604,875) from the sale of old plant and machinery. The company's revenue from operations increased to INR 1,250.9 million (USD 13.25 million) from INR 811.4 million (USD 8.60 million) in the corresponding period last year. However, its profit before exceptional items and tax declined significantly, highlighting the impact of the machinery sale on reported earnings. The company's profit before exceptional items and tax stood at INR 5.887 million (USD 62,363), compared with INR 62.5 million (USD 662,079) in the first half of the previous financial year. After including the exceptional gain, profit before tax...
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LME aluminium opened at US$2,612 per tonne last night and closed at US$2,662.50 per tonne, up 1.8 per cent. On Monday, December 13, LME aluminium cash (bid) price surged by US$51 per tonne or 1.94 per cent to stand at US$2,675 per tonne, while LME aluminium official settlement price came in at US$2,677 per tonne by climbing US$52 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price built-up by US$33.50 per tonne and US$32 per tonne to settle at US$2,650.50 per tonne and US$2,651 per tonne, respectively. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price closed higher at US$2,643 per tonne and US$2,648 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock decreased to 909650 tonnes. Live warrants increased to 742325 tonnes but Cancelled Warrants declined to 167325 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-month Asian...
Compared to the aluminium smelters in West Asia, which benefit from low-cost natural gas, and those in Europe and Canada which benefit from hydropower, India's white metal production is solely dependent on significantly more expensive coal-fired energy. However, this country has a distinct edge over most other manufacturing centres in terms of the availability of high-alumina bauxite deposits. In 2020, China, the world's greatest producer of aluminium, will account for 56.67 percent of the worldwide output of 64.76 million tonnes, while its consumption of 37.77 million tonnes will account for 60.14 percent of the global total of 62.80 million tonnes. China has to import massive amounts of bauxite and smelter feedstock alumina to keep its massive aluminium sector afloat. Even though last...
The year 2021 shows how the recycled aluminium industry has bounced back after experiencing fluctuating demand due to the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns in 2020 and early 2021. As a result, AlCircle has come up with its recently published sector focus report 2021, titled, “World Recycled Aluminium Market Analysis - Industry Forecast to 2026.” This analysis delves further into the global aluminium recycling industry and its potential for growth in the coming years. Due to the unwinding of pent-up demand, global recycled aluminium utilisation is expected to reach 26 million tonnes in 2021. AlCircle has emphasised the use of recycled aluminium in important areas such as China, North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and others in this research. China is the largest user...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Friday, December 10, following a cut on December 7. The company, under the ownership of Ministry of Mines, has raised its aluminium ingot price by INR 3,000 per tonne or 1.33 per cent to INR 229,250- 232,750 per tonne. On December 7, the product price stood at INR 226,250-229,750 per tonne, down by INR 5,600 per tonne from the previous day. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price has also seen an increase of INR 3,000 per tonne from INR 228,750- 233,100 per tonne on December 7 to INR 231,750- 236,100 per tonne on December 10. Aluminium billets price has come in at INR 232,700- 235,350 per tonne, compared to INR 229,700- 232,350 per tonne on the previous day. NALCO links...
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On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), announced the commissioning of Alba's Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant, a US$37.5 million zero-waste plant that is the first of its kind in the region. The commissioning event was attended by Alba's Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, Chief Operations Officer Dr. Abdulla Habib, and the Executive Management team. “Bahrain, and Alba, have set many firsts in the Region - with the commissioning of the SPL Treatment Plant, we are proud to have once again set the benchmark in sustainability by transforming the Spent Pot Lining into value-added products. As ESG is our only way forward, we have proudly established this one-of-a-kind Project, and...
According to the recent report published by the US Census Bureau, the United States alumina imports in the third quarter of 2021 saw a drop of 12.27 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 336,000 tonnes. In the second quarter, the country’s alumina imports were 383,000 tonnes, which was also down by 7.93 per cent from 416,000 tonnes in Q1 2021. However, on a year-on-year basis, the United States alumina imports in Q3 2021 grew 7.69 per cent from 312,000 tonnes. The total alumina imports by the United States from January to September 2021 amounted to 1.130 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 9.71 per cent from 1.030 million tonnes during the same period last year. Brazil, being the primary supplier of alumina to the US, exported 233,000 tonnes in Q3 2021, 7.54 per cent less than 252,000...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Ulsan Aluminum against the Performance Standard Certification for casting, hot/cold rolling, and finishing operations in its South Korea plant. The news came after the ASI announced that it successfully certified Ulsan Aluminum Limited on Friday, December 10. Ulsan Aluminum, a joint venture between Novelis and Kobe steel in Japan, produces rolled materials in its South Korea plant, destined for automotive, electronic, construction, and packaging sector applications. The facility has an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We warmly congratulate Ulsan Aluminum on achieving ASI Performance Standard Certification for its rolling operations. The company’s aluminum products provide...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China's average alumina spot price has opened the third straight week, dates December 13, with a decline to stand below RMB 3,000 per tonne. SMM data shows the price has decreased by RMB 43 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,977 per tonne. However, in Guizhou, the average alumina spot price is hovering above RMB 3,000 per tonne as of December 13, even after seeing a sharp fall of RMB 125 per tonne. SMM shows the price in Guizhou has settled at RMB 3,025 per tonne, while the price in Guangxi has closed at RMB 2,875 per tonne by losing RMB 90 per tonne. In Henan and Shanxi, alumina price has dropped by RMB 25 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,985 per tonne and RMB 2,975 per tonne, respectively. Among the other input costs, the bauxite ((4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,625 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,611 per tonne, down US$16 per tonne or 0.61 percent. On Friday, December 10, LME aluminium cash (bid) price dipped by US$6 per tonne or by 0.22 percent to stand at US$2,624 per tonne. For the same day, LME aluminium official settlement price also dropped by US$6 or by 0.20 percent to peg at US$2,625 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price registered at US$2,617 per tonne and US$2,619 per tonne, respectively. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price closed at US$2,610 per tonne and US$2,615 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock settled at 913200 tonnes. Live warrants for the same day were recorded at 741050 tonnes and cancelled warrant for the same day registered at 172150 tonnes. LME aluminium...
The downstream segment of the global aluminium industry has always been the most vital part of the sector, as the downstream segment also refers to engineered products and solutions. The American multinational automotive manufacturing company, General Motors plans to upgrade Indiana aluminium die casting foundry to support electric pickup. The renovation work is all set to commence immediately at the foundry. This investment is another example of the company bringing along our workforce in our journey to an all-electric future while we strengthen our current products. An investigation found that China’s aluminium converter foil dumping had caused significant impacts on the EU industry; firstly, by forcing the Union industry to a loss-making price level and secondly, by losing market...
The end user sector has been in the news for a number of reasons. To being with, the shortage of aluminium cans has sent shockwaves throughout the sector. The majorly affected with this incident are the local or craft breweries. Beer drinkers may have to pay more for their favourite craft brews in 2022. Due to supply chain issues, aluminium cans are in short supply. Furthermore, wholesalers have changed the minimum amount of cans necessary to fulfil an order, making it more difficult for small brewers to buy the cans they need. This was followed by the news of KAISHA Packing, a pharma-packaging company situated in Mumbai, India, has successfully supplied over 2 billion doses of flip-top aluminium seals for packaging COVID vaccines. During the vaccination drive, the aluminium seal is...
The recycling of aluminium is emerging as the most vital segment for the future, as aluminium recycling conserves around 90% of the energy it takes to produce new aluminium. This is considered great, as mining bauxite and turning it into aluminium is highly environmentally destructive and energy-intensive. However, it is known that it takes around twice the energy to produce new aluminium. The aluminium packaging recycling organization, Alupro reported that the recycling rate for aluminium packaging is on course to excel at the 2021 target. Tom Giddings, Alupro’s General Manager said: “It is incredible to see that we have nearly hit targets for 2021, with three months of the year left to go.” The Sydney, Australia based company presumes Alcore’s exclusive technology for recycling excess...
On 10 th December 2021, the board of auto components maker Minda Industries at its meeting has approved Capex of INR 74 crore for the Minda Kosei Aluminum Wheel plant in Gujarat. The auto wheel manufacturer Minda Kosei has proposed expansion of its Gujarat plant production capacity from 90,000 to 120,000 wheels per month. The board of directors reviewed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Minda Kosei. The cost of the project approved is INR 74 crore. The mushrooming of production is anticipated to commence in Q1 FY2023-24. The JV Company Minda Kosei Aluminum Wheel Pvt. Ltd. (MKA) is established with its head office in Bawal, Haryana and is the largest alloy wheel manufacturer in India. MKA is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of aluminium alloy wheels for major OE car...
The global primary aluminium industry this week saw a few major updates such as the appointment of Sayed Salah Sayed Aqeel by the first aluminium smelter in the Gulf region Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) as a new Acting Manager for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). To strengthen Alba’s ESG transformation drive, Sayed Salah will report directly to the CEO and spearhead Alba’s soon-to-be-announced Sustainability Fully-Fledged Roadmap. To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/albas-esg-transformation-drive-strengthened-with-the-appointment-of-new-acting-manager-sayed-salah-73051 Rusal this week announced that the company's trademark, low carbon aluminium brand ALLOW has ranked in the League of Green Brands, the first national ranking of sustainable brands. The League of Green...
This week the bauxite industry was in the news for a limited number of incidents. To begin with, Guinea Alumina Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), announced on December 6, 2021 that it had awarded a critical mining contract to a Guinean firm, GPC, as the metallurgical-grade bauxite export company aspires to expand its contribution to the Republic of Guinea's economy. This was followed by the news of, Canyon Resources Limited, an Australian securities exchange-listed company, announced that it has attended four formal sessions with the Government of Cameroon to negotiate terms of the Mining Convention for the Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon's Adamoua Region through its wholly-owned Cameroon subsidiary Camalco Cameroon SA. On 6th December...
The LME aluminium benchmark price closed the week, ended December 10, at 0.87 per cent or US$23/t lower than US$2,648 per tonne on December 3, while.the SHFE aluminium price settled 0.75 per cent or USS$22/t higher this week compared to US$2,936 per tonne on December 3. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME aluminium official settlement price opened the week on Monday, December 6, with a decline of US$47.5 per tonne or 1.79 percent to come in at US$2,599.50 per tonne and US$2,600.50 per tonne, respectively. On Tuesday, December 7, the prices increased by US$25 per tonne and US$24.50 per tonne to stand at US$2,624.50 per tonne and US$2,625 per tonne. They inched up the next day to US$2,625 per tonne and US$2,626 per tonne and further rose on December 9 to US$2,630 per tonne and...
On December 9, Australian based Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSXV: GMG) (FSE: 0GF) ("GMG” or the "Company") announced that the pilot production and testing plant (“Battery Pilot Plant”) for its G+AI Batteries is now operational. GMG is a clean-tech firm located in Australia that manufactures graphene and hydrogen by breaking methane (natural gas) instead of mining graphite and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: GMG). The G+AI Batteries are graphene aluminium-ion-batteries. They also announced that the first G+AI Batteries in coil cell format have been produced. In early 2022, more equipment to enable the production of G+AI Batteries in pouch pack cell type is planned to arrive. "The commissioning of our Battery Pilot Plant is an important milestone for GMG. Not only will...
The Dutch Aluminum producer, Delfzijl Aluminum commonly known as Aldel has been safeguarded from a third-time bankruptcy but it pursues to axe several jobs. The present director of the company, Chris McNamee and his company Aloft are taking over the facility in Delfzijl from the American private equity fund York Capital. However, the reorganization will be encountering 120 lay-offs from 325 permanent employees and it is anticipated that it will drive Aldel to get rid of almost all its debts. In 1966, Damco Aluminum Delfzijl (Aldel) was established in Delfzijl and considered as one of the biggest employers in Northeast Groningen. The plant melts and casts high-quality aluminium that is consumed in the automobile sector among others. Due to the high prices for electricity and gas, Aldel had...
