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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According to the survey conducted by the Shanghai Metals Market, the conversion margins of aluminium billet are standing high for a long. The inventory of billet is falling over the past seven weeks but is likely to enter a new round of accumulation, given the fall in shipments amid sluggish downstream purchases. The production capacities are widely spread across China, most of which are concentrated in the central and northern regions. The total installed capacity of aluminium billet in China is about 26.57 million tonnes, located mostly in the top three provinces like Shandong (34.44%), Xinjiang (16.58%), and Inner Mongolia (11.84%). SMM survey has also observed that China’s production capacity of aluminium billet is increasing year by year. Despite the large-scale production cuts and...
Norsk Hydro’s aluminium smelter in Sunndal in western Norway holds the place as the largest smelter in Europe and also the producer of low-carbon aluminium. The investment of NOK 750 million by the global aluminium giant is towards the replacement and upgrade of the existing high voltage and rectifier system, new service cranes and electrification of selected operating vehicles will secure that this position stands strong also in the coming decades. Eivind Kallevik, Executive Vice President, Hydro Aluminium Metal said: “This is an investment in the future of Hydro Sunndal and it shows our commitment to low-carbon, hydropower-based aluminium as an enabler for the green transition. Hydro Sunndal will continue to be a leading producer of Hydro REDUXA low-carbon aluminium to the automotive...
The pandemic has caused disruptions, in many sectors of the industry, including aluminium cans. Aluminium cans are in low supply due to supply chain difficulties. However, companies in Lowcountry, Carolina, stated that it is not a big issue. Tradesmen Brewing Co., a renowned brewery in South Carolina, is located conveniently at Interstate-26 but the majority of its patrons are not locals. This, according to them, may restrain them from carrying items in cans due to the scarcity and increased prices. In 2018, Charleston's Tradesmen Brewing began using cans for its artisan brews. Staff claimed they used growlers for packing before that and throughout the can scarcity. “Anybody would say, ‘Yeah, I’ve seen a difference in the price of my favorite beer in the last couple months. It’s gone...
The United States imported 881,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite in the third quarter of 2021 (ended September 30), which reflected a hike of 147,000 tonnes or 20.03 per cent quarter-on-quarter, found the latest date of the US Census Bureau. In the second quarter of the year, the United States imported 734,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, which was also up from the previous quarter. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States’ crude and dried bauxite imports in Q3 2021 edged 11.66 per cent higher than 789,000 tonnes. The total imports of crude and dried bauxite by the United States from January to September came in at 2.310 million tonnes, however, down by 3.75 per cent from 2.4 million tonnes during the same period last year. Jamaica remained the prime exporter of the ore,...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative welcomes apt Holding GmbH as the new Production and Transformation member. With this, the total count of ASI members comes to 204. The apt Group is one of the most well-known business conglomerates in the European aluminium sector. They create and produce technologically superior extruded profiles and mechanically processed products from aluminium through their apt Extrusions and apt Products divisions. The products are then delivered to significant clients in the building, transportation, automotive, and industry sectors. As a result, their production procedures encompass the whole value-added chain, from raw material to finished product. The group also provides a wide range of competencies with in-house remelting capability, six extrusion lines,...
The leader in global aluminium production and also one of the largest companies in the UAE, Emirates Global Aluminium has inked a three-year agreement with China’s Bosai Minerals Group for the supply of bauxite from the West African nation, Guinea. The agreement states that EGA will supply Bosai Minerals Group with several million tonnes of bauxite each year, with the first shipment anticipated in January 2022. However, EGA has supplied Bosai Minerals Group with over one million tonnes of bauxite in 2021 under short-term agreements. Emirates Global Aluminium’s bauxite mining subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation made the company the world’s second-biggest supplier of bauxite to third-party customers, while in 2019, GAC commenced its production. On 9 th December 2021, Mr Yuan Zhilun,...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 7,370 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to Indonesia in September 2021, showing a month-on-month hike of 170 tonnes or by 2.36 percent. In August 2021, 7,200 tonnes of US aluminium scrap was exported to Indonesia, showing a slip of 1,810 tonnes from 5,390 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium scrap exported to Indonesia in September 2021 sloped down by 1,410 tonnes or by 16.05 percent from 8,780 tonnes. From January to September, the exported aluminium scrap to Indonesia closed at 55,000 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount settled at 75,900 tonnes. As per the data shared by the USGS, the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets, bars, crude metals and alloys, and scrap, exported to...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has reportedly announced the joining of CHALCO Shandong Advanced Material Co., Ltd. to ASI as a new Production and Transformation member, which bring the total number of members to 206. CHALCO Shandong Advanced Material Co., Ltd., founded in 1960, is located in Zibo, Shandong Province of China. The company is engaged in the production, research, and development of fine alumina series products and is committed to the research, development, production, and application of new environmentally friendly materials and advanced functional materials. Currently, CHALCO Shandong’s annual production capacity of chemical alumina is at 1 million tonnes, including five series and more than 120 varieties products. The main five series products are: 4A zeolite,...
The world’s top four aluminium associations, the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan have welcomed the commitment of Ministers to “Renew their trilateral partnership to address the global challenges posed by non-market policies and practices of third countries that undermine and negatively affect our workers and businesses.” On 30 th November 2021, in a joint statement, Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, Mr Hagiuda Koichi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, agreed to focus their efforts on identifying problems due to non-market practices, gaps in existing enforcement tools, and areas where further work is needed to develop rules to address non-market practices....
On Friday, December 10, the average alumina spot price in China has slumped by RMB 52 per tonne or by 1.69 percent to settle at RMB 3,020 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Henan and Shanxi has slipped by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,010 per tonne and RMB 3,000 per tonne. On the other hand in Shandong the price has dipped by RMB 75 per tonne to register in at RMB 3,100 per tonne, as of December 10. For provinces like Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has remained unchanged and totalled at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. The average alumina spot price in Guizhou has dropped by RMB 50 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,150 per tonne, while the price in Guangxi has dwindled by RMB 55 per tonne to close at RMB 2,965 per tonne. The...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,622 per tonne on Thursday, December 9, and closed at US$2,627 per tonne, down US$8 per tonne or 0.3 per cent. LME aluminium cash (bid) price increased by US$5 per tonne to stand at US$2,630 per tonne, while LME aluminium official settlement price rose by US$4.50 per tonne to close at US$2,630.50 per tonne as of December 9. 3-month bid price climbed by US$8 per tonne to US$2,633 per tonne and 3-month offer price gained US$7 per tonne to come in at US$2,634 per tonne. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price settled at US$2,620 per tonne and US$2,625 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium opening stock further decreased to 890650 tonnes. Live warrants for the same day rose to 712375 tonnes, while cancelled warrants shrank to 178275 tonnes. LME aluminium...
Veselin Pejovic, the CEO and owner of Uniprom stated that Montenegro's KAP aluminium smelter is projected to gradually shut down due to the hostile energy prices that will come into effect as of 1 st January 2022. On 8 th December 2021, the CEO said: "Just at the moment when the price of aluminium is very favourable on the market, unfortunately, I must say that some people did everything for me to announce today that KAP is closing." “The planned shutdown of the smelter will begin on 15 th December”, Pejovic further added. "We are concerned, in the first place, about the dismissal of over 500 workers and the termination of cooperation with more than 200 domestic companies.” It was earlier reported that KAP is planning to cease production operations due to the inflated power costs and also...
The European Commission has reportedly levied definitive anti-dumping duties, ranging from 15.4% to 28.5%, on imports of aluminium converter foil originating in the People’s Republic of China. The objective is to protect domestic companies and workers in this sector. Aluminium converter foil, an important commodity in the European Union market with a value of 630 million Euro, is used in the packaging and electric car battery industries. With the imposement of the tariffs, the imports of aluminium converter foil from China into the EU market will not enjoy an unfair advantage over the Union industries and will have to compete on an equal grounding. An investigation found that China’s aluminium converter foil dumping had caused significant impacts on the EU industry; firstly, by forcing...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium in China have continued to shrink for the third week in a row ending December 9, 2021. Data shows the inventories have decreased by 50,000 tonnes across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, to stand at 952,000 tonnes. Last week, on December 2, China’s primary aluminium inventories slipped 15,000 tonnes week-on-week to stand at 1 million tonnes. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more detail: In Wuxi, primary aluminium inventories have declined by 25,000 tonnes this week to stand at 378,000 tonnes versus 403,000 tonnes on December 2, while the inventories in Nanhai have slipped by 13,000 tonnes to come in at 220,000 tonnes. In...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China escalate by 13,800 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas. As a result, the inventories settled at 85,500 tonnes as of Thursday, December9. Only in Nanchang, inventories fell by 2,900 tonnes, or 21.82 percent, from Thursday, December 2. The inventories of the other four key markets all increased, with Foshan accounting for the most of the 8,500 tonnes rise (35.42 percent). The rise in weekly inventories was mostly due to additional aluminium billet deliveries and slow downstream demand. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more detail: In Foshan, aluminium inventories climbed up by 8,500 tonnes this week to total at 32,500 tonnes. In Wuxi,...
Saturnose, a US-based battery development company, is working on an aluminium-ion battery that it hopes to commercialise next year. The Delaware-based company is testing an improved altered aluminium ion (Ea2I) battery with an energy density of 550Wh/L, which is 20 percent higher than the best lithium-ion battery energy density of 475Wh/L, according to the company. The Ea2I battery has an average of 10,000 cycles of use, which is twice as many as a lithium-ion battery's maximum 5,000 cycles. Saturnose claims that its driving range in an electric vehicle (EV) is over 1,000 kilometres, much exceeding the 800 kilometres claimed by the finest lithium-ion battery on the market. The company's objective is to gradually replace lithium-ion batteries, which are not cost-effective. Saturnose's new...
Denso Corporation, a global automotive components manufacturer, has acknowledged its collaboration with Hydro Precision Tubing, Hydro’s aluminium extruded tubes and profiles manufacturing unit, by giving them the prestigious DENSO Award for Excellent Collaboration for Sustainability Initiatives in 2020. With the commitment to reduce CO2 emissions, DENSO has appreciated the proactive collaboration provided by the aluminum tubing team in Denmark. Hydro Precision Tubing in Tønder, Denmark, delivered heat exchange components and systems, developed with recycled and low-carbon aluminium Hydro Reduxa and post-consumer aluminium scrap, to Denso. Produced with renewable energy, Hydro REDUXA has a maximum carbon footprint of 4.0 kg CO2 per kg aluminium produced. This is one-fourth of the global...
China's aluminium sector, the world's largest, is growing increasingly reliant on foreign supply of the ore needed to produce the metal, highlighting the country's long-term reliance on imported raw materials. Alumina, an intermediate substance created from bauxite ore, is used to make the aluminium needed for aircraft, beverage cans, etc. According to state-owned researcher Beijing Antaike Information Development Co., 49 percent of this material will come from imported ore in China next year, up from 47 percent this year and roughly 30 percent in 2015. Imports of bauxite might reach 130 million tonnes in 2022, up from roughly 110 million tonnes this year. Domestic mining has been hampered by depletion of local resources, dropping ore grades, and harsher environmental laws, resulting in a...
