CIE Automotive India Limited has begun dispatching notices to shareholders and unsecured creditors for its proposed merger with wholly owned subsidiary CIE Aluminium Casting India Limited, following an order from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, dated September 24, 2026. The merger would bring the aluminium casting subsidiary into the parent company’s corporate structure, with the board having approved the scheme on April 23, 2026. The company has cited operational efficiencies, economies of scale and synergies between the businesses as key reasons for the proposed amalgamation. Merger proceeds without new share issuance A key feature of the scheme is that CIE Automotive India will not issue new shares as consideration for the merger. As CIE Aluminium Casting India...
The aluminium industry is undergoing a data-driven transformation, with recycling now delivering up to 95 per cent energy savings, achieving a 75 per cent global can recycling rate, and processing nearly 42 million tonnes of scrap annually. These figures are not just environmental milestones—they are reshaping supply chains, pricing, and national strategies as primary aluminium faces structural deficits and carbon constraints. Where 1.5 billion tonnes of aluminium went Of the roughly 1.5 billion tonnes of aluminium produced since 1888, about 1.1 billion tonnes (around three-quarters) remained in productive use in the 2019 estimate. Within that total, approximately 750 million tonnes were still in their first use, while about 370 million tonnes had been recycled and reused. In other words,...
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Conwy County Borough Council joins hands with Crest, UK’s central securities depository, to implement the ‘Podback’ coffee pod recycling scheme, which helps consumers return used plastic or aluminium coffee pods via a kerbside collection drive. Podback is a nationwide programme that receives backing from the most renowned coffee brands like Tassimo, NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and Nespresso. The cross-country service will commence on September 26, and this is the first such initiative taken that will benefit the Welsh community. This service is aimed at supporting the council’s decision to reduce waste and encourage the recycling of used items. The residents of the area will be able to recycle their aluminium or plastic coffee pods by simply registering for the service. Once the user sign-up is...
Achenbach Buschhütten, the specialist and world market leader for aluminium foil rolling mills and foil slitting machines, is pleased about a significant order from South Korea to deliver machines and equipment for a new battery foil production in the USA. Achenbach's long-standing customer Lotte Aluminium, a manufacturer of aluminium foil for various applications, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Lotte Chemical to build a production facility for battery cathode foil. The two companies are subsidiaries of the Lotte Group, one of South Korea's largest conglomerates with over 90 business units and more than 80,000 employees. The new battery foil plant, which will have an annual production capacity of 36,000 tonnes of foil and be able to equip about 4,000,000 electric cars and...
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to reduce its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Wednesday, September 7, in response to the relentless downfall of the LME aluminium benchmark price. Hindalco has cut its aluminium billets price by INR 2,500 per tonnes or 1.12 per cent to INR 221,350 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has also experienced a cut of INR 2,500 per tonne to stand at INR 218,350 per tonne on September 7 versus 220,850 per tonne on September 2. With the latest cut, the company’s aluminium ingot price is standing at INR 207,250 per tonne, in contrast to INR 237,850 per tonne last week. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which...
The American multinational technology giant Apple Inc., which specializes in consumer electronics, is anticipated to come up with its next model of Apple Watch, dubbed the Apple Watch Pro. As per the reports, the much talked about watch is expected to be available only in aluminium and stainless steel variations, rather than titanium. A recent source claims that the new watch will be unique in several respects, particularly regarding colour. The aluminium version is also expected to come in midnight, starlight, and product (Red) colour choices, while the stainless steel version may be available only in silver and graphite colours. While titanium and ceramic have been possibilities for the Apple Watch from Series 2 to 7, aluminium and stainless steel have remained the most popular and...
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., an American gun-maker from Springfield, Massachusetts, has launched its first full-size M&P pistol version that features fully metal characteristics. The latest M&P9 M2.0 Metal boasts a full T6 Aluminium framework. Aluminium, for its lightweight and malleable properties, is favoured over other materials in making artilleries and warfare items. It has a complete return to the core economy as aluminium scrap, once melted, retains the original properties of the non-ferrous metal. The corrosion-resistant T6 Aluminium alloy constitutes the pistol’s body with a protruding 4.25-inch barrel and an M2.0 flat face trigger. The pistol can withhold two 17-round magazines and is slide cut for optics. The M&P9 M2.0 Metal displays a Tungsten Gray Cerakote appearance that...
The insurmountable energy price has hit another European aluminium company – Speira GmbH. On Wednesday, September 7, Speira, a Germany-based global aluminium company, has announced its decision to reduce 50 per cent of its aluminium production at Rheinwerk smelter in Neuss until further notice. Going ahead, the company will cut its output to 70,000 tonnes of primary aluminium per year. The production curtailment process will start in early-October 2022 and is likely to be completed in November. Speira has planned to meet the future demand with external metal supplies in place of its in-house metal. Speira CEO Einar Glomnes commented, “We are facing similar challenges as many other European aluminium smelters. Energy prices have reached too high levels over the last months, and we don´t...
Steinert Gmbh, founded in 1889, has successfully established the first LIBS sorting plant in Europe to extract secondary raw material after sorting aluminium scrap. Nowadays, the need for good quality aluminium is soaring, and organisations are toiling hard to keep the purity of their recycled aluminium intact. Introducing this plant would erase the boundaries between a customer and a recycler, where the former would have a definite place to return the aluminium scrap, building a concrete circular economy. Steinert Gmbh uses X-Ray transmission or XRT to differentiate heavy metals from lighter ones. Then the sorted material is melted again to form the raw material for manufacturing new aluminium products. The STEINERT XSS T EVO 5.0 currently provides the best upfront technology globally....
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has once again attempted to bring the Prime Minister’s attention to the shortage of coal, seeking his immediate intervention for the resumption of sufficient coal supplies to the domestic non-power sector. In a letter to the PMO office, the association has mentioned that around 6,233 railway rakes, representing 25 million tonnes, is due as long-pending supplies to the non-power industries. AAI has also noted that challenges due to coal shortage have continued to hit the non-power sector despite improvements in Coal India’s production performance. Previously, AAI had written a letter to the PMO when Coal India decided to restrict coal deliveries to the non-power sector in March, asking for an immediate supply of coal to the highly energy-intensive...
SMM found that operating rates at primary aluminium alloy facilities in China in August were 42.64 per cent, a decline of 8.08 percentage points from the previous year but an increase of 1.3 points from the last month. Since August is typically the off-season for producing primary aluminium alloys, facilities reported weak downstream demand and exceedingly slow output and sales in August compared to July. Fortunately, the alloy makers were spared mainly by the covid-19 outbreak, electricity restriction, and natural calamity that plagued the home market. Several businesses indicated that orders had climbed M-o-M with a seasonal rebound in September, the regular high season. However, most industry insiders believe the seasonal demand recovery this year will be slower than in previous years...
Vedanta Aluminium has set another national benchmark, and this time it is all about water efficiency. On Tuesday, September 6, the company declared its Aluminium Smelter-I at Jharsuguda (Odisha) substantially reduced Specific Water Consumption (water consumed per unit of metal produced) by around 11 per cent in FY2022 compared to the previous fiscal for producing more than 17,400 tonnes of aluminium over the year. Vedanta Aluminium at Jharsuguda has two state-of-the-art aluminium smelters. The Smelter-II (SEZ) reduced Specific Water Consumption by 8 per cent in FY22, while producing 2 lakh tonnes of aluminium more than the previous year. Overall, Vedanta’s Jharsuguda site recycled around 5 billion litres of water for inhouse consumption in the last fiscal, marking a significant step...
ElementUS Minerals, LLC, a Dada Holding company, has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with the partners of LAlumina to process bauxite residue located at LAlumina’s refinery in Burnside, Louisiana. ElementUS is technologically advanced in extracting and refining strategic minerals, including pig iron, alumina and rare earth elements from bauxite residue with zero mining impact. The provider of ESG-friendly sources of critical materials, ElementUS, whose process will serve the dual purpose of extracting strategic minerals without the scars of mining activities and simultaneously cleaning up the environment by eliminating bauxite residue, is intended to be adapted and applied to many other alumina refining facilities around the world. However, this agreement marks a vital...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,289.50 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,260.50 per tonne. LME aluminium cash bid price halted at US$2,258 per tonne, striped down by 1.4 per cent or US$32 per tonne on Tuesday, September 6, while LME aluminium official settlement price rested at US$2,260 per tonne, experiencing a drop of 1.33 per cent or US$30.50 per tonne. 3-month bid price descended by 1.18 per cent or US$27 per tonne to stand at US$2,262 per tonne, while the 3-month offer price witnessed a similar slump closing at US$2,263 per tonne. December 23 bid price shed 0.94 per cent or US$22 per tonne closing at US$2,325 per tonne, while December 23 offer price lost 0.93 per cent or US$22 per tonne coming in at US$2,330 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock increased for the first time in a...
On Wednesday, September 7, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China reflected no change to settle at RMB 18,400 per tonne, with the average prices ranging between RMB 18,380 per tonne and RMB 18,420 per tonne and the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 60 per tonne to RMB 20 per tonne. As per the SMM data, the price in Shenyang and Tianjin has increased by RMB 25 per tonne and RMB 20 per tonne to close at RMB 18,405 per tonne and RMB 18,420 per tonne. The price in other provinces like Gongyi and Foshan has shown no change settling at RMB 18,340 per tonne and RMB 18,320 per tonne. On the same day, the price in Wuxi and Hangzhou stood at RMB 18,380 per tonne and RMB 18,430 per tonne. Chongqing and Linyi's price has reflected no change to record at RMB 18,410...
Aluminium Dunkerque, the biggest aluminium smelter in France previously owned by a unit under GFG Alliance, has decided to curtail production by one-fifth of its capacity to battle rising energy prices in Europe, as was reported by an internal source. The new authority, private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP), will utilise this strategy until the beginning of 2023. The equity firm took over the smelter after the previous owner was charged with a debt default. Just like Aluminium Dunkerque, other European aluminium or metallurgical organisations have decreased their production rate, unable to balance the augmenting energy prices with the net cost of their finished products. Aluminium Dunkerque is situated near the northern French port of Dunkirk, boasting of being Europe's...
From glass to aluminium: Recresso has decided to extend its recycling domain, investing around £5.5 million. The news came on Tuesday, September 6, after the company announced the installation of shredders, X-ray fluorescence technology and briquetting machinery at its Ellesmere Port site in Cheshire to sort, shred and compress aluminium bottle tops from commingled glass collections for smelting. As per the report, the machineries will be operational by the end of September 2022. Tim Gent, Recresco’s director, said: “We have a passion for innovation, always looking to new technologies and systems that make all our activities more energy-efficient and environmentally sound.” He added, “This investment is part of our overall journey to minimising our environmental impact while maximising...
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. decided on July 2022 to upgrade its 'ALNEX ANX Series' with a new WS Type wiper blade that uses a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) single-crystal diamond 'SUMICRYSTAL V SCV10' as its cutting edge. This will enable the organisation to produce high-quality surface finish aluminium components for the automotive, electronics, energy and industrial sectors. Sumitomo's high-efficiency cutter for aluminium alloys, the ALNEX ANX Series, upon installation of the single-crystal diamond at its cutting edge, can successfully produce burr-free mirror finished products, giving the company an advantage over its competitors. With the upgradation, Sumitomo has also expanded its product line-up. In the last few years, the automotive industry has been looking for ways to...
The Indonesian state-owned corporation PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which has a monopoly on electric power distribution in the country, has agreed to supply the energy needs of mining company PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI) until 2050. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked in the previous week to mark the event. Adi Lumakso, the Regional Business Director for PLN's Sumatra and Kalimantan, said, "This MoU is PLN's commitment to supporting the industrial sector, especially mining. Along with easing the pandemic, we hope this government-private synergy will be able to revive the community's economy." "This MoU between PLN and PT BAI is to prepare electrical energy for the aluminium mining industry. PLN is committed to providing sufficient power to develop the industrial...
The United States imported 484,000 tonnes of alumina in the second quarter of 2022 versus 445,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, found the US Census Bureau. According to quarter-on-quarter calculation, that was an increase of 39,000 tonnes or 8.76 per cent. On a yearly basis, the US Q2 alumina imports reflected a surge of 26.37 per cent from 383,000 tonnes. The USGS data also showed the United States’ total import volume of alumina in the first half of 2022 amounted to 929,000 tonnes, registering a hike of 16.27 per cent from 799,000 tonnes a year ago. In Q2 2022, Brazil continued to be the main exporter of alumina to the US, providing 367,000 tonnes. That was 15.05 per cent or 48,000 tonnes more than 319,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year. In six months, the United...
