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$2,647 per tonne on Tuesday morning and closed at US$2,625 per tonne, down US$25 per tonne or 0.94 per cent. On the supply side, the current aluminium output finds it hard to increase. LME aluminium cash (bid) price decreased by US$14.50 per tonne on Tuesday, November 30, to stand at US$2,634.50 per tonne, while LME official settlement price declined by US$15 per tonne to come in at US$2,635 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price slipped by US$16.50 per tonne to close at US$2,625 per tonne and US$2,626 per tonne, respectively. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price settled at US$2,608 per tonne and US$2,613 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock on November 30 continued to decrease to 900975 tonnes. Live Warrants remained restrained at...
The aluminium industry witnessed multiple remarkable events in November 2021. When the world is encountering a phase of aluminium shortage, which has triggered the prices of the metal to touch an all-time high, around 1.8 million tonnes of aluminium worth a mighty $5 billion is presently being under the control of security guards in Vietnam. The aluminium supply in Vietnam was seized as part of the investigation led by the United States comprising a Chinese billionaire and alleged trade fraud. While on the other hand, the leading industrial company committed to a sustainable future, Hydro announces to investment in a new state-of-the-art aluminium recycling plant at Cassopolis, Michigan. According to a recent report, Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal has been engaged in the prospect of...
The Russian aluminium giant, Rusal has contributed $105 million (eight billion Russian Rubles) to fight against COVID-19 and support regional healthcare systems across Russia to combat the pandemic. RUSAL has supported seven emergency medical centres in Siberia and the Urals which opened one year ago to treat patients suffering from COVID-19 and pneumonia. The aluminium company donated over $52 million (four billion Russian Rubles) to build the centres comprising all equipment required to treat patients such as computer tomographs, high-tech ultrasound devices, oxygen stations, laboratory and functional diagnostics devices. Regardless of the complexity and scale of building the medical centres, construction was accomplished within just seven months. However, since its opening, medical...
Elval, ElvalHalcor's Aluminium Rolling Division was certified against the AS9100 standard after meeting all of the standard's requirements and receiving extremely favourable feedback from the assessors. AS9100 is one of the most recent standards developed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), which is made up of members from the aerospace sector from all around the world. The AS9100 certification provides Elval access to the aviation and aerospace supply chain, bringing up new opportunities for ElvalHalcor. The standard is aimed at companies who create, produce, or offer aviation, space, and defence goods and services, including parts, components, and assemblies, with the goal of assisting them in meeting their clients' unique needs. In the aircraft sector, aluminium has a...
The three-day virtual ICSOBA conference took place on 22, 23 and 24 November 2021. The conference covered bauxite, alumina, bauxite residue, carbon for aluminium electrolysis, aluminium production, and aluminium recycling in a variety of technical sessions. The program included 10 high-calibre keynote speakers and over 100 technical papers presented in two parallel sessions. In addition, two virtual plant tours of Alba Smelter and EGA Al-Taweelah Refinery were organized, as well as a discussion panel on the strategic supply of alumina. The forum proved again that ICSOBA has a unique opportunity to provide this valuable platform for learning and to exchange information on the latest progress. A complete set of documents (TRAVAUX book No. 50, presentations, exhibitor documents, recorded...
In October 2021, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.09 million tonnes, reflecting a decrease of 1 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In September, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) was 1.100 million tonnes, down by 2.22 per cent from 1.125 million tonnes in August 2021. This indicates that alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) recorded a second straight month of decline in October 2021. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the output stood 8.35 per cent higher than 1.006 million tonnes. From January to October 2021, Africa & Asia’s alumina production totalled 10.894 million tonnes, up by 6.27 per cent from 10.251 million tonnes during the same period last year. Global alumina production in October 2021...
Two sources directly involved in quarterly price discussions stated on Tuesday, November 30 that one major aluminium manufacturer has offered Japanese customers premiums of US$195 per tonne for January-March (Q1 2022) primary metal shipments, down 11 percent from the Q4 2021. Japan is Asia's largest importer of the metal, and it has agreed to pay quarterly premiums over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price for primary metal shipments. The region's benchmark was established by CMAL0. Previously for aluminium shipments for the Q4 2021, the amount of premium paid was recorded at US$220 per tonne. For the Q3 quarter, Japanese aluminium purchasers paid US$185 for shipments. Japanese purchasers agreed to pay a premium of US$220 per tonne PREM-ALUM-JP in the October-December quarter, up 19...
Aluminium has been seeing a volatile trend in the global metals market for the past two months. In mid-October, the LME aluminium prices hit multi-year highs at US$3198/t but then recorded a steep downfall to US$2550/t in early November before stabilizing at around US$2700/t. Going ahead, volatility is likely to continue. Analysts expect demand to drop due to the decrement in global growth, while they also anticipate a tight supply of the metal due to high energy costs. However, the second quarter of FY2021-22 saw strong aluminium demand outside China from sectors like construction and packaging. But demand from the auto sector, the key aluminium consumer, was sluggish as automobile production was slow due to chip shortages. The aviation sector was also in a slowdown. In India, the...
The market has recently begun to speculate the impact of aluminium scrap on primary aluminium consumption in the coming year. However, the impact of scrap aluminium on primary aluminium will be less than anticipated as it has a number of drawbacks. The fundamental reason for this is because all aluminium scrap is alloyed, and aluminium purification is expensive. As a result, only downstream processes may utilise the recovered aluminium scrap. Due to the high element composition requirements, there is not a substantial volume of aluminium scrap available for usage in aluminium rods and primary alloys. For manufacture, almost only primary aluminium or even low-iron, high-purity aluminium may be utilised. Only three industries may use recycled aluminium scrap: classic secondary cast...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 35,800 tonnes of US aluminium scrap from Canada in September 2021, showing a month-on-month decline of 700 tonnes or by 1.91 percent. In August 2021, 36,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap were imported from Canada, showing an ascend of 8.30 percent from 33,700 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium scrap imported from Canada in September 2021, levelled up by 3,700 tonnes or by 11.5 percent from 32,100 tonnes. From January to September 2021, the imported scrap from Canada settled at 309,000 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount recorded was 250,000 tonnes. As per the data shared by the United States Geological Survey, the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets, bars, crude metals and...
The globally recognized largest producer of low carbon aluminium, En+ Group has been declared as the winner for ESG breakthrough at the Green Light awards organised by Schneider Electric. The award is specified to the company operating in Russia with the strongest improvement in ESG performance over the last three years and reflects En+ Group’s commitment to delivering a low-carbon economy. En+ was evaluated on the development of its sustainable development agenda, consistent engagement in ESG disclosure, and continuous improvement in these areas. In the last year alone, the company has delivered a science-based roadmap to net zero emissions by 2050 and launched the world’s lowest carbon aluminium made using ground-breaking inert anode technology. Schneider Electric launched the Green...
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Tuesday, November 30, following a sharp cut on Saturday, November 27. The latest hike has brought the company’s aluminium ingot price to INR 233,000 per tonne, up by INR 3,750 per tonne or 1.64 per cent from INR 229,250 per tonne. Hindalco is currently selling its aluminium wire rod at INR 244,100 per tonne after increasing it by INR 3,750 per tonne from INR 240,350 per tonne on November 27. The company’s aluminium billets price has also seen a hike of INR 3,750 per tonne from INR 239,850 per tonne on November 27 to INR 243,600 per tonne, as of November 30. Hindalco Industries Limited links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month future of aluminium on...
The world's largest aluminium rolling company, Hindalco which also ranks among the largest producers of primary aluminium in Asia has been able to reduce the environmental damage by developing a biodiversity park on the wasteland of a bauxite mine. Hindalco’s commitment towards sustainable mining development efforts, the company has retrieved five hectares of land in its bauxite mine in Bagru Hills in Lohardaga, Jharkhand and has built a biodiversity park. The park accommodates a butterfly garden and has seasonal fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, herbs, tea and flowers. Aditya Birla Group subsidiary Hindalco’s Bagru Hills bauxite mine is located approximately 76km from Ranchi stands as one of the oldest bauxite mines in India, whose exploitation commenced in 1993. The mine delivers as...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Gränges, an aluminium technology company, against the Chain of Custody Standard Certification for casting and rolling operations at its Finspång AB plant in Sweden. The facility earlier achieved full Performance Standard Certification status, which superseded the Provisional Status Certification achieved in February 2021. Gränges Finspång AB plant in Sweden designs and manufactures aluminium rolled strips and sheets destined for the automotive industry, with current annual production capacity of 100 Kt. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We congratulate Gränges on their achievement of Chain of Custody Standard and full Performance Standard Certifications at their Finspång facility. This facility’s focus on the...
On Tuesday, November 30, the average alumina spot price has decreased by RMB 10 per tonne or by 0.29 percent to total at RMB 3,404 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Shandong and Henan remained restrained and settled at RMB 3,500 per tonne and RMB 3,425 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price nosedived by RMB 10 per tonne to total at RMB 3,415 per tonne, as of November 30. This was followed by the decrease in price in Guizhou by RMB 15 to close at RMB 3,360 per tonne. The average alumina price in Guangxi has declined by RMB 25 per tonne to total at RMB 3,225 per tonne. In provinces like Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the prices remained restrained and settled at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same and...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,602.50 per tonne on Monday, November 29, and closed at US$2,650 per tonne, an increase of US$58 per tonne or 2.24 per cent. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price increased by US$31.50 per tonne or 1.20 per cent on Monday, November 29, to stand at US$2,649 per tonne and US$2,650 per tonne, respectively, following an intermittent plunge on the previous day. 3-month bid price grew by US$24.50 per tonne to US$2,641.50 per tonne, and 3-month offer price climbed by US$23.50 per tonne to settle at US$2,642.50 per tonne. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price amounted to US$2,615 per tonne and US$2,620 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium opening stock on November 29 further decreased to 909225 tonnes. Live Warrants...
The aluminium rolled and extruded products activities of Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., also located in Japan, have been agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc.'s Japan-based portfolio firm Showa Aluminum Can Corp. The purchase comprises all of Universal Can Corp.'s shares, which Apollo defines as a manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans. Mitsubishi Materials and Hokkan Holdings Limited, a Japanese packaging company, jointly controlled that operational unit. “This transaction will bring together two highly complementary businesses, each with a proud heritage of providing high-quality aluminum products to a variety of end-markets and customers. “We are also pleased to have worked with Mitsubishi Materials to structure...
Ball Corporation one of the world's top aluminium can manufacturers, has sent shockwaves through the craft beer sector by raising the minimum amount of cans that some makers must purchase and announcing price hikes. Starting January 1, non-contract clients, which include many smaller brewers, will be required to buy at least five truckloads (approximately 1.02 million cans) of each of their beverages. Previously the minimum buying number for each product was one truckload. According to notices given to brewers, Ball stated that beginning 2022, it would no longer be allowed to hold extra cans from non-contract customers in its warehouses, and that the price-per-can would increase by roughly 50 percent for at least certain non-contract clients. The announcement comes as Ball Metal Beverage...
