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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On 25 th November 2021, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, the Japanese manufacturing company said that it will sell its aluminium business that produces beverage cans and automotive parts, to the US investment fund Apollo Global Management for an undisclosed amount. The company in a statement said that even though, the aluminium market is anticipated to scale globally, but Mitsubishi Materials has categorically decided to divest its aluminium business as it is complicated to find an alliance with its other business segments such as copper products for electric vehicles and cement. Mitsubishi Material further added that due to the outcome of the deal will book a 29 billion yen or $251 million loss as a restructuring charge in the January-March quarter, but the loss has been discounted in...
We are gearing up to welcome you all to our third AlCircle Expo on February 15-16, 2022, and we are delighted to announce that Registration is Live Now! You can register at https://live.alcircleevents.com/event_registration/23911244/121 , and to know more information, you may visit www.alcircleevents.com. While the life around us has been changing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, what has remained constant is our commitment to providing digital space to explore new business opportunities in the global aluminium industry. With the same desire, we are yet again coming up with our virtual expo, where we welcome industry leaders and partners from the entire value chain of the market. We assure you to experience more advanced technical support and enticing digital tools besides video...
The aluminium food container is considered one of the budget-friendly food-grade containers and the most commonly used packaging solutions across food industries. It provides outstanding product protection due to its strong and durable feature and may requisite less secondary packaging than other packaging types. However, the product is shelf-stable, reduces wastage and is refrigeration friendly. The very thin layers of aluminium foil are quite sufficient to attain the required packaging process. The Netherlands, which ranks among the richest countries of the European Union, exported 3355 tonnes of the aluminium container during 2019-20, attracting $28.21 million from the export. In 2019, the north-western European nation, Netherlands exported 1165 tonnes of aluminium containers that...
CRU Group, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative's (ASI) data transparency partner, has updated its Emissions Analysis Tool with a new rolling mill emissions dataset. The inclusion of this data, when paired with the current ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard certification levels, allows tool users to better examine and acquire insights into their customers', suppliers', partners', and products' emissions profiles. For Bauxite mines, Alumina refineries, and Aluminium smelters, CRU's Emissions Analysis Tool provides data for 100 percent of worldwide output, and for Rolling Mills, 90 percent or more. Product level emissions data for building sheet, bright sheet, brazing sheet, plate, 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, auto body, auto structural, foil stock, and can stock are included in the...
The United States domestic primary aluminium production in September 2021 stood at 72,000 tonnes, reflecting a dip of 1,000 tonnes or 1.37 per cent from 73,000 tonnes in August but remained essentially unchanged compared to the output last year, found the US Census Bureau data. The daily average production in September was 2,390 tonnes, slightly more than 2,360 tonnes in the previous month. But on a year-on-year calculation, it stood lower by 0.83 per cent from 2,410 tonnes. Total aluminium recovered from scrap in September 2021 was 272,000 tonnes, up by 1.87 per cent from 267,000 tonnes in August. Of this, 144,000 tonnes of aluminium was recovered from new scrap, and 129,000 tonnes recovered from old scrap. In September 2021, the average US spot market of primary aluminium ingot was...
The average alumina spot price on November 26 has decreased by RMB 59 per tonne or 1.68 percent to stand at RMB 3,437 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Lianyungang and Bayuquan has nosedived by RMB 400 and RMB 375 per tonne to close at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne, respectively. In Guizhou and Guangxi, the price has shrunk by RMB 100 per tonne to total at RMB 3,375 per tonne and RMB 3,350 per tonne, respectively. In Shandong, the average alumina spot price has levelled down by RMB 75 per tonne to stand at RMB 3,500 per tonne. For Henan and Shanxi, the price has moved down by RMB 50 per tonne to close at RMB 3,440 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has remained restrained and stands at US$385 per tonne, as of Friday, November 26....
The globally leading provider of fully integrated heat-treating solutions and technologies, NITREX METAL’s emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction sustains to pay off, as ELVIAL S.A., one of the largest aluminium extrusion companies in Greece has procured a second NX-815 E furnace from NITREX to fulfil the demands which are developed following its plant expansion and scaling production capacity. Marcin Stokłosa, Project Manager at Nitrex said: “This additional NX-815 E furnace, which was installed and began production in July 2021, will help increase the production of building materials by the company, while the first furnace has been operational since 2016”. However, according to Marcin Stokłosa, an ELVIAL representative cited good equipment, technology and service to explain why...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,698 per tonne on Thursday, November 25, and closed at US$2,715 per tonne, an increase of US$12 per tonne or 0.44 per cent. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price surged by US$41.50 per tonne or 1.54 per cent to stand at US$2,739.50 per tonne and US$2,740.50 per tonne, respectively, as of November 25. That marked the increase in prices for the third day in a row. 3-month bid price increased by US$43.50 per tonne to settle at US$2,734 per tonne, and 3-month offer price climbed by US$44 per tonne to close at US$2,735 per tonne. December 22 bid price and December 22 offer price totalled at US$2,700 per tonne and US$2,705 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock on November 25 stood further lower at 919225 tonnes. Live warrants remained...
Hindalco Industries Limited grew its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices back-to-back on Wednesday, November 24. The company’s aluminium ingot price came in at INR 234,250 per tonne, seeing an increase of INR 3,250 per tonne from INR 231,000 per tonne on November 23. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price also saw a hike of INR 3,250 per tonne from INR 242,100 per tonne on November 23 to INR 245,350 per tonne on November 24. Aluminium billets price grew from INR 241,600 per tonne to INR 244,850 per tonne, as of November 24. Hindalco Industries Limited links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month future of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which recorded an increase of US$37.50 per tonne or 1.41 per cent on November 23 to US$2,691 per tonne....
Remi Claeys Aluminium NV has become a new Industrial User member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), boosting the total number of ASI members to 200. Sustainability is the greatest challenge of modern manufacturing and in order to achieve the low-carbon world dream, a change in economy is must. Aluminium is an important component of the circular economy. Materials that recycle indefinitely contribute to a long-term future. About 5 percent of the energy needed to create primary aluminium is utilised to recycle aluminium scrap. Through our remelt plant, where we sift and remelt discarded and scrapped aluminium, we hope to contribute to a more circular economy. More than 95 percent of the aluminium used at Remi Claeys Aluminium Lichtervelde is recycled material melted in our own...
The performance of Lidl Ireland's bottle and can deposit return initiative at the retailer's Glenageary location has been lauded. The initiative, which began 11 weeks ago, is a first in Ireland and aims to encourage consumers to recycle plastic and aluminium garbage. Lidl Ireland claims that their reverse vending machine has gathered over 64,000 plastic bottles and aluminium cans from consumers and has given back over €6,400 in vouchers to date. The shop claims that the experiment at its Glenageary location was successful, with collections exceeding those of several of the European competitors. Customers receive a €0.10 coupon for each unit put in the vending machine, with a maximum voucher limit of €2. Lidl Ireland's specific equipment can collect and process up to 17,000 units each...
As per the data recently shown by China customs, the country’s aluminium wheel exports in October 2021 recorded a decrease of 25.79 per cent month-on-month to 65,400 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, the exports stood 21.28 per cent lower, contributed primarily by Hebei and Guangdong as they saw the sharpest decline during the said month. From Hebei, aluminium wheel exports in October stood at 13,800 tonnes, down by 35.19 per cent from 21,200 tonnes in September. Exports from Guangdong came in at only 2,500 tonnes after being decreased by 60.52 per cent from the previous month. The exports from Shandong, Zhejiang, Tianjin, and Shanghai also fell significantly. China’s top five export destinations of aluminium wheel were the United States, Japan, Mexico, West Korea, and Thailand....
The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has planned to marshal the groundbreaking event during December 2021 for an aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan, Indonesia. On 23 rd November 2021, Septian Hario Seto, the Deputy for Investment and Mining said: “The majority of the investment comes from Indonesian companies.” However, he did not unfold the names of the company, but in 2020, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium confirmed that they were exploring the potential of developing new smelter aluminium in North Kalimantan. The construction of smelter is one of the ways to brace the development of the International Port and Industrial Area (KIPI) in East Kalimantan. It is reported that this area will receive investment worth around $100 million cumulatively until 2030. Alongside aluminium,...
China’s social inventories of primary aluminium have decreased by 21,000 tonnes week-on-week on Thursday, November 25, following a hike last week. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the inventories this week have totalled 1.02 million tonnes across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants. On last Thursday, November 18, China’s primary aluminium inventories stood at 1.038 million tonnes, gaining a significant volume of 31,000 tonnes week-on-week. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more detail: In Nanhai, primary aluminium inventories have plummeted by 12,000 tonnes week-on-week to stand at 246,000 tonnes on November 25. In Gongyi and Shanghai, primary aluminium inventories have plunged by 8,000 tonnes and 6,000...
Aluminium billet inventories in China dwindled by 21,600 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas, found the Shanghai Metals Market. As a result, the inventories settled at 78,900 tonnes as of Thursday, November 25. The inventories in Foshan and Huzhou declined the most, while Wuxi and Changzhou also saw drops. According to SMM, the major reason for the increase is that the downstream sector bought on the rise as aluminium prices continued to rise in the week, reaching RMB 19,320 per tonne in east China, up RMB 980 per tonne from a week before. Meanwhile, due to adverse weather in north-west China, transportation capacity was decreased, causing arrivals from north to south China to be postponed. The number of weekly arrivals in south China was quite low. The chart below...
On Tuesday, November 23, the Indian government-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) said that its board approved a pre-feasibility report for settling up an integrated aluminium project in Odisha. In December 2020, the miner received in-principle approval for stepping into the aluminium and solar sectors and creation of special purpose vehicles. The Centre also asked the company to diversify into other business sectors and explore prospects in industries like electric vehicles and charging pods. According to Coal Ministry's agenda for 2021-22, “CIL must diversify its business and explore prospects in sunrise industries electric charging pods, EVs etc." "CIL in its board meeting held on date had accorded its in-principle approval to pre-feasibility report for setting up of integrated greenfield...
The solution provider to the aluminium dross management, Taha International with its groundbreaking innovation that consumes less energy and also does not produce any toxic salt cake, keeping the carbon emission at close to zero supports Bahrain’s decarbonisation efforts. While welcoming a delegation of representatives from several governmental and private sector establishments on a field tour to Taha International’s headquarter at Ma'ameer, Bahrain, the dross expert briefed the delegates about its patented technology that has been registered by its name. Ammar Awachi, CEO of Taha International Corporation said: “This visit is part of the company's commitment to supporting the government's efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by raising knowledge of best practices and applications...
On Thursday November 25, the average alumina spot price has plummeted after 4 days of remaining restraint. The recorded price closed at RMB 3,496 per tonne, showing a decrease of 5.28 percent or RMB 195 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Henan has descended by RMB 225 per tonne to total at RMB 3,500 per tonne, followed by the decrease in price of Shandong by RMB 75 to close at RMB 3,575 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price levelled down by RMB 210 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,490 per tonne, while in Guizhou the price is hovering around RMB 3,475 per tonne, showing a decrease of RMB 115 per tonne. In Guangxi and Lianyungang, the average alumina price descended by RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 90 per tonne to total at RMB 3,450 per tonne and RMB 3,550 per...
