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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The aluminium food container is considered one of the budget-friendly food-grade containers and one of the customarily used packaging solutions across food industries. As metal aluminium is a poor insulator and doesn’t permit the heat to pass through, this makes aluminium foils and containers, the most preferred packaging solution. Aluminium foil reflects the thermal energy back to the food maintaining the inherent aroma, moisture, and flavour of the food. The economy of Indonesia is a market-based economy, where the government plays a vital role, including administering prices for some basic goods such as fuel, rice and electricity. It is the world's fourth most populous nation and 10th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. The transcontinental nation in Southeast Asia and...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified TRIMET Aluminium SE against its Performance Standard Certification for aluminium recycling and casting operations at Gelsenkirchen, Germany plant. The plant recycles aluminium scrap coming mainly from the automotive, electrical and mechanical engineering industries. The recycled aluminium is then cast as standard alloys and customer-specified alloys and delivered back to the automotive, electrical and engineering sectors. The independent, third-party audit of TRIMET’s Gelsenkirchen site was carried out by TÜV NORD CERT GmbH. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We warmly congratulate TRIMET on achieving ASI Certification for the recycling operations at their Gelsenkirchen facility. Aluminium recycling operations are a key...
Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd., located in Yangjie Industrial Park, Jianshui County, has bagged the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard certification for aluminium smelting and casting operations. The products the company produces include electrolytic aluminium liquid, remelting aluminium ingot, casting aluminium alloy, and aluminium bar. The facility has an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes of primary aluminium based on hydro power. Earlier in August 2021, Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd. received the ASI Chain of Custody Standard Certification for its smelting, casting and sawing activities for the production of aluminium alloy flat ingots. Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI, said: “We congratulate Yunnan YunLv Yongxin...
The not-for-profit communications programme working to inspire, encourage and empower people to recycle their empty drink cans, Every Can Counts has made public its partnership with global hard seltzer brand, White Claw, to succour inspire and encourage drink can recycling. The partnership beholds White Claw to collaborate with Every Can Counts, drink can manufacturers and the wider recycling industry to up-rear awareness of the importance of recycling and enlarge recycling rates across both the UK and Ireland. As part of the alliance, White Claw will bestow funding to the Every Can Counts programme, with both brands working together to spread the message that drinks cans are infinitely recyclable. Every Can Counts dispensed recycling support at White Claw’s summer pop-up brand activation...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market on October 8, social inventories of primary aluminium increased by 47,000 tonnes to settle at 862,000 on the week across eight major consumption areas, along with SHFE warrants. The inventories increased across China. Last week on September 30, primary aluminium inventories stood at 815,000 tonnes by gaining 26,000 tonnes from the previous week. The chart below shows the recent status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more detail: In Nanhai, primary aluminium inventories increased by 18,000 tonnes to settle at 262,000 tonnes and in Wuxi, it went up by 17,000 tonnes to close at 283,000 tonnes. In Shanghai, primary aluminium inventories moved up by 2,000 tonnes to close at 78,000 tonnes and in Hangzhou, it surged by 1,000 tonnes to...
Aluminium billet inventories in China grew last week ended on Friday, October 8, by 19,500 tonnes across five major consumption areas, found the Shanghai Metals Market. That brought the aluminium billet stocks to 177,000 tonnes, primarily contributed by the inventory growth in Foshan. The increase in aluminium billet inventories is mainly due to falling demand amid suspended production for the National Day holiday. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more detail: Among all the Chinese cities, Foshan saw the highest growth in billet inventories last week of 9,200 tonnes to stand at 94,600 tonnes as of October 8. In Nanchang and Huzhou, aluminium billet inventories increased by 3,500 tonnes and 3,000 tonnes, respectively, to come in...
After remaining restrained on Friday at RMB 22,630 per tonne, A00 aluminium ingot price has opened the week on Monday, October 11, with a hike of RMB 180 per tonne to stand at RMB 22,810 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are likely to range between RMB 22,790 per tonne and RMB 22,830 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 80-40 per tonne. Among the Chinese cities, Gongyi, Foshan, Tianjin, and Linyi have also seen an increase of RMB 180 per tonne in primary aluminium ingot price. While in Gongyi and Foshan, the price has come in at RMB 22,660 per tonne and RMB 22,820 per tonne, the price in Tianjin and Linyi is standing at RMB 22,800 per tonne, learned SMM. In Chongqing and Wuxi, primary aluminium ingot price has climbed by RMB...
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,943 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,959 per tonne, up 0.59 percent. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price reduced by US$14 or by 0.48 percent to settle at US$2,901.50 per tonne and US$2,902 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price closed at US$2,921.50 per tonne and US$2,922.50 per tonne. December 22 bid price settled at US$2,813 per tonne and the offer price stood at US$2,818 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock for October 8 settled at 1170800. Live warrants for the same day closed at 638425 and cancelled warrant stood at 532375. LME aluminium 3-month Asian Reference Price for Friday, October 7 was recorded at 2930.89. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium for SHFE surged up by US$14...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has popularised the use of Industry 4.0 across all manufacturing industries, including aluminium. Until then, it was only a buzzword to many, despite being a dominating topic of discussion in conferences, summits and seminars. Thanks to the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 that has helped the aluminium industry mitigate the COVID-19 impact at large. The intelligent use of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems at aluminium smelters and plants has enabled them to augment their production capacity and conduct seamless operations during the pandemic. It is an undeniable fact now that Industry 4.0 has proved to be an inevitable solution in the aluminium industry for the...
India is gradually waking up to the potential of its minerals and metals industry. This was one of the few industry sectors that continued to be productive despite the ravages of the pandemic. In fact, India’s mining GDP increased from INR 739.90 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 to INR 913.03 billion in the first quarter of 2021, as per data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI). This industry has a critical role to play in fueling India’s ambitious journey towards a self-sufficient 5 trillion-dollar economy over the course of 5 years. Aluminium is a strategic metal and currently, the second most important metal in the world. Growing nearly 20x in the last sixty years, it has shown the most promise. Aluminium’s inherent properties like high...
A top-selling furnace weighing system from Aluminium Casthouse Technologies (ACT) is embracing the advance of Industry 4.0 with a major IT upgrade. The BatchPilot, an innovative technology used in casthouses worldwide to accurately measure furnace liquid metal weight and determine exactly what is wanted aluminium and unwanted dross, is now installed with the latest Siemens S7 central processing unit and software for an even more accurate online process data logging and more user-friendly smart screens. The upgrade of the Batchpilot system will, ultimately, allow customers to achieve greater gains in productivity, leading to even higher production levels at a time when the London Metal Exchange is rising sharply. Knowing the correct weight of metal in the furnace is crucial to ensure slabs...
Manufacturers are under continuous pressure to lower costs and improve quality. To assure optimum technical and financial performance of the Carbon Plants and anode block manufacturing, Aluminium manufacturers are moving forward in the adoption and integration of Industry 4.0 technologies as part of their roadmap to the aluminium plant of the future. One of the main ideas that separate Industry 4.0 from 3.0 is the notion that data coming from one part of the manufacturing process can help with upstream or downstream process optimization. In a typical modern anode manufacturing plant, all of the equipment and systems are tied together with an industrial network, a good foundation for the integration of technologies. Looking at an aluminium smelter on how Industry 4.0 technologies can be...
Since 2007 and the introduction of Amelios, Fives’ Aluminium division has developed a comprehensive range of digital solutions to enhance the productivity of smelters and achieve greener aluminium production. Being a worldwide leading solution provider for Green Anode Plant, Anode Baking Furnace equipment, Anode Rodding Shop, Fume & Gas Treatment plant, Potline cranes, Pot equipment, and thanks to the combined expertise of Fives Solios and Fives ECL, Fives sets-up a cross-organizational and transdisciplinary team to further develop digital solutions. As of today, Fives’ digital portfolio consists of more than 20 solutions that can be used independently or interconnected to act on Equipment Health Monitoring, Process Optimization and Emission Control. Equipment Health Monitoring – SMART...
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, AMETEK Land and AMETEK Surface Vision had identified the need for connectivity and moved into Industry 4.0. Industry as a whole depends on getting accurate data from systems and providing this to management within companies, enabling them to make data-driven decisions. Industry 4.0 facilitates this by allowing operators to access accurate data at any point in time and from anywhere, which is exactly what has been needed during the pandemic to ensure companies can make key decisions quickly and remotely. This has been emphasised by market sectors such as textiles and aluminium, which have experienced high demand during the pandemic – they are operating in a very fast turnaround situation, for example when producing personal protective equipment (PPE)....
Sohar Aluminium: Poised for the Future Overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020, Sohar Aluminium (SA) recorded an excellent annual production of primary aluminium totaling 396,929 tonnes in 2020. Timely business continuity measures initiated by the company management have greatly contributed to this achievement. The year 2021 so far seems to be witnessing a similar trend in production and other overall key performance indicators (KPIs). The Company is jointly owned by OQ S.A.O.C representing the Omani government (40%), Abu Dhabi National Energy Company - TAQA (40%), and Rio Tinto Alcan (20%) that also provides efficient AP39 smelting technology and sales support. The company’s primary products include hot metal, primary aluminium Ingots, and primary...
The week witnessed some major events in the global aluminium industry’s downstream segment. German aluminium precision expertise alimex GmBH joins ASI as Production & Transformation member. UK Trade Remedies Authority to investigate aluminium road wheels imports from China to decide anti-dumping duties. The major public listed banking group in Malaysia, Hong Leong expects rosy earnings prospects for Press Metal Aluminium in FY2022-23. Press Metal’s Phase 3 Samalaju expansion project is also expected to be a vital catalyst for the company’s earnings growth in FY2022-2023. Hindalco Industries Limited decreased its aluminium products prices with effect from Friday, October 1, a day after it increased the prices on September 30. The latest cut has brought the company’s aluminium billets price...
Aldel, a Dutch aluminium maker based in Delfzijl, is halting its primary aluminium production because of the current rise in electricity prices, which usually account for 40 per cent of the total aluminium production cost. The news came after the Dutch firm’s chief executive officer Chris McNamee told Reuters that the smelter would remain idled from October 11 until at least early 2022. According to the company, the cost of electricity is currently about 4,500 euros per tonne of aluminium, while the aluminium selling price is around 2,500 euros per tonne. "We've got a squeeze on us now because we're not hedged, and we're not hedged because the Dutch government isn't giving us visibility on a level playing field," CEO Chris McNamee said. Aldel is calling on the Dutch government to...
According to Shanghai Metal Market (SMM), the open-pit bauxite mines in the Jinzhong area of Shanxi were closed due to heavy rains. For alumina plants which use domestic bauxite were less than ten days. Due to the heavy rain roads were blocked, as a result of which the transportation efficiency of few raw materials declined. In September the production capacity of some alumina plants decreased from 4,000 tonnes per day to 2,000 tonnes per day. Xinfa Chemical in Xiaoyi area had to suspend their alumina production line with 1.2 million tonnes per year Due to the heavy rainfall, the alumina production in Xinfa Chemical in Xiaoyi area got suspended as the rainwater flooded the factory due to low terrain. The water inside the plant can be discharged within 3 days once the rainfall is reduced...
