Amazon's Kindle made of aluminium introduces recycled aluminium into its entry-level e-reader range, highlighting the metal's growing application in consumer electronics. The aluminium-backed model combines a rigid metallic construction with a matte finish, built-in magnets for folio covers and a design that allows users to replace the battery. Compared with the standard plastic Kindle (2026), the aluminium version also offers additional storage and an ad-free lock screen. The Kindle made of aluminium features a rigid, matte-finished metal chassis that provides a premium appearance while eliminating body flex and naturally resisting oily fingerprint marks. Its construction incorporates built-in magnets on the back for attaching snap-on folio covers, while accessible external Torx screws...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has been named a strategic partner of Dubai Future Week 2026, highlighting the aluminium producer's focus on industrial innovation, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing as the UAE looks to strengthen its future industrial capabilities. Organised by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), Dubai Future Week will take place from November 18 to 21, 2026, at Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future under the theme 'For the Human of the Future'. The event is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants, including business leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators and technology experts from around the world. EGA's participation will bring attention to its ongoing industrial transformation, which includes developing proprietary...
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Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), the world’s leading company in the bauxite sector, has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production and Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 174. CBG operates mines in the area of Sangarédi in the north-western part of the Republic of Guinea. It produces and exports over 16 million tonnes of higher-grade bauxite per year to industries like aeronautics, automobile, electricity, packaging, and construction. CBG aligns its practices with some of the highest standards in the world in terms of health, safety, environmental and social standards, notably with those of the International Financial Company (IFC). Since the time CBG started its operations in 1973, it contributed more than US$ 5 billion to the...
Three-month LME aluminium closed 1.08% higher at US$2,478 per tonne in the overnight trading, with open interest down 4,367 lots to 713,000 lots. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,440-2,500 per tonne today. As of Thursday, June 10, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2470 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2470 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2447.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2447.50 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2423 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2423 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1640500 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1063850 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 576650 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2450.40 per tonne. SHFE...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has jumped by RMB 320 per tonne, marking the third consecutive day of hike. According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, the surge on Friday, June 11, has brought the primary aluminium ingot price at RMB 18,830 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,810 per tonne and RMB 18,850 per tonne, with spot contract likely to be traded at a premium price of RMB 30-10 per tonne. In Wuxi, Hangzhou, and Shenyang, A00 aluminium ingot price has surged by RMB 320 per tonne to come in at RMB 18,845 per tonne, RMB 18,855 per tonne, and RMB 18,810 per tonne, respectively. The price in Gongyi, Chongqing, and Tianjin has increased by RMB 300 per tonne to RMB 18,830 per tonne, RMB 18,860 per tonne, and RMB 18,810 per tonne, while Foshan and Linyi...
The striking rise in prices of the commodities such as aluminium and copper among others, which are heavily used in the renewable energy industry as raw materials are steering the projects to get costlier, as said by the Industry experts in India. The aluminium has surged 22%, while the copper rates have gone far higher by 25%, as reported by the London Metal Exchange (LME) since the beginning of 2021. Aluminium and copper are used in the manufacturing of solar power components like solar cells, modules, and wafers. Girishkumar Kadam, Vice-President and Co-Group Head, ICRA said: “The increase in prices of commodities such as polysilicon, aluminium, and copper would lead to an increase in the capital cost for solar PV projects to some extent, given that modules comprise about 55% of the...
Metro Mining Limited has signed two new Binding Offtake Agreements with China’s Xinfa Group for a total 7 million dry metric tonne (DMT) of bauxite, aligning with Metro’s Stage 2 expansion plans. The new deal is likelyt to start next year. Metro Mining Managing Director and CEO Simon Finnis said: “Xinfa was Metro’s foundation customer so these latest Agreements are testimony to the extremely strong personal and business partnership that exists between Xinfa and Metro. It is a relationship we value highly and will always endeavor to support and grow. Importantly, these contracts demonstrate Xinfa’s continued support towards Metro and its strategy around the Stage 2 expansion”. Xinfa is one of the largest integrated aluminium companies in China with significant refining and smelting...
Hindalco Industries Limited has hiked its aluminium products price by INR 2,000 per tonne. With effect from Thursday, 10 June 2021, aluminium billets price stands at INR 215,600 per tonne, up 0.94% from INR 213,600 per tonne on June 9. The wire rods and aluminium ingots prices have increased by INR 2,000 per tonne each on Thursday, 10 June 2021. The prices have come in at INR 219,600 per tonne and INR 208,500 per tonne, from INR 217,600 per tonne and INR 206,500 per tonne on June 9. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on stood at US$ 2459 per tonne on Wednesday, June 9, up US$ 20 per tonne from US$ 2439 per tonne on June 8. Aluminium operations of the company, excluding...
The Salzburger Aluminium Group (SAG), the Europe based market leader with its subsidiaries is an internationally successful manufacturer of high-quality aluminium components for the automotive, commercial vehicle and railway sector is expanding. The company is opening a sales office in Charlotte, US and Toronto, Canada. Presently the organisation is operative in 12 European locations, Canada and North America. For the last ten years, SAG is already running its operations in the entire American market from two production facilities in Mexico. General Motors, Chrysler and Ford, the major American automakers has remained its precious customer, as it supplies them tanks and aluminium components. The North American market will be now more functional with the expansion at the new locations in...
Primary aluminium inventories in China have extended decline this week, ending on Thursday, June 10, 2021, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Primary aluminium inventories have plunged by 35,000 tonnes or 3.67 per cent across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, to stand at 919,000 tonnes. Last week on June 3, China’s primary aluminium inventories stood at 954,000 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 8,000 tonnes from its previous week. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: In Wuxi, primary aluminium inventories have seen the highest decline of 18,000 tonnes to 364,000 tonnes, followed by a fall of 13,000 tonnes in Nanhai to stand at 232,000 tonnes. In Gongyi, primary aluminium inventories have decreased...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices with effect from Tuesday, June 8, a week after it significantly raised its aluminium products prices on June 1. NALCO’s aluminium wire rod price has witnessed a cut of INR 3,400 per tonne or 1.60 per cent to INR 204,450-208,800 per tonne. NALCO’s aluminium billets price has also been reduced by INR 3,400 per tonne from INR 207,800-210,450 per tonne on June 1 to INR 204,400-207,050 per tonne on June 8. With the latest cut, NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 200,950-204,450 per tonne against INR 204,350-207,850 per tonne. NALCO, like any other Indian aluminium producer, links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the...
Indonesia is classified as a newly industrialized country, as the economy remains the largest in Southeast Asia. As per the report released on 28th April 2021 by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indonesia’s growth rate is expected to reach 4.5% in 2021 and 5.0% in 2022 amid improving global conditions and a gradual reopening of the economy. The world’s largest Island country, Indonesia recorded 4097 tonnes of aluminium tubes or pipes fittings importation during 2019-20 and the revenue expended for the import accounted for $55.45 million. Indonesia’s import of aluminium tubes and pipes fitting in 2018 was registered at 2341 tonnes and the expenditure occurred for the import was $32.73 million, whereas, in 2020 the import displayed drop by 24.98%, as the import volume shrunk to 1756 tonnes and...
China’s primary aluminium production climbed month-on-month to stand 2.15 per cent higher in May 2021, found the Shanghai Metals Market. According to the data, the output in May (31 production days) stood at 3.32 million tonnes against 3.25 million tonnes in April (30 days). On a year-on-year calculation, production in May stood 7.95 per cent higher. Total output during January-May amounted to 16.25 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 8.3 per cent year-on-year. Yunnan’s electricity curtailment policy resulted in a reduction of 865,000 tonnes of annual production capacity in the province. In Inner Mongolia, around 130,000 tonnes of production capacity was reduced as dual control of energy consumption became stricter. On the other hand, new capacity started. Gansu Zhongrui witnessed...
Vedanta has further expanded its aluminium products price by nearly 1%. With effect from Thursday, 10 June 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots have climbed by INR 2,000 per tonne to stand at INR 207,000-220,000 per tonne, from INR 205,000-218,000- per tonne on June 9. The billets price stands at INR 215,000 per tonne on Thursday, 10 June 2021. This marked a hike of INR 2,000 per tonne or 0.94% from INR 213,000 per tonne on June 9. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on stood at US$ 2459 per tonne on Wednesday, June 9, up US$ 20 per tonne from US$ 2439 per tonne on June 8. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the company’s consolidated...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has won the ‘Best Corporate Governance Award’ in Bahrain by Ethical Boardroom for 2021. The award recognises companies who have showed exceptional leadership in governance to include gender diversity. “Such recognitions highlight the important role that corporate governance plays in determining a company’s success and a Board’s contribution to the creation of long-term value,” Alba said. Alba operates in line with a set of Board-approved Corporate Governance principles in line with The Code of Bahrain (2018). The company is monitored by Alba’s Board Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee. Alba’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa said: “Corporate...
On 9th June 2021, the European Union voiced days ahead Joe Biden’s visit to Brussels that it is time for the United States to compose definitive commitments concerning to conclude transatlantic trade tensions. The EU and the US are set to commit at a summit in Brussels next week to end their transatlantic metals trade like aluminium, steel and other trade disputes and call for progress on a new study into the origins of COVID-19, according to a draft communication. Valdis Dombrovskis, EU Executive Vice President told a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg: "As a trust and confidence-building measure, we have to deescalate and solve EU–US trade disputes." Dombrovskis is also the bloc's trade commissioner, commented ahead of the EU-US summit to be held on 15th June 2021 that...
Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco), the state-owned biggest aluminium producer, has announced that it aims to bring the group’s carbon emissions to a peak before 2025, in line with the country’s climate goals. The aluminium giant has also targeted 2035 as its timeline to cut 40 per cent of carbon emissions, as said in an action plan released on Tuesday, June 8. In 2020, China President Xi Jinping had pledged to achieve carbon peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060. Aluminium production is the most-energy intensive process, and hence, the biggest contributor of carbon emissions in the nonferrous sector. Last year, aluminium production alone accounted for 65 per cent of China’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Ferrous metal producers, including top steel makers like China...
SMM aluminium ingot price stood at RMB 18510 per tonne on Thursday, 10 June 2021, indicating a hike of RMB 120 per tonne from Wednesday’s price of RMB 18390 per tonne. It is expected to move within a range of RMB 18490-18530 per tonne. On Thursday, 10 June 2021, aluminium price in Foshan and Wuxi grew by RMB 120 per tonne and RMB 135 per tonne to stand at RMB 18720 per tonne and RMB 18525 per tonne on Thursday, 10 June 2021. Their average prices are expected to range within RMB 18700-18740 per tonne and RMB 18510-18540 per tonne. Aluminium prices in Hangzhou and Chongqing were RMB 18535 per tonne and 18560 per tonne, down RMB 1350 per tonne and RMB 110 per tonne. Aluminium ingot prices in Shenyang, Tianjin, Linyi, and Gongyi increased to stand at RMB 18490 per tonne, RMB 18510 per tonne,...
Three-month LME aluminium increased 0.08 per cent in the overnight trading to settle at US$ 2,451.5 per tonne, and is likely to trade between US$ 2,400-2,500 per tonne today. On Wednesday, June 9, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price increased for the fourth day in a row from US$ 2,439 per tonne to US$ 2,459 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price gained US$ 10.50 per tonne to stand at US$ 2,448.50 per tonne. However, Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price rose marginally from US$ 2,436.50 per tonne to US$ 2,437.50 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock declined from 1653175 tonnes on June 8 to 1649750 tonnes on June 9. Live Warrants totalled 1063850 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 585900 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference...
The Total Vehicle Solutions (TVS) Group, a creation of Elaghmore Partners LLP, the UK-focused private equity firm has acquired the maker of aluminium bodies for rigid and tipping trailers Wilcox Commercial Vehicles. The acquired business is operated from a 43000 sq ft factory in Market Deeping and will pursue to be led by Vito Ronzano and Chris Bartlett who have owned and developed Wilcox since 2000. Vito Ronzano applauded the transaction as a "significant milestone for Wilcox". "We look forward to offering our clients even more services and products and pooling expertise and resources with other TVS Group companies," he added. "Chris Bartlett and I would like to thank the whole team at Wilcox for their continued hard work and dedication, especially over the last year, which has seen us...
