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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AlCircle is excited to welcome you all to its second virtual event “ AlCircle Expo 2021 ” as much as you are for attending it. And why not as this is the time again to reunite with old clients and make some new contacts, while exploring new business opportunities, exhibiting brands, and sharing each other’s success story. The event will virtually take place on June 29 & 30, from 9AM to 5PM GMT. On this note, we are elated to announce the first set of names who have confirmed their participation as exhibitors & sponsors. To feature your name in this list, reach us at events@alcircle.com After our successful first expo in 2020, with enormous support and inspiration from clients and patrons, we are committed to making AlCircle Expo 2021 bigger, better, and grander. Like the former, the event...
Canyon Resources Limited moves ahead with another milestone development for their Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon by submitting the ‘Environmental and Social Impact Assessment’ (ESIA) on 1st June 2021 to the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT). An Africa-based advisory services firm, ESS (Environmental and Social Sustainability) focused on Health, Safety, Environment and Communities (HSEC) management, managed the development of the ESIA on behalf of, and in collaboration with, Canyon Resources. The ESIA is a crucial section of the mining permit application process and has been undertaken in line with national legislation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and other key international standards, frameworks and...
Aludium has announced its 2020 Sustainability Report. The report outlines aluminium recycling as one of the pillars of its business leadership. The company’s global recycling capacity reached 200 KT in 2020 due to major investments. The company, which focused on increasing its ability to produce recycled aluminium, has announced that its Amorebieta plant's DC3 multi-chamber furnace had increased the percentage of scrap recycled by 300% from 2018 in 2020. “Our environmental commitment to our customers, the planet and society is to work on finding and designing more sustainable, innovative and environmentally friendly solutions using a higher percentage of recycled aluminium.” said Lionel Chapis, Aludium’s CEO. “Our present has a shape, and it is circular. Thanks to the developments made...
Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) found that China’s alumina production rose for the third consecutive month in May 2021. According to the data, China produced 6.42 million tonnes of alumina in May, which reflected an increase of 5.07 per cent from 6.11 million tonnes in April. Of 6.42 million tonnes, metallurgical grade alumina production accounted for 6.21 million tonnes in May, up 5.25 per cent from 5.9 million tonnes in the previous month. The daily average output of metallurgical grade alumina was 200,300 tonnes as it grew 1.80 per cent over the month and 11.26 per cent on the year. China’s total metallurgical grade alumina production during the first five months of 2021 (January-May) amounted to 29.43 per cent, indicating a year-on-year increase of 8.42 per cent. The uptrend in China’s...
Chinalco-SWA Co., Ltd. has become new Production & Transformation member of ASI, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 172. The company is a state-owned “Low Carbon, Green Aluminum processing” enterprise. “The Company closely revolves around the development vision of Chinalco to “Build a world-class enterprise with international competitiveness”, adhere to the enterprise spirit of “striving for excellence, innovation and strength” and the business philosophy of “create value and return supremacy”, driven by technology, actively adjust product structure, change development methods, and adhere to the path of green and low carbon circular development to build our company into a green, low carbon, and sustainable modern aluminum industry strong enterprise, develop high-quality users,...
Hindalco Industries Limited has further increased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices by INR 1,750 per tonne, with effect from Wednesday, June 9. The company’s aluminium wire rod price has thus come in at INR 217,600 per tonne as against INR 215,850 per tonne on June 5. Hindalco is selling its aluminium billets at INR 213,600 per tonne compared to INR 211,850 per tonne on the previous day. Aluminium ingot price is standing at INR 206,500 per tonne as of June 9, also up by INR 1,750 per tonne from INR 204,750 per tonne on June 5. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which after June 4, climbed 0.21 per cent to stand at US$ 2,417.50 per tonne on June 7 and further expanded by 0.89...
Vedanta Limited has expanded its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the second time in a row since the last cut on June 4. With effect from Wednesday, June 9, Vedanta has increased its aluminium ingot price by INR 1,500 per tonne to INR 205,000-218,000 per tonne. The company is currently selling its aluminium wire rod at INR 212,500-220,000 per tonne, up by INR 1,500 per tonne or 0.70 per cent from INR 211,000=218,500 per tonne on June 5. Aluminium billet price has also been raised by INR 1,500 per tonne from INR 211,500 per tonne on June 5 to INR 213,000 per tonne on June 9. Vedanta links its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which after June 4, climbed 0.21 per cent to stand at US$ 2,417.50...
Brazil was severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and despite a high number of infections and fatalities, the economy recovered strongly at the end of 2020. GDP growth is expected to reach 3.7% in 2021 and 2.5% in 2022, driven by a progressive increase in household consumption and investment. The largest country in South America recorded 50,136 tonnes of aluminium stranded wires during 2019-20. Aluminium provides a better conductivity to weight ratio than copper and therefore is also used for wiring power grids, including overhead power transmission lines and local power distribution lines. Brazil’s import of aluminium stranded wire in 2019 stood at 26,160 tonnes and the expenditure for the import remained at $67.24 million; whereas, in 2020 the import exhibited a downswing by 8.34%, as...
Manaksia Aluminium Company Limited, a producer of aluminium rolled products in coil and sheet form, has reported an increase of 35.14 per cent in its total income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 ended on March 31. From INR 66.70 crore in Q3, Manaksia’s total income in Q4 rose to INR 90.14 crore. As a consequence, the company’s net profit grew 19.46 per cent quarter-on-quarter from INR 2.21 crore to INR 2.64 crore in 4Q2021. Earnings per Share (EPS) also increased by 17.65 per cent from INR 0.34 in Q4 ended on December 31, 2020, to INR 0.40 in Q4. However, on a year-on-year comparison, Manaksia Aluminium reported a decrease of 3.09 per cent in total income in the entire financial year 2020-21. The income stood at INR 275.73 crore in FY21 compared to INR 284.51 crore in FY2019-20. Net...
On 8th June 2021, the world's leading provider of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and household products, Ball Beverage Packaging announced the winner of the first edition of its Sustainable Circular Challenge. In association with Green Dream Foundation, Ball Beverage Packaging launched this peerless challenge program. The aim is to encourage the youth to develop an out-of-box solution to ensure that used aluminium beverage packaging material is collected and recycled infinitely. The program was in line with Ball’s sustainability goals of increasing the recycling rate and the recycling content of Beverage Cans. However, these innovative solutions, in turn, will shrink the overall carbon footprint when producing beverage cans. Department of...
China’s Tsingshan Holding Group has planned to increase aluminium production in Indonesia in 2023 as the group diversifies operations in the country, CRU senior consultant Ying Dai said. The group will ramp up capacity to 500,000 tonnes per year in 2023. Tsingshan, which at present manufactures no aluminium, aims to construct a 1 million tonnes per year aluminium smelter with Huafon Group at its industrial park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Reuters reported. "We also think hydropower potential in Indonesia will also bring another opportunity for aluminium smelting development domestically," Dai said. Tsingshan can use China’s power plant for low-cost coal-fired power, adding that a ceiling on smelting capacity in China was another reason Chinese companies are looking abroad to...
Two solutions developed by Fives have been recognized by the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label”, following an assessment by independent experts. AMELIOS Suite for Aluminium industry and VirtuoTM OptiScale for Steel industry join the panel of #1000solutions, a Solar Impulse Foundation initiative to promote solutions meeting high standards in terms of profitability and sustainability. Industry: an important part of climate action The industrial sector currently generates 39% of CO2 emitted worldwide (International Energy Agency, 2018). Industrial solutions and equipment designers like Fives have an important role to play to develop technologies allowing customers to improve their environmental performance. For this purpose, Fives designs innovative technologies creating value for...
On June 9, 2021, Bauxite (6.5≤Al/Si＜7.5) price in Guangxi, China, has recorded a rise of RMB 15 per tonne after remaining restrained for over a year, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The price has rebounded to RMB 280 per tonne since its last plunge to RMB 265 per tonne on May 26, 2020. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 260-300 per tonne. Bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in Shanxi and Henan have increased by RMB 10 per tonne and RMB 7.5 per tonne, respectively, to peg at RMB 405 per tonne and RMB 340 per tonne, as of June 9. Their average prices are expected to range between RMB 380-430 per tonne and RMB 330-350 per tonne, respectively. Imported bauxite price from Indonesia has inched up by US$ 2 per tonne to US$ 53 per tonne, while the prices of other imported bauxites...
Ulsan Aluminum Limited has joined ASI as new Production and Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 173. The company is a joint venture between Novelis and Kobe Steel. “Joining ASI and working to receiving ASI certifications for both the Performance Standard and the Chain of Custody for Ulsan Aluminum represents an important step in our commitment to sustainability. With this we are also supporting our parent companies, Novelis and Kobe Steel in their commitment to sustainability, transparent reporting and customer-focused achievement,” said Jerry Quick, President & CEO, Ulsan Aluminum Ltd. Ulsan Aluminum, based in Korea, produces automotive and specialty sheet to meet the increasing demand for lightweight rolled aluminium products across Asia. The company is...
Three-month aluminium inched up 1.2% to close at US$2,449.5 per tonne on Tuesday, 08 June 2021, with open interest losing 2,670 lots to 721,000 lots. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,400-2,500 per tonne today as US dollar rebounded slightly. As of Tuesday, June 8, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2439 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2439 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2438 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2438 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2436.50 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2436.50 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1653175 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1063850 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 589325 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at...
On 8th June 2021, the manufacturer of aluminium and alloy conductors and aluminium wire rods, Hind Aluminium Industries, has made public the reappointment of Shailesh Daga as the Managing Director of the company. Hind aluminium caters for a wide range of power transmission and distribution applications. The Board of Directors of the company has approved the reappointment of Daga in a board meeting held on 7th June 2021, as Hind Aluminium Industries Ltd stated in a filing to BSE. The Company said: "Based on the recommendations of the nomination & remuneration committee, the board of directors at their meeting held on 7th June 2021 has re-appointed Shailesh Daga as Managing Director of the company for a further period of three years with effect from 1st June 2021.” The reappointment is...
Runaya has announced that India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) upgraded the company’s long-term issuer rating to ‘IND BBB’ from ‘IND BBB-’. The upgradation is due to substantial improvement in operational performance of the company. "India Ratings and Research... has upgraded Runaya long-term issuer rating to ''IND BBB'' from ''IND BBB-'' with ''Positive'' outlook," the company said in a statement. The ratings agency has upgraded due to the timely commissioning of aluminium dross processing project (hot and cold) at Jharsuguda (Odisha), aluminium recovery plant and value added slag conditioner plant during FY21. The agency also expects improvements in the company’s credit metrics in FY22, due to a ramp up in the dross processing and a resultant rise in the operating cashflows. "The current...
Vedanta Aluminium and Power Business has released its maiden Sustainable Development Report. The report, which was inaugurated on World Environment Day, can be accessed on the business’ website www.vedantaaluminium.com . The Sustainable Development Report covers the Business’ performance across key sustainability parameters such as Energy Management, Water Management, Biodiversity Management, Air Quality, Health & Safety, Social Impact and Governance etc for the FY 2019-20 performance period. Rahul Sharma presented the Sustainability Report to Prof. M.P. Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur at the conclusion of the event. The report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. Rahul Sharma, Dy. CEO, Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd said, “At Vedanta, good...
