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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Malaysia’s aluminium scrap imports from the United States edged 4,500 tonnes or 13.98 per cent higher month-on-month to 36,700 tonnes in February 2021, found the US Geological Survey data. In January, Malaysia imported 32,200 tonnes of aluminium scrap from the US, down by 4,200 tonnes or 11.54 per cent from 36,400 tonnes in December 2020. The USGS data also found that Malaysia’s aluminium scrap imports from the US increased year-on-year in February 2021 by 63.11 per cent from 22,500 tonnes. In the first two months of 2021, Malaysia’s total aluminium scrap imports from the US amounted to 68,900 tonnes – 40.61 per cent higher than 49,000 tonnes during the same period last year. Malaysia’s total aluminium imports (including aluminium crude metals and alloys and aluminium plates, sheets and...
Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) has assigned a capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 29 trillion (US$2.05 billion) for the year 2021, with a focus on developing an alumina refinery. MIND ID president director Orias Petrus Moedak said last week that of the total allotted fund, Rp 2 trillion would be used for working capital while the remaining amount toward strategic projects in the pipeline, including metal smelters and a coal gasification facility. However, a maximum chunk of the project capex is reserved for an alumina refinery worth between 700 million and $800 million. The refinery is planned to be having a capacity of grading 1 million tonnes of alumina per annum, and its operation is estimated to begin in 2023. “That funding is around 70 percent of the [alumina] project’s total...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has increased for the second day in a row. The price has inched up by RMB 12 per tonne on Tuesday, 11 May 2021 to come in at RMB 2388 per tonne, from 2376 per tonne on May 10. Alumina price in Shandong has risen by RMB 5 per tonne to stand at RMB 2390 per tonne. The prices of alumina in Henan, Shanxi, Guizhou and Guangxi China markets have climbed to stand at RMB 2385 per tonne, RMB 2400 per tonne, RMB 2360 per tonne and RMB 2365 per tonne on Tuesday, 11 May 2021. SMM aluminium ingot price stands lower at RMB 19820 per tonne on Tuesday, 11 May 2021, after raising it for the five days in a row. This marks a drop of RMB 210 per tonne. The price is expected to range at RMB 19800-19840 per tonne. The aluminium alloy...
The African focussed minerals exploration company Canyon Resources has upgraded the bauxite resources of its Minim Martap project in Cameroon following a grade definition drilling effort. Canyon confirmed the resource remains high in alumina and low in silica, containing 1.03 billion tonnes at 45.30% aluminium oxide, 2.70% silicon dioxide at a cut-off grade of 35% aluminium oxide. As per Canyon, out of the total resources, the said 500 million tonnes contained a high-grade resource of 49% aluminium oxide and 2.6% silicon dioxide and included an upgraded measured resource of 268 million tonnes at 49.7% aluminium oxide and 2.6% silicon oxide at a cut-off grade of 45% aluminium oxide. More predominantly, the bauxite explorer said: “This brings one-third of the total resource into the...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.1 per cent to close at US$ 2,529.5 per tonne on Monday, May 10. It is expected to trade between US$ 2,500-2,580 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price continued to increase for the fourth day in a row to stand at US$ 2,565 per tonne as of Monday, March 10. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price grew from US$ 2,523.50 per tonne to US$ 2,577 per tonne. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price came in at US$ 2,550 per tonne on Monday, increasing by US$ 47 per tonne from US$ 2,503 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock decreased from 1797100 tonnes on May 7 to 1789725 tonnes on May 10. Live Warrants totalled 1223600 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 566125 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference...
The leading Bulgarian manufacturer of aluminium rolled and extruded products Alcomet announced that in Q1, it revolved a standalone net profit of 171,000 levs or $106,300 or €87,430 when compared to a net loss of 772,000 levs in the same period in 2020. The aluminium manufacturer’s revenue rose to some 109 million levs in the three months through March, from 95.2 million levs in 2020, as the company reported in an interim financial statement. However, in terms of volume, Alcomet's sales grew by 20.36% during the year to 21,546 tonnes in the quarter under review. Sales of extruded products soared 14.62% to 7,595 tonnes, whereas sales of rolled products added 23.73% to 13,952 tonnes. The company’s biggest market for exports remained Germany in the Q1 with a 19.7% portion of total sales,...
UACJ Corporation has planned to invest about 3.6 billion yen (approximately 33.3 million US dollars) in new manufacturing equipment for two factories operated by its US-based subsidiary, UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries. The investment is likely to meet brisk demand for aluminium automotive components. The new equipment will start operating gradually from July 2021. The equipment will be used to manufacture automotive components, including front and rear bumpers, crush cans and structural members. The company will install one extrusion press in a factory at the headquarters site in Michigan, and machining and assembly equipment at a new factory in Flagstaff, Arizona. “In recent years, automakers in the United States have been reducing the weight of vehicles with the goals of improving...
The aluminium industry in Australia is operating six alumina refineries in the country, which are mostly producing smelter grade alumina for both the domestic and export markets. The nation’s alumina production in 2019 was 20.5 million tonnes and maintained its position as the second-largest producer of alumina and the world’s largest exporter. The six Australian alumina refineries are: Kwinana Alumina Refinery -Alcoa In 1963 Kwinana Alumina Refinery was commissioned and was the pioneer of Alcoa’s three Western Australian (WA) alumina refineries. It has an annual nameplate production capacity of 2.2 million tonnes and produces non-metallurgical alumina (15% of production) and smelter-grade alumina (85% of production). Kwinana refinery receives its bauxite ore from Alcoa’s Huntly Bauxite...
Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business has accelerated the use of cutting-edge technologies and digital solutions to protect the workforce against the COVID-19 and sustain production to meet India’s needs for aluminium. The news came after Vedanta said that it integrated the best-in-class digital solutions in operations to build efficiencies and optimise costs and raw material consumptions for becoming the world’s leading producer of the ‘Green Metal’ aluminium. Vedanta said, "Implementation of automation and digitalization solutions at its plants have enabled the company to produce high-quality aluminium and value-added products for critical industry sectors, while also providing a step-change in health, safety & environment (HSE) performance parameters.” Ajay Kapur, CEO of Aluminium & Power...
China’s primary aluminium production stood at 3.25 million tonnes in April (30 production days), up by 9.87% year on year, showed an SMM survey. In January-April, the output totalled 12.94 million tonnes, an increase of 8.6% from the same period last year. “Baikuang Debao and Tianlin continued to release output in April, and the average daily output in Inner Mongolia rose slightly by 400 mt from March,” SMM reported. As of early May, there was 39.71 million tonnes among 43.5 million tonnes per year of existing primary aluminium capacity in operation. The operating rates across Chinese primary aluminium producers stood at 91.3%. Domestic primary aluminium operating capacity is likely to grow steadily in May. The May output is expected to stand at 3.37 million tonnesand annual operating...
Shanghai Metals Market has established a new overseas office in London in May 2021, the second overseas establishment after Singapore office on September 1, 2017. In order to provide international customers with more professional and high level services as a leading research institution and portal website for non-ferrous metals in China, SMM has appointed Dr Wang Yancheng, a well-known analyst in the global aluminium industry, as a managing director in the London office. Before joining SMM, Dr Wang Yancheng was the principal analyst at CRU and the head of Chinese aluminium market research. He worked at CRU for 15 years. Dr Wang’s areas of expertise include aluminium, alumina, bauxite, downstream, recycling, and power/energy market analysis, cost modelling, and value assessment of...
Alumina production in China came in at 6.11 million tonnes in April, Shanghai Metals Market reported. The output included 5.9 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. The daily production stood at 196,800 tonnes, marking a growth of 0.45% on the month and 9.4% on the year. In the first four months of 2021, metallurgical-grade alumina output stood at 23.22 million tonnes of 2021. That was up 7.69% on a yearly basis. “The impact of environmental inspections on alumina production continued in north China, and a few plants in Henan lowered roasting capacity due to high bauxite prices,” SMM reported. As of early May, the operating capacity of metallurgical-grade alumina stood at 71.6 million tonnes per year. The production is likely to stand at 6.14 million tonnes in May (31 days), SMM...
Hindalco Industries Limited increased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for two consecutive days last week. Following a hike of INR 3,250 per tonne on May 7, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price witnessed a rise of INR 2,750 per tonne or 1.24 per cent on May 8 to stand at INR 225,350 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price came in at INR 221,350 per tonne on May 8, which was also up by INR 2,750 per tonne from INR 218,600 per tonne on May 7. With effect from May 8, the company has been selling its aluminium ingot at INR 214,250 per tonne compared to INR 211,500 a day ago. Hindalco links its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which on Friday, May 7, further extended its growth to close the...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has continued to rise and exceeded RMB 20,000 per tonne level on Monday, May 10. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price has jumped by RMB 340 per tonne to reach a new high of RMB 20,030 per tonne, with average prices likely to range between RMB 20,010 per tonne and RMB 20,050 per tonne and spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 80-40 per tonne. In Tianjin, A00 aluminium ingot price has soared by RMB 390 per tonne to come in at RMB 20,020 per tonne on May 10, followed by the surge of RMB 365 per tonne in Shenyang to RMB 20,025 per tonne. In Gongyi and Foshan, primary aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 350 per tonne and RMB 340 per tonne to clock in at RMB 19,900 per tonne and RMB 20,040 per tonne, while the price in Wuxi,...
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.88% to close at US$2,532 per tonne on Friday. SMM expects the contract to move between US$2,520-2,580 per tonne today. As of Friday, May 7, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2518.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2518.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2523.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2523.50 per tonne; Dec 22 bid price stands at US$ 2503 per tonne, and Dec 22 offer price stands at US$ 2503 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock stood at 1797100 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1231600 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 565500 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2543.81 per tonne. SHFE Aluminium Price Trend Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE increased to...
Luxembourg has countered the COVID-19 pandemic comparatively well and it needs to be accredited to the unprecedented policy support, both domestically and globally, and a quick adjustment to teleworking given the structure of the economy. The government towards supporting the economy implemented a large and multi-pronged policy package in 2020, followed by more targeted stimulus in 2021. The small landlocked country in Western Europe during 2018-19 documented 12,022 tonnes of aluminium scrap exportation and the revenue generated from the export was $11.91 million. The export for 2020 remained at 7053 tonnes and the earnings stood at $3.61 million. However, when the export volume and earnings of 2020 get assorted with the existing two years, it demonstrates 19075 tonnes and $15.52 million...
The global deficiency of aluminium supply in 2020 has worsened the position of the soft drink producers and brewers, who hugely count on aluminium for packaging i.e. aluminium cans. Following Q1 2021, multiple CEOs have raised the impact of rising cost in production due to the insufficiency of aluminium supply. Rodney Sacks, CEO of Monster Beverage Corp lamented that his company was compelled to source aluminium cans from South America and Asia due to supply constraint in the domestic aluminium can industry. He even explained that the cost of cans was not so on the higher side, but relatively the up-rise in freight and logistics spending is the major cause. Sacks stated: "We've always tried to manufacture and sell within regions to avoid excessive shipping costs. We had to break that this...
Vedanta has raised its aluminium products price for the fifth time in a row. With effect from Saturday, 08 May 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots have increased by 1.3% or INR 2,750 per tonne to stand at INR 214,000-227,000 per tonne from INR 211,250-224,250 per tonne on May 7. The company’s billets price stands at INR 222,000 per tonne on Saturday, 08 May 2021, marking a growth of INR 2,750 per tonne or 1.25% from INR 219,250 per tonne on May 7. The Indian aluminium producers generally link prices of its products to the three-month futures of aluminium on London Metal Exchange. The aluminium price on stood at US$ 2,476.50 per tonne on Thursday, May 6, an increase of US$ 229.50 per tonne or 10.21 per cent month-on-month. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third...
