Iran is expanding its domestic aluminium manufacturing capabilities through nanostructured anodising technology, developing specialised aluminium sheets and profiles for applications across aerospace, medical equipment, electronics and automotive industries. The initiative reflects a move towards higher-value aluminium products by improving the metal's surface properties and expanding its potential industrial applications. According to Pars Today, citing Mehr News Agency, an Iranian aluminium complex is using the technology to produce aluminium components with nanostructured ceramic coatings designed to improve resistance to corrosion and wear. The complex is also working on developing specialised aluminium standards and has so far established eight standards in this field. The...
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...
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Vedanta Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the fifth time in a row with effect from Friday, April 16. In tandem with the continuous surge in LME aluminium benchmark price, the company has sharply increased the prices of its products by INR 7,000 per tonne after a week of the last price hike. Vedanta's aluminium wire rod price are hovering in the range of INR 210,000-217,500 per tonne, up by INR 7,000 per tonne or 3.45 per cent from INR 203,000-210,500 per tonne on April 9. The company’s aluminium billets price has also been raised by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 203,500 per tonne on April 9 to INR 210,500 per tonne on April 16. Vedanta is currently selling its aluminium ingot at INR 202,500-215,500 per tonne compared to INR 195,500-208,500 per...
Rusal publishes that it has accomplished the acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH following the approval issued by the German Federal Cartel Office and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The transaction safeguards that operations can pursue and delivers job security for more than 200 highly skilled workers of Aluminium Rheinfelden. The acquisition reinforces RUSAL’s position as the supplier of choice to its international network of automotive customers and is expected to deliver strong commercial synergies by matching Aluminium Rheinfelden’s high end, niche product focus with RUSAL’s global scale low-carbon aluminium alloy production. Eric Martinet, Automotive and Transportation Director at RUSAL has been announced as the new CEO of Aluminium Rheinfelden....
On Thursday, April 15, Hydro reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for sourcing natural gas for its Alunorte alumina refinery. The objective is to replace a part of current fuel oil consumption with environmentally friendly energy, aiming at meeting the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. To switch to natural gas as an energy source at Alunorte, Hydro will modify the calcination process and part of the steam generation. According to the MoU signed, New Fortress Energy will deliver a minimum agreed amount of natural gas to the refinery per annum for a period of 15 years. The supply of liquefied natural gas to the refinery is expected to start in 2022. The gas is likely to come from an LNG regasification...
The economy of Rwanda is almost dependent on agriculture. More than 90% of the population makes its livelihood by producing food crops or through industrial work involving the processing of crops. Agriculture contributes more than 40% of the nation's GDP. The landlocked country in East Africa has reported 1135 tonnes of aluminium foil importation in 2018-19 and the revenue expended for the import accounted for $5.05 million. The import for 2020 stood at 497 tonnes and the expenditure remained at $2.31 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets assorted with the previous two years, it signifies 1632 tonnes and $7.36 million respectively. Rwanda’s import of aluminium foil in 2018 was recorded at 448 tonnes and the expenditure occurred was $1.80 million, whereas,...
The management of the Ghana Gas Company has engaged in a series of stakeholder consultative meetings on a proposal to cite a distribution plant at Adupri, a community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region. It has come as the government’s primary intention to mine the Bauxite deposits on the Nyinahini land. The Dawusaro-Kumasi Gas Pipeline Project, which can supply Liquefied Petroleum Gas and will be used as the main firepower in the mining and processing of the Bauxite instead of electricity which is highly expensive. Augustina Osei Asare Osei Asare, Senior Manager of the Public Relations Unit, is leading a team of experts and officials of the company to the district to ascertain among other things where the pipes will be laid; which communities will be affected and the...
Hindalco’s aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices have witnessed a steep growth after a week of last raise in tandem with incessant increase in LME aluminium benchmark prices. With effect from Friday, April 16, the company’s aluminium ingot price has come in at 202,500 per tonne, reflecting a hike of INR 7,000 per tonne or 3.58 per cent from INR 195,500 per tonne on April 8. Hindalco is selling its aluminium wire rod price at INR 213,600 per tonne with effect from April 16 after raising it by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 206,600 per tonne. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price is hovering at INR 209,600 per tonne, also up by INR 7,000 per tonne from INR 202,600 per tonne. Hindalco links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories in China extended decline this week by 45,000 tonnes across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, as of Thursday, April 15. Data showed the stocks stood at 1.18 million tonnes on April 15 in comparison with 1.23 million tonnes on last Thursday, April 8. Last week, primary aluminium inventories fell by 23,000 tonnes week-on-week, following a hike of 8,000 tonnes in the previous week. The chart below indicates the current status of primary aluminium inventories across China in more details: Gongyi saw the highest plunge in primary aluminium inventories by 27,000 tonnes to 148,000 tonnes on April 15, followed by the decline of 14,000 tonnes in Nanhai to 289,000 tonnes. Primary aluminium inventories in...
Eric Mansuy, the Director-General of the Cameroonian electricity company, ENEO Cameroon SA, has reported that the Aluminium Company of Cameroon, Alucam, has not paid electricity bills since mid-2020. Alucam has been countering serious difficulties for some time now. “This difficulty for the aluminium juggernaut to pay its electricity bills for about 9 months (at the end of March 2021) further increases its debt to its partner. It impacts Eneo's ability to pay other operators in the sector”, says Eric Mansuy. The volume of Alucam's debt to the electricity supplier, Eneo since mid-2020 has not been revealed. But, from sources familiar with the matter, the average monthly consumption of this aluminium producer is around FCFA 2 billion. Referred to only six months of unpaid corresponding to...
The LME complex cruised higher on Thursday, April 15, including aluminium that gained 0.39 per cent. The benchmark LME aluminium price soared above US$ 2,300 per tonne level on April 15. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price came in at US$ 2,328 per tonne on April 15, representing the fourth consecutive day of hike by US$ 30.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2,344 per tonne, climbing by US$ 29 per tonne from US$ 2,315 per tonne on April 14. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price increased from US$ 2,335 per tonne to US$ 2,356 per tonne as of Thursday, April 15. The LME aluminium opening stock extended decline from 1833550 tonnes to 1829325 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1301425 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at...
After remaining restrained for almost a month at RMB 2,338 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China has inched up by RMB 2 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,340 per tonne on Friday, April 16, learned the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shanxi, the price has gained RMB 5 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,345 per tonne, with average prices likely to range between RMB 2,340 per tonne and RMB 2,350 per tonne. However, in other Chinese cities, the price has continued to remain restrained. Australian alumina FOB price has also not displayed any change from US$ 273 per tonne as of April 16. A00 aluminium ingot price has continued to grow, although slower than the three previous days, to close the week on Friday, April 16, at RMB 18,130 per tonne, according to SMM. The average prices are expected to...
On 14 th April 2021, the South Africa based specialized aluminium rolled product, HULAMIN stated that the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a major turmoil in its operations as sales volume downfallen by 24% to 166,000 tonnes in the year to end December’20. The group commented: “ The London Metals Exchange price of aluminium, which mainly affects working capital and metal price lag, was stronger during the period, climbing to $2 018 a tonne, up from $1 770 a tonne a year earlier and the rand price of aluminium rose by 18% by the end of 2020.” However, the group’s turnover dropped by 20% to R8.55 billion, while its headline loss progressed to R210 million compared to R240m reported last year. Richard Jacob, CEO, said: “The group faced strong headwinds during 2020 as local and export sales...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have shrunk by 15,800 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas to stand at 165,200 tonnes as of April 15, 2021. This marks the sixth consecutive week of decline since March 11, 2021. On last Thursday, April 8, China’s aluminium billet inventories stood at 181,000 tonnes, decreasing by 12,800 tonnes from a week ago. The chart below indicates the current status of aluminium billet inventories across China in more details: Foshan has seen the highest plunge in aluminium billet inventories today among all other major Chinese cities. The stocks there have decreased by 8,400 tonnes week-on-week to stand at 86,300 tonnes. In Wuxi and Nanchang, aluminium billet inventories have declined by 4,500 tonnes...
Japan remains one of the largest and most developed economies in the world. Its well-educated, industrious workforce and its large, affluent population make it one of the world's biggest consumer markets. It’s true, Japan’s annual GDP growth has averaged just 1.1% so far in the last decade, but its declining population and shrinking workforce are already translating into stronger per capital performance. The nation with the third largest assets in the world has registered export of 9283 tonnes of aluminium tubes and pipes during 2018-20 and the revenue generated from the export accounted for $96.94 million. However, when the export volume and earnings of 2020 get assembled with the existing two years, it denotes 13,254 tonnes and $134.70 million respectively. Japan’s export of aluminium...
Evgenii Nikitin, the Chief Executive Officer of Rusal, one of the globally leading aluminium producers, delivered the statement from the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum that Rusal is all set to reconstruct four of its largest smelters in Siberia. The modernisation strategy will be engrossed in building new production capacities at the smelters in Krasnoyarsk, Bratsk, Irkutsk and Novokuznetsk. At all four locations, new potrooms will be built using prebaked anodes which utilises the most modern and environmentally friendly technology. The modernisation program will shrink the environmental impact of metallurgical production and lower energy consumption by up to 20%. The work is catalogued to initiate this year, with forecasted to accomplish in 2030. It is expected that RUSAL’s board of...
The Germany-based recycling equipment and systems manufacturer, STEINERT stated: “Aluminium is increasingly replacing conventional materials, such as steel and can be 100% recycled; the metal has a very promising future.” “What's more, using secondary aluminium, also known as green aluminium, cuts energy use in production by up to 90% compared with virgin material.” Aluminium in scrap form is recovered from any situation and is recycled to produce new products. Now, the aluminium producers require their secondary raw materials to display consistently with high levels of purity and here comes STEINERT's new EVO 5.0 generation of machines that are developed to do this job. Steinert said: “Dry density sorting using x-ray transmission is a proven method used by hundreds of metal recycling...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has continued to rise to exceed RMB 18,000 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. Data shows the price has surged by RMB 330 per tonne on Thursday, April 15, to come in at RMB 18,090 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,070 per tonne and RMB 18,110 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 40-0 per tonne. In Wuxi, A00 aluminium ingot price has gained RMB 325 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,090 per tonne, while the price in Gongyi and Tianjin has increased by RMB 320 per tonne to peg at RMB 17,930 per tonne and RMB 18,030 per tonne, respectively. In Foshan, Hangzhou, and Linyi, the primary aluminium ingot price has grown by RMB 310 per tonne to reach RMB 18,140 per tonne, RMB 18,105 per tonne,...
Three-month LME aluminium settled 1.02 per cent higher at US$ 2328 per tonne on Wednesday, April 14, while the price today is expected to hover around US$ 2300-2350 per tonne. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settle price increased for the third consecutive day by US$ 19.50 per tonne to settle at US$ 2297.50 per tonne on Wednesday, April 14. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price grew from US$ 2293 per tonne to US$2315 per tonne. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price came in at US$ 2335 per tonne, up by US$ 9 per tonne from US$ 2326 per tonne on April 13. The LME aluminium opening stock further plunged from 1841575 tonnes to 1833550 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled 1301425 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 532125 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference...
Rusal, a completely vertically integrated aluminium company has donated a bauxite quality control and analysis laboratory to Guinea. RUSAL has been operating successfully for 20 years in the Guinea mining sector. On 12 th April 2021, the official handover of this laboratory took place in the presence of Ismaël Dioubaté, the Guinean Minister of Budget, General Toumany Sangaré, the Director-General of Customs, as well as several executives from the Ministries of Mines and Budget. RUSAL contributed towards this ultra-modern modern laboratory to the Guinean State, as it includes the framework of its traditional support to the government and the people of Guinea. This laboratory is the first of its kind in the country and is located in the Kamsar (Boké) sub-prefecture. The infrastructure is...
