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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S.A. Damm, a leading aluminium can beverage packaging company in Spain, has reportedly received ASI certifications against Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. Damm is the first beverage company in the world to achieve double certifications, which cover packaging and storage of beer in cans and related activities such as design, packaging, and storage finished products, as well as waste management and storage and the recovery of waste, including packaging waste of the product consumed by the end consumer. With effect from March 2021, all Damm cans, which are supplied by Ball Corporation, will be certified against ASI standards in response to increasing consumers demand for greater sustainable packaged goods. Besides recognising production, sourcing and stewardship, ASI...
Our sources reported on 23 rd March 2021, an investigation was opened in Paris after a complaint about corruption in the exploitation of bauxite in Guinea comprising President Alpha Condé, several of his relatives and mining companies. This preliminary investigation, opened by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) in September, follows the complaint about "corruption, influence peddling and corruption laundering", filed in August by the Collective for the transition in Guinea (CTG). Ibrahim Sorel Keita, the CTG spokesperson, stated that they have very strong suspicions of corruption between the ruling clan and the miners. The words of CTG brings together the opponents of Alpha Condé, President since 2010 and re-elected in October’20 for a controversial third term. “The...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, A00 aluminium ingot price has recorded a hike of RMB 120 per tonne to stand at RMB 17,200 per tonne on Thursday, March 25, following two consecutive days of decline from RMB 17,540 per tonne to RMB 17,080 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 17,180 per tonne and RMB 17,220 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 20-20 per tonne. A00 aluminium ingot price in Foshan has also grown by RMB 120 per tonne to come in at RMB 17,200 per tonne, while the price in Hangzhou and Wuxi has climbed by RMB 130 per tonne and RMB 125 per tonne to peg at RMB 17,245 per tonne and RMB 17,215 per tonne, respectively. In Linyi and Gongyi, primary aluminium ingot price has increased by RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 60 per...
The Norwegian technology company, Klaveness Digital on a mission to bring shipping and logistics into the future, has coupled with key players in the aluminium industry to develop a new solution for managing supply chain risk and reducing the waste often associated with maritime logistics. The solution is an extension of CargoValue, an intelligent shipping and logistics platform that permits users to plan and manage shipping schedules and inventories in one, unified solution. Outside China, so far CargoValue serves a potential aluminium market and is growing at a rapid pace as Klaveness Digital pursues to develop new functionality to solve everyday industry issues. The latest solution will empower aluminium industry players to build a real-time digital twin of their maritime supply chains...
Three-month LME aluminium rose 1.54 per cent to close at US$ 2,248 per tonne on Wednesday. It is expected that the contract will trade between US$ 2,230-2,260 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price grew by US$ 15.50 per tonne on Wednesday, March 24, to come in at US$ 2220.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2249 per tonne, up by US$ 15 per tonne from US$ 2234 per tonne on March 23. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price expanded from US$ 2246 per tonne to US$ 2261 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock continued to decrease from 1956325 tonnes to 1946550 tonnes on Wednesday, March 24. Live Warrants totalled 1280650 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants stood at 665900 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-months Asian...
China Customs data found the country’s aluminium bars and extrusions exports during January-February 2021 stood at 153,200 tonnes, reflecting a year-on-year rise of 40,500 tonnes or 35.9 per cent from 112,700 tonnes. Exports in January were at 93,800 tonnes, which in February decreased by 34,400 tonnes month-on-month to 59,400 tonnes. In January, China's aluminium bars and extrusions exports dipped 0.35 per cent month-on-month but increased 61.1% from the prior year. China’s aluminium extrusions had no major exporting countries in January and February 2021. Geographical distribution was relatively scattered, with top nine destinations including South Africa, the Philippines, Nigeria, Vietnam, Australia, Mexico, Israel, Thailand and Chile. From January to February 2021, China’s aluminium...
On 24 th March 2021, European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe floated a joint roadmap towards achieving 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030. The Roadmap reveals the position among aluminium producers of can-sheet, manufacturers of aluminium beverage cans and recyclers of used aluminium beverage cans that the full potential of the aluminium beverage can as a front-runner in a truly circular economy can be achieved within the next ten years. During a webinar session on the morning of 24 th March 2021, the roadmap was launched. It organised jointly by the two associations and attended by over 200 stakeholders, a collaboration which will be vital to achieving this ambitious, but realistic, aim. Oliver Graham, Chairman of the Beverage Can Commission at Metal Packaging Europe,...
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited, popularly known as Chalco, posted the lowest annual profit in the last four years in 2020. It said in a filing that its net income fell 13.1 per cent year-on-year to RMB 741 million in 2020. The company's revenues stood down by 2.2 per cent to RMB 186 billion even when Shanghai aluminium prices rose more than 20 per cent amid a strong rebound in demand for Chinese aluminium during the year-end. Chalco attributed the revenue drop to a decrease in trade. In early March 2021, Shanghai aluminium prices climbed further to a new decade high but declined nearly 6 per cent on Tuesday on concerns China could release aluminium from state reserves. Net impairments totalled RMB 1.41 billion, of which customer bad debt contributed RMB 979 million and long-terms...
Latvia confronted a significant change in the political ecosystem in 2020. Anticipating 2021, the major issues include the COVID-19 crisis, taking into account the COVID-19 health crisis, the GDP growth forecast for 2021 has been revised downwards to 5.1%, from the 6.7% projected earlier. The Baltic nation’s import of aluminium foil during 2018-19 stood at 1006 tonnes and the expenditure that occurred for the import remained at $4.85 million. The import for 2020 stood at 455 tonnes and expenditure recorded was $2.35 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the previous two years, it signifies 1461 tonnes and $7.20 million respectively. Latvia import of aluminium foil in 2018 stood at 476 tonnes and the expenditure accounted at $2.17 million,...
Hindalco Industries Limited further expanded its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices with effect from Tuesday, March 23. With the latest hike, Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price is standing above INR 200,000 per tonne. It was increased by INR 3,750 per tonne on March 23 to INR 200,350 per tonne compared to the increase of INR 2,250 per tonne to INR 196,600 per tonne on March 18. Hindalco’s aluminium billets price also edged INR 3,750 per tonne higher with effect from March 23 to come in at INR 196,350 per tonne. On March 18, the price stood at INR 192,600 per tonne, growing by INR 2,250 per tonne from INR 190,350 per tonne on Wednesday, March 17. Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price clocked at INR 189,250 per tonne compared to INR 185,500 per tonne last week. Hindalco generally...
The delay in the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million fleets of Cape Class patrol boats has been blamed on the supply of inferior quality aluminium from China. The West Australian shipbuilder Austal has secured a contract in May’20, to build six of the 58-metre vessels, which will replace the Australian Navy's ageing Armidale Class patrol boat fleet. However, it is now disclosed that the launch date for the new fleet has been delayed after a "quality issue" was detected in a batch of aluminium imported from China. An Austal’s spokesperson said: "The aluminium had been independently certified by a globally accredited certification company before arriving at Austal.” Austal stated: “Most of the aluminium sourced by its Australian distributor came from China, but the mill...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China has continued to decline on Wednesday, March 24, to stand at RMB 17,080 per tonne, marking the second consecutive day of fall after a hike over the weekend on Monday, March 22. According to SMM, the average prices today are expected to range between RMB 17,060 per tonne and RMB 17,100 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 20-20 per tonne, up by RMB 40 per tonne from the previous day. In Foshan, A00 aluminium ingot price has also come in at RMB 17,080 per tonne, declining by RMB 150 per tonne on March 24. In Chongqing and Tianjin, primary aluminium ingot price has decreased by RMB 115 per tonne and RMB 100 per tonne, respectively, to stand at RMB 17,060 per tonne and RMB 17,110 per tonne. In Wuxi and Linyi, A00 aluminium...
Three-month LME aluminium fell 2.64 per cent to close at US$ 2214 per tonne on Tuesday. It is expected to trade between US$ 2,200-2,230 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price shrank by US$ 49 per tonne to come in at US$ 2205 per tonne on Tuesday, March 23, following a surge over the weekend from US$ 2188 per tonne to US$ 2254 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 2234 per tonne, down by US$ 48.5 per tonne from US$ 2282.50 per tonne on March 22. Dec 22 bid price and Dec 22 offer price decreased from US$ 2296 per tonne to US$ 2246 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock further declined from 1964025 tonnes on Monday, March 22, to 1956325 tonnes on Tuesday, March 23. Live Warrants totalled 1293150 tonnes, while...
The trade association for Britain’s aluminium industry has teamed with the second-best place in the world to study architecture globally, according to QS world university rankings, ‘The Bartlett School of Architecture’ to drive sustainability deeper into the construction industry. ALFED already has an array of knowledge partners, including the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, The Welding Institute and six leading universities, including Coventry and Warwick. These collaborations support its members to identify new sectors, technologies, market trends and innovative uses of aluminium to grow their business and create employment and wealth. Now University College London's (UCL) world-renowned Bartlett School of Architecture has joined that high-profile list after signing an MoU...
Tasmania and Queensland bauxite deposits have been reported with treasured rare-earth elements. The reliability of the ongoing supply of rare-earth elements is a cause of concern for multiple countries and industries, as the major producer, China is all set to restrict its supply. Several advanced technologies are using rare - earth element which includes smartphones, batteries, electric vehicles and military equipment. The ASX listed Australian Bauxite Limited announced early results from a 15-month exploration project in its "bauxite horizon" included: Two Tasmanian prospects - DL130, west of Launceston, and Fingal Rail, near Campbell Town - identified, with testing results showing DL130 was enriched with rare-earth elements; DL130 rare-earth elements values averaging six times higher...
Alcoa Corporation will deliver sustainable, low-carbon aluminium for the wheels on the e-tron GT, Audi’s first electric sports car. The company will supply metal to RONAL GROUP for the manufacture of the Audi e-tron GT’s high-performance alloy wheels, produced with a combination of metal from the ELYSISTM zero-carbon emissions smelting technology and EcoLum™, Alcoa’s low-carbon aluminum brand. “Alcoa’s DNA is built on discovering the process that made aluminum a part of our everyday lives, and we’re proud to help the industry take another step forward to lower the carbon footprint of global supply chains,” said Tim Reyes, Alcoa’s Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President. “Our partnership with the RONAL GROUP in supplying Audi with sustainable solutions helps make an...
Vedanta has hiked its aluminium products price by around 2% today. With effect from Tuesday, 23 March 2021, the prices of some aluminium ingots stand at INR 187,250-200,250 per tonne. The price registered an increase of INR 3,500 per tonne from INR 183,750-196,750 per tonne on March 18. The company is selling its billet at INR 195,250 per tonne on Tuesday, 23 March 2021. This is up by INR 3,500 per tonne from INR 191,750 per tonne on March 18. 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 LME has been increasing since October. The price has climbed nearly 14% in the October-December. Vedanta’s aluminium business typically accounts for one-third of the company’s consolidated...
North America’s primary aluminium production stood at 308,000 tonnes in February 2021, marking an increase of 1.91% year-on-year, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). On a monthly basis, the output dropped by 9.4% from January’s output of 340,000 tonnes. The aluminium output came in at 648,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2021, from 644,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2020. This marked an increase of 0.62% year-on-year. In South America, primary aluminium production in February stood 4.44% lower year-on-year. The output was 86,000 tonnes. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production decreased by 9.47% from 95,000 tonnes in January. Primary aluminium production declined from 188,000 tonnes in January-February 2021 to 181,000...
