AlCircle News Edited By "Debanjali Sengupta"
Debanjali Sengupta is a passionate content writer with 10 years of experience in Business writing, Web Content writing, Blogging, Editing and Research. She is responsible for generating and editing content for AlCircle Newsletter and other online and offline content for enhancing the brand value and its visibility among global users.
Africa’s primary aluminium production in Oct’22 reflects a 4.44% rise M-o-M, but daily output remains muted
Primary aluminium production in Africa during October 2022 recorded a month-on-month increase of 4.44 per cent or 6,000 tonnes to stand at 141,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In September, the output in Africa was 135,000 tonnes, down by 5,000 tonnes or 3.57 per cent from...
US aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia trend up through five months totalling 46,600 tonnes in August'22
In August 2022, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia stood at 46,600 tonnes, reflecting an increase of 12,600 tonnes or 37.06 per cent month-on-month, found the US Census Bureau data. In July, the export volume was 34,000 tonnes, slightly up by 900 tonnes from 33,100 tonnes a month...
Deco’s timber-look aluminium decking system receives patent from IP Australia
Deco Australia, a manufacturer of aluminium building products and finishes, has acquired a Standard Patent from IP Australia for the timber-look aluminium decking system, DecoDeck. Standard Patent by IP Australia recognises and protects designs having new and unique features different from existing...
Vedanta lifts its aluminium ingot price by INR4500/t on Nov. 23 after a cut on the previous day
Vedanta Limited has hiked its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Wednesday, November 23, following a cut on the previous day. On Tuesday, November 22, Vedanta reduced its aluminium ingot price by INR 2,000 per tonne to INR 221,750-252,750 per tonne, following which, the...
China: Guangxi offers subsidies to local aluminium smelters in a bid to encourage production acceleration
According to the Shanghai Metals Market report, Guangxi province encourages aluminium smelters to resume potlines at the earliest and boost capacity utilization rates by offering subsidies and alluring incentive plans. The province will provide subsidies to the smelters whose potlines were shut...
World primary aluminium production in October’22 records monthly rise of 3% to 5.85 Mt, with daily output drop by 0.16%
World primary aluminium production in October 2022 totalled 5.850 million tonnes, which reflected an increase of 3.19 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute data. In September, world primary aluminium output stood at 5.669 million tonnes, down by 3.93 per cent from...
Hindalco’s aluminium products prices witness a cut of INR2000/t with effect from November 22
After revising aluminium prices for three consecutive days from November 17 to 19, Hindalco paused for two days and then cut both its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from November 22. Hindalco curtailed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 2,000 per tonne to sell the...
Aluminium foil deliveries record a 0.4% YTD growth amid a dip in Q3, shows EAFA
Aluminium foil deliveries have registered a slight year-on-year dip of 0.3 per cent for the third quarter of 2022 to 237,800 tonnes but recorded a year-to-date (YTD) increase of 0.4 per cent than a year ago, showed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). During July-September, aluminium...
China’s primary aluminium inventories tumble through the weekend to a new low at 530,000 tonnes
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s social inventories of primary aluminium continued to slump through the weekend ended Monday, November 21, by 17,000 tonnes amounting to 530,000 tonnes. On a week-on-week calculation, the inventories edged 23,000 tonnes lower than 553,000 tonnes. With...
Vedanta Aluminium demonstrates how to boost extrusion production at its recently held masterclass
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, held a technical masterclass on how to boost extrusion productivity, with about 300 participants from 60 leading companies in the extrusion industry from the US, the UK, India, Portugal, Greece, Australia, Israel and many more. The masterclass...
ASI certifies Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd against Performance Standard for aluminium remelting activities
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced on Tuesday, November 22, that it successfully certified Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad, against the Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification. Through the certification, ASI has acknowledged the...
NALCO’s aluminium ingot price sees the first cut this month by INR2900/t with effect from Nov.19
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has cut its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, effective from Saturday, November 19, after three consecutive hikes since the beginning of the month. NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has seen a trim of INR 2,900 per tonne from 227,950-231,450 per...
China’s aluminium imports decline 34% Y-o-Y on weaker domestic demand for strict COVID curbs
In October 2022, China’s aluminium imports, including primary metal and unwrought, alloyed metal, fell 33.9 per cent year-on-year, amounting to 196,460 tonnes, found the General Administration of Customs. That could be attributed to persistently weak demand and increased domestic supply due to the...
Cardiff aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium Ltd bags three new projects of re-building schools
Cardiff-headquartered aluminium fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium Limited, has reportedly bagged three projects in the education sector. One is St Ederyn’s School in Cardiff, where Dudley’s will install Metal Technology System-capped curtain walling, Hi windows and Hi doors, and automatic entrance...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price slumps to RMB19000/t level; Alumina price in Guangxi suffers a loss of RMB10/t
A00 aluminium ingot price in China started the week on Monday, November 21, with a slump of RMB 250 per tonne to the level of RMB 19,000 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,980 per tonne and RMB 19,020 per tonne, with a spot contract...
Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price experiences a cut of INR3500/t with effect from November 18
Vedanta Limited reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices by INR 3,500 per tonne on Friday, November 18. With the latest cut, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price hovered around 221,250-252,250 per tonne versus INR 224,750- 255,750 per tonne on November 17. Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod...
Hindalco back-to-back cuts its aluminium wire rod, billets price to sell them at INR231,350/t & INR236,600/t
Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the two successive days – November 17 and 18. On Thursday, November 17, Hindalco trimmed its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,750 per tonne from INR 235,350 per tonne on November 16 to INR 233,600 per tonne...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from India decline 31% MoM in Aug'22 but record more than double YoY
The United States’ aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from India decreased in August 2022, following an intermittent rise in the previous month after the past two successive months of decline. According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States imported 10,200 tonnes of crude metals...
