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LME aluminium price edges US$34.50/t lower this week to US$2,280/t; SHFE grows to US$2709/t
The LME aluminium benchmark price has slumped this the week by US$34.50 per tonne. On Monday, September 5, LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price decreased by US$18 per tonne and US$18.50 per tonne to stand at US$2,290 per tonne and US$2,290.50 per tonne,...
Novelis to launch laminated aluminium beverage can end surfaces at ALUMINIUM 2022, Düsseldorf
Novelis Inc., an American industrial aluminium company, has reportedly announced the launch date and venue of its new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends. As per the report, the product will be showcased on September 27-29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf. Laminated with black film,...
NALCO sharply cuts its aluminium ingot price by INR15900/t with effect from September 9
After two weeks of price hike on August 26, National Aluminium Company Limited’s (NALCO) both aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices have seen a sharp cut, with effect from Friday, September 9. NALCO has axed its aluminium ingot price by INR 15,900 per tonne or 7 per cent to INR 210,150-...
Alcoa earns ASI certification for its oldest aluminium site in Brazil, Poços de Caldas
On Thursday, September 8, Alcoa Corporation announced it received certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) for its remaining Poços de Caldas operation in Brazil. Now, all of Alcoa’s Brazil operations are ASI-certified, bringing the total number of the company’s ASI Performance...
Aughinish Alumina gets red mud pond expansion permission at West Limerick refinery until 2039
An Bord Pleanála, an independent, statutory, quasi-judicial body in the Republic of Ireland, has granted permission to the Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina Limited to enlarge its bauxite residue disposal area (BRDA) on the Shannon Estuary to continue to operate until 2039. The permission followed a...
Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price sees a cut of INR4000/t with effect from September 7
Vedanta Limited has again reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Wednesday, September 7, following an intermittent raise on September 3. With the latest cut, the company’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 209,250- 238,750 per tonne, down by INR 4,000 per...
European aluminium production cut already exceeds 1 Mt, likely to downsize further in winter
The Ukraine-Russia conflict has caused relentless aluminium production cuts at European smelters this year. In addition, the indefinite suspension of the “North Stream No. 1” gas pipeline in Russia, coupled with the electricity price surge, has worsened the situation further. It is reported that...
Sortera Alloys to shift operations to a new 200,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Markle, hoping to scale up alloy scrap recycling
On Wednesday, September 7, Sortera Alloys, Inc., an Indiana-based producer of low-cost, high-quality aluminium alloys, announced its expansion plan on a new 200,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Markle. As per the report, formal groundbreaking of the new site will take place in the fourth quarter...
Hindalco continues to cut its aluminium billets price by 1% with effect from September 7
Hindalco Industries Limited has continued to reduce its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Wednesday, September 7, in response to the relentless downfall of the LME aluminium benchmark price. Hindalco has cut its aluminium billets price by INR 2,500 per tonnes or 1.12...
Speira decides to cut 50% of production at Rheinwerk aluminium smelter, concerning havoc energy price
The insurmountable energy price has hit another European aluminium company – Speira GmbH. On Wednesday, September 7, Speira, a Germany-based global aluminium company, has announced its decision to reduce 50 per cent of its aluminium production at Rheinwerk smelter in Neuss until further notice....
AAI draws PM’s attention to a recurring coal supply shortage for the energy-intensive aluminium sector
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has once again attempted to bring the Prime Minister’s attention to the shortage of coal, seeking his immediate intervention for the resumption of sufficient coal supplies to the domestic non-power sector. In a letter to the PMO office, the association has...
Vedanta Aluminium becomes pro at water efficiency, reports 19% less ‘Specific Water Consumption’ at its Jharsuguda smelters
Vedanta Aluminium has set another national benchmark, and this time it is all about water efficiency. On Tuesday, September 6, the company declared its Aluminium Smelter-I at Jharsuguda (Odisha) substantially reduced Specific Water Consumption (water consumed per unit of metal produced) by around...
Recresso is investing in metal sorting technology to turn used aluminium caps into furnace-ready for smelting
From glass to aluminium: Recresso has decided to extend its recycling domain, investing around £5.5 million. The news came on Tuesday, September 6, after the company announced the installation of shredders, X-ray fluorescence technology and briquetting machinery at its Ellesmere Port site in...
US alumina imports in 2Q2022 edge 26% higher Y-o-Y, with Brazil as a mainstay exporter
The United States imported 484,000 tonnes of alumina in the second quarter of 2022 versus 445,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, found the US Census Bureau. According to quarter-on-quarter calculation, that was an increase of 39,000 tonnes or 8.76 per cent. On a yearly basis, the US Q2...
Europe’s (incl. Russia) monthly production of alumina remains restrained in July’22, while daily output dips by 3%
According to the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) stood at 693,000 tonnes in July 2022, which was unchanged from the previous month. However, the output in June saw a monthly downfall of 29,000 tonnes or 4.02 per cent from 722,000 tonnes. On a...
European aluminium foil demand grows to 494,000 tonnes in H1 2022, leading to stable deliveries
European aluminium foil deliveries for containers and technical applications returned to stability in H1 2022 , though exports continued to decline at the rate of -15%, revealed the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). EAFA data also showed the overall demand for aluminium foil in Europe...
Vedanta increases its aluminium wire rod price by INR1250/t on Sept. 3 amid continued LME price fall
Vedanta Limited has slightly stretched its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from September 3, following a slash on the day before. As per the revised price list revealed by Vedanta, the company’s aluminium wire rod price has come in at INR 220,750-228,250 per tonne, up by...
REAL Alloy’s aluminium scrap conversion facilities into wrought & foundry alloys get ASI CoC Standard certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has recognised REAL Alloy with the Chain of Custody Standard V1 (2017) certification for aluminium scrap recycling and wrought and foundry alloys production at Grevenbroich and Deizisau plants in Germany, and also for central strategic, administrative, and service...
