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The sole Romanian calcined alumina producer to halt operations from August 1 due to electricity & natural gas price surge
The electricity and natural gas price surge has led the sole Romanian alumina producer to temporarily suspend operations. According to a report on Thursday, June 30, Alum Tulcea, an alumina refinery controlled indirectly by Vimetco through the aluminium producer Alro Slatina will halt production...
Hydro Karmøy plant manager Ingrid Guddal promoted to operational director of recycling plant in Cassopolis
According to a report on Wednesday, June 29, the plant manager at Hydro Karmøy, Ingrid Guddal, has been promoted to Operational Director for the company’s new aluminium recycling plant in Cassopolis, Michigan. Guddal worked at Hydro Karmoy primary aluminium plant for four years, since 2018. She...
Japanese aluminium buyers agree to pay a premium of $148/t for the third quarter shipments
Some Japanese aluminium buyers have reportedly agreed to pay a premium of $148 per tonne over the benchmark price for the shipments in the September quarter. Compared to the premium payment of $172 per tonne in the ongoing quarter, it is down by 14 per cent. The news came on Wednesday, June 29,...
Vedanta Lanjigarh alumina unit bags Kalinga Environment Excellence Award 2021 for unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability
Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has received a prestigious recognition from the Kalinga Environment Excellence Award 2021 for being consistent to its commitment and contribution towards environmental sustainability. The award acknowledges...
Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) continues to reflect a monthly hike of 2.6% during May’22
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production during May 2022 extended growth by 2.63 per cent month-on-month to stand at 1.210 million tonnes, according to the International Aluminium Institute. In April 2022, alumina output in the region was 1.179 million tonnes after seeing a rise of 8.36 per...
Groupe BEL achieves dual certification from ASI for responsible sourcing and stewardship of aluminium for product packaging
For the first time in history, a company from the food industry has attained the Aluminium Stewarship Initiative’s dual certification – Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. As per the report released by ASI on Tuesday, June 28, Groupe BEL, a multinational cheese marketer centred in...
Alliance partners in Saxony-Anhalt declare joint commitment towards a sustainable future of the European aluminium industry
Step towards a sustainable future of the aluminium industry is expanding across the world. Such was the event in Saxony-Anhalt when alliance partners Aluminum Germany, IG Metall, IG BCE, the Ministry for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment, and the Ministry for Economics,...
Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price builds up INR1500/t in line with LME price rise
Vedanta Limited has expanded its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Tuesday, June 28, by INR I,500 per tonne or 0.65 per cent. That has brought the company’s aluminium wire rod price to INR 231,000-238,500 per tonne from INR 229,500-237,000 on June 25. Vedanta’s...
Century Aluminum shutdown to put Hawesville at revenue loss besides creating unemployment
Century Aluminum facility in Hawesville has already started its idling process from Monday, June 27. According to Mike Baker, Director of Economic Development for the Industrial Foundation, the shut down of the plant is hurting a lion share of revenue in the region, besides creating unemployment....
Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price sees a rise of INR1250/t on June 28 after an intermittent cut last week
Hindalco Industries Limited has again increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Tuesday, June 28, following an intermittent cut of INR 3,500 per tonne on May 25. Today, on June 28, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price has seen a rise of INR 1,250 per tonne or 0.56...
World alumina monthly production records a 3% rise to 11.728 Mt, but daily output shrinks to 378,300 tonnes
According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), world alumina production in May 2022 recorded a month-on-month rise of 3.09 per cent to 11.728 million tonnes (including 10.983 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina), following almost a restraint in the previous month. In April, the...
Qatalum achieves dual certifications from ASI for primary aluminium smelting and foundry alloys manufacturing
Qatalum, a joint venture aluminium smelter between Qatar Petroleum and Norsk Hydro, has reportedly bagged dual certifications from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. For primary aluminium smelting and manufacturing foundry alloys & extrusion ingots at Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar, the smelter...
Alba invites German investments in setting up new projects at Aluminium Downstream Park in Bahrain
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) chairman, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, has reportedly invited German companies to open their manufacturing units and businesses at a 472,000 square metre Aluminium Downstream Park in Bahrain. The business park in the vicinity of Alba campus, led by the...
US imports of crude & dried bauxite initiate the year 2022 with a fall of 6% in Q1
According to the data published by the US Census Bureau, the United States crude and dried bauxite imports amounted to 736,000 tonnes during the first quarter of 2022, which registered a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 48,000 tonnes or 6.12 per cent from 784,000 tonnes. However, on a year-on-year...
Coffeeza shifts to aluminium for its coffee capsules to retain flavours and aromas for a long time
Coffeeza, a premium Italian brand of coffee capsules and machines, has reportedly launched a new range of recyclable aluminium coffee capsules used to make espresso, cappuccino and latte. The brand has switched to aluminium for coffee capsules with the intention to retain the flavours of coffee for...
Vedanta cuts its aluminium ingot price on an alternate day by 1.7% to INR222,000-255,000/t
Vedanta Limited reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices on an alternate day after escalating the prices on Friday, June 24. With effect from Saturday, June 25, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price saw a slash of INR 3,750 per tonne or 1.66 per cent to INR 222,000-255,000 per tonne. On...
LME aluminium benchmark price slid through the week by US$26/t to US$2436/t; SHFE price closed lower at US$2868/t
The LME aluminium prices have ended this week lower at around US$2,436 per tonne, but with some intermittent hikes. On Monday, June 20, LME aluminium cash bid price dropped by US$12.5 per tonne to US$2,461 per tonne and LME aluminium official settlement price decreased by US$12 per tonne to...
RDSO shares design specifications for 100 light aluminium coaches based on the Train-18 concept
According to a recent report, the Research Designs & Standards Organisation under the Ministry of Railways of the government of India has shared design specifications with the railway board for 100 light aluminium coaches based on the Train-18 concept to enable comfortable travel in the shortest...
