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ASI certifies TRIMET Aluminium’s recycling and casting operations against Performance Standard Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified TRIMET Aluminium SE against its Performance Standard Certification for aluminium recycling and casting operations at Gelsenkirchen, Germany plant. The plant recycles aluminium scrap coming mainly from the automotive, electrical and mechanical...
Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd. receives ASI Performance Standard certification for aluminium smelting and casting
Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd., located in Yangjie Industrial Park, Jianshui County, has bagged the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard certification for aluminium smelting and casting operations. The products the company produces include electrolytic aluminium liquid,...
Aluminium billet inventories in China increased by 19,500 tonnes last week ended October 8
Aluminium billet inventories in China grew last week ended on Friday, October 8, by 19,500 tonnes across five major consumption areas, found the Shanghai Metals Market. That brought the aluminium billet stocks to 177,000 tonnes, primarily contributed by the inventory growth in Foshan. The increase...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China grows by RMB180/t over the weekend; Aluminium alloy(A356) price expands to RMB26,950/t
After remaining restrained on Friday at RMB 22,630 per tonne, A00 aluminium ingot price has opened the week on Monday, October 11, with a hike of RMB 180 per tonne to stand at RMB 22,810 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are likely to range between RMB 22,790 per tonne...
Industry 4.0 – Saviour of Aluminium Industry during COVID-19 crisis and beacon of hope for 2021
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has popularised the use of Industry 4.0 across all manufacturing industries, including aluminium. Until then, it was only a buzzword to many, despite being a dominating topic of discussion in conferences, summits and seminars. Thanks to the Fourth...
The Netherland’s only primary aluminium maker halting production from October 11 due to electricity prices
Aldel, a Dutch aluminium maker based in Delfzijl, is halting its primary aluminium production because of the current rise in electricity prices, which usually account for 40 per cent of the total aluminium production cost. The news came after the Dutch firm’s chief executive officer Chris McNamee...
Hindalco Industries continues to grow its aluminium ingot price by INR3000/t with effect from October 8
Hindalco Industries Limited continued to expand its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the third time in a row, with effect from Friday, October 8. Hindalco is presently selling its aluminium ingot at INR 253,750 per tonne, which is an increase of INR 3,000 per tonne or 1.20 per cent...
Primary Aluminium Weekly Recap: India’s scanty stockpiles of coal affect aluminium production; Full production expected to resume at Rio’s Kitimat smelter
Scanty stockpiles of coal in India have reportedly put aluminium producers into a critical situation. As rightly described by India’s apex industry body, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), the situation is like aluminium producers are “swimming in a rough ocean”. This has been one...
UK Trade Remedies Authority to investigate aluminium road wheels imports from China to decide anti-dumping duties
According to a recent report, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) of the United Kingdom will review aluminium road wheels imports from the People’s Republic of China. The objective is to evaluate whether anti-dumping duties are required to countervail imports to the UK or whether the domestic...
Vetroplas Packaging offers new aluminium bottles made with in-line silk screen printing technology
Vetroplas Packaging Limited, a supplier of high-quality cosmetics packaging to the UK, is offering new aluminium bottles to personal care sectors, developed with fully-integrated in-line silk screen printing technology. The new technology, which can be used alongside the existing offset printing,...
NALCO grows its aluminium ingot price by INR2600/t w.e.f. October 7 after a cut last week
National Aluminium Company Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Thursday, October 7, following a decline of INR 1,400 per tonne on October 1. NALCO’s aluminium ingot price is now standing at INR 247,550- 251,050 per tonne, up by INR 2,600 per...
China’s average alumina spot price resumes with a hike of RMB64/t to RMB3884/t; Prebaked anode price jumps to RMB5620/t
Primary aluminium input costs, right from alumina to aluminium fluoride, have resumed the market after a week-long National Day Holiday with steep growth across China on Friday, October 8, found the Shanghai Metals Market. According to SMM data, the average alumina spot price has increased by RMB...
Hong Leong anticipates rosy earnings prospects for Press Metal Aluminium in FY2022-23, bullish LME price to contribute majorly
Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) has shown confidence about Press Metal Aluminium Bhd’s earnings prospects in the next 12-18 months. The bank anticipates that the Malaysia aluminium extrusion manufacturer and traders’ earnings to be buoyed by the bullish LME aluminium benchmark price trend...
Savannah’s 60-day aluminium to-go cup pilot programme achieves huge success
60-day aluminium to-go cup pilot programme by Savannah downtown has ended with great success, says participating restaurants. The programme, which started in August adding aluminium cups as an option to fill to-go cups for alcoholic beverages, has witnessed the use of around 50,000 cups. “We know...
Hindalco Industries increases aluminium ingot price back-to-back to INR250750/t
Hindalco Industries Limited further increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices on the immediate next day, on October 6, 2021. That brought the company’s aluminium ingot price to INR 250,750 per tonne, up by INR 3,250 per tonne or 1.31 per cent from INR 247,500 per tonne on October...
Pune Metro’s first aluminium rake to arrive in the city next week
According to a recent report, the first rake of the Pune Metro, made in aluminium, is scheduled to reach the city in the coming week, if all the formalities are completed at the Mumbai port. The casting of two more trains is underway and the rakes are expected to arrive in Pune in the next few...
Coal India board nods to conduct pre-feasibility study for Greenfield Aluminium Project in Odisha
On Tuesday, October 5, Coal India Limited (CIL), an Indian government-owned coal mining and refining corporation, said that its pre-feasibility report for an integrated Greenfield aluminium project in Odisha received an approval from the board. So, the company will now start conducting a...
Hydro to invest NOK60 million for aluminium foundry alloy production at Sunndal
On Monday, October 4, Hydro announced its decision to invest NOK60 million in a new casting furnace for the aluminium foundry alloy production at its largest and most modern primary aluminium plant in Sunndal. The company expects this investment to increase the production capacity of special alloys...
